diff --git a/code/renderergl1/tr_shadows.c b/code/renderergl1/tr_shadows.c
index 6059805..e998dd2 100644
--- a/code/renderergl1/tr_shadows.c
+++ b/code/renderergl1/tr_shadows.c
@@ -125,12 +125,14 @@ void R_RenderShadowEdges( void ) {
 			// if it doesn't share the edge with another front facing
 			// triangle, it is a sil edge
 			if ( hit[ 1 ] == 0 ) {
-				qglBegin( GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP );
-				qglVertex3fv( tess.xyz[ i ] );
-				qglVertex3fv( shadowXyz[ i ] );
-				qglVertex3fv( tess.xyz[ i2 ] );
-				qglVertex3fv( shadowXyz[ i2 ] );
-				qglEnd();
+				float vertices[] = {
+					tess.xyz[i][0], tess.xyz[i][1], tess.xyz[i][2],
+					shadowXyz[i][0], shadowXyz[i][1], shadowXyz[i][2],
+					tess.xyz[i2][0], tess.xyz[i2][1], tess.xyz[i2][2],
+					shadowXyz[i2][0], shadowXyz[i2][1], shadowXyz[i2][2]
+				};
+				vglVertexPointer( 3, GL_FLOAT, 0, 4, vertices );
+				vglDrawObjects(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, 4, GL_TRUE);
 				c_edges++;
 			} else {
 				c_rejected++;
diff --git a/code/renderergl1/tr_sky.c b/code/renderergl1/tr_sky.c
index 1d12e92..888440d 100644
--- a/code/renderergl1/tr_sky.c
+++ b/code/renderergl1/tr_sky.c
@@ -369,18 +369,24 @@ static void DrawSkySide( struct image_s *image, const int mins[2], const int max
 
 	for ( t = mins[1]+HALF_SKY_SUBDIVISIONS; t < maxs[1]+HALF_SKY_SUBDIVISIONS; t++ )
 	{
-		qglBegin( GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP );
-
+		float *texcoord = gTexCoordBuffer;
+		float *vertices = gVertexBuffer;
+		int numindices = 0;
 		for ( s = mins[0]+HALF_SKY_SUBDIVISIONS; s <= maxs[0]+HALF_SKY_SUBDIVISIONS; s++ )
 		{
-			qglTexCoord2fv( s_skyTexCoords[t][s] );
-			qglVertex3fv( s_skyPoints[t][s] );
-
-			qglTexCoord2fv( s_skyTexCoords[t+1][s] );
-			qglVertex3fv( s_skyPoints[t+1][s] );
+			memcpy(gTexCoordBuffer, s_skyTexCoords[t][s], sizeof(vec2_t));
+			memcpy(gVertexBuffer, s_skyPoints[t][s], sizeof(vec3_t));
+			gVertexBuffer += 3;
+			gTexCoordBuffer += 2;
+			memcpy(gTexCoordBuffer, s_skyTexCoords[t+1][s], sizeof(vec2_t));
+			memcpy(gVertexBuffer, s_skyPoints[t+1][s], sizeof(vec3_t));
+			gVertexBuffer += 3;
+			gTexCoordBuffer += 2;
+			numindices += 2;
 		}
-
-		qglEnd();
+		vglVertexPointerMapped(vertices);
+		vglTexCoordPointerMapped(texcoord);
+		vglDrawObjects(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, numindices, GL_TRUE);
 	}
 }