diff --git a/engines/saga2/saga2.cpp b/engines/saga2/saga2.cpp
index bad68dd9a7e..9fdff1f1f2a 100644
--- a/engines/saga2/saga2.cpp
+++ b/engines/saga2/saga2.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Saga2Engine::Saga2Engine(OSystem *syst)
 	_edpList = nullptr;
 	_sdpList = nullptr;
 	_containerList = nullptr;
+	_tileImageBanks = nullptr;
 }
 
 Saga2Engine::~Saga2Engine() {
diff --git a/engines/saga2/saga2.h b/engines/saga2/saga2.h
index fe31a57c4d5..3b6a10596e3 100644
--- a/engines/saga2/saga2.h
+++ b/engines/saga2/saga2.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class Properties;
 class PlayerActor;
 class ProtoObj;
 class ActorProto;
+class HandleArray;
 
 enum {
 	kDebugResources = 1 << 0,
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ public:
 	ActiveRegion *_activeRegionList;
 	gToolBase *_toolBase;
 	Properties *_properties;
+	HandleArray *_tileImageBanks;
 
 	gDisplayPort _mainPort;
 	gPort _backPort;
diff --git a/engines/saga2/tile.cpp b/engines/saga2/tile.cpp
index 9c5716ec6df..3a33b350b28 100644
--- a/engines/saga2/tile.cpp
+++ b/engines/saga2/tile.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ void setAreaSound(const TilePoint &baseCoords);
  * ===================================================================== */
 
 TileBankPtr tileBanks[maxBanks];
-extern HandleArray tileImageBanks;
 
 void updateHandleRefs(const TilePoint &pt);  //, StandingTileInfo *stiResult )
 void updateFrameCount(void);
@@ -284,7 +283,7 @@ TileInfo *TileInfo::tileAddress(TileID id, uint8 **imageData) {
 	}
 
 	if (ti != nullptr) {
-		if ((tibh = tileImageBanks[tileBank]) != nullptr)
+		if ((tibh = (*g_vm->_tileImageBanks)[tileBank]) != nullptr)
 			*imageData = &tibh[ti->offset];
 		else
 			*imageData = nullptr;
diff --git a/engines/saga2/tileload.cpp b/engines/saga2/tileload.cpp
index f74dd490938..9436fcb5f90 100644
--- a/engines/saga2/tileload.cpp
+++ b/engines/saga2/tileload.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 namespace Saga2 {
 
-const uint16 tileBankCount = 25;
+const uint16 tileBankCount = 64;
 
 const uint32 tileImageID = MKTAG('T', 'I', 'L',  0);
 
@@ -52,31 +52,16 @@ static byte *tileResLoad(hResID i, bool asynch = false) {
 		return nullptr;
 }
 
-HandleArray tileImageBanks(64, tileResLoad, tileImageID);
-
-void initTileBank(int16 bankNum) {
-}
-
-void RHeapsAMess(void);
-
 void freeAllTileBanks(void) {
-	tileImageBanks.flush();
-}
-
-void unlockAllTileBanks(void) {
-	tileImageBanks.flush();
-}
-
-void freeTileBank(int16) {
+	g_vm->_tileImageBanks->flush();
 }
 
 void updateHandleRefs(const TilePoint &) { //, StandingTileInfo *stiResult )
-	tileImageBanks.flush();
+	g_vm->_tileImageBanks->flush();
 }
 
 void initTileBanks(void) {
-	for (int16 i = 0; i < tileBankCount; i++)
-		initTileBank(i);
+	g_vm->_tileImageBanks = new HandleArray(tileBankCount, tileResLoad, tileImageID);
 }
 
 void drawPlatform(
diff --git a/engines/saga2/tilemode.cpp b/engines/saga2/tilemode.cpp
index eec2bf1b260..c6183df0367 100644
--- a/engines/saga2/tilemode.cpp
+++ b/engines/saga2/tilemode.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "saga2/uidialog.h"
 #include "saga2/contain.h"
 #include "saga2/saveload.h"
+#include "saga2/oncall.h"
 
 namespace Saga2 {
 
@@ -679,6 +680,7 @@ void TileModeCleanup(void) {
 	tileControls->enable(false);
 
 	freeAllTileBanks();
+	delete g_vm->_tileImageBanks;
 
 //	freePalette();