diff --git a/common/main/automap.h b/common/main/automap.h
index dfa46ff87..f80d90f6a 100644
--- a/common/main/automap.h
+++ b/common/main/automap.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ int MarkerInputMessage(int key);
 
 extern char MarkerMessage[NUM_MARKERS][MARKER_MESSAGE_LEN];
 extern int  MarkerObject[NUM_MARKERS];
-extern vms_vector MarkerPoint[NUM_MARKERS];
 extern ubyte DefiningMarkerMessage;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/similar/main/automap.cpp b/similar/main/automap.cpp
index 89354140f..4dbf524ae 100644
--- a/similar/main/automap.cpp
+++ b/similar/main/automap.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ static void automap_build_edge_list(automap *am, int add_all_edges);
 #define	MAX_DROP_SINGLE	9
 
 #if defined(DXX_BUILD_DESCENT_II)
-vms_vector MarkerPoint[NUM_MARKERS]; //these are only used in multi.c, and I'd get rid of them there, but when I tried to do that once, I caused some horrible bug. -MT
 int HighlightMarker=-1;
 char MarkerMessage[NUM_MARKERS][MARKER_MESSAGE_LEN];
 float MarkerScale=2.0;
@@ -293,8 +292,6 @@ static void DropMarker (int player_marker_num)
 	int marker_num = (Player_num*2)+player_marker_num;
 	object *playerp = &Objects[Players[Player_num].objnum];
 
-	MarkerPoint[marker_num] = playerp->pos;
-
 	if (MarkerObject[marker_num] != object_none)
 		obj_delete(MarkerObject[marker_num]);
 
@@ -316,8 +313,6 @@ void DropBuddyMarker(object *objp)
 
 	sprintf(MarkerMessage[marker_num], "RIP: %s",PlayerCfg.GuidebotName);
 
-	MarkerPoint[marker_num] = objp->pos;
-
 	if (MarkerObject[marker_num] != object_none && MarkerObject[marker_num] !=0)
 		obj_delete(MarkerObject[marker_num]);
 
diff --git a/similar/main/multi.cpp b/similar/main/multi.cpp
index 95b2ff5ae..3f72e71a0 100644
--- a/similar/main/multi.cpp
+++ b/similar/main/multi.cpp
@@ -2322,8 +2322,6 @@ static void multi_do_drop_marker (const ubyte *buf)
 	for (i=0;i<40;i++)
 		MarkerMessage[(pnum*2)+mesnum][i]=buf[15+i];
 
-	MarkerPoint[(pnum*2)+mesnum]=position;
-
 	if (MarkerObject[(pnum*2)+mesnum] !=object_none && Objects[MarkerObject[(pnum*2)+mesnum]].type!=OBJ_NONE && MarkerObject[(pnum*2)+mesnum] !=0)
 		obj_delete(MarkerObject[(pnum*2)+mesnum]);
 
@@ -2564,10 +2562,13 @@ void multi_send_markers()
 
 	for (i = 0; i < N_players; i++)
 	{
-		if (MarkerObject[(i*2)]!=object_none)
-			multi_send_drop_marker (i,MarkerPoint[(i*2)],0,MarkerMessage[i*2]);
-		if (MarkerObject[(i*2)+1]!=object_none)
-			multi_send_drop_marker (i,MarkerPoint[(i*2)+1],1,MarkerMessage[(i*2)+1]);
+		int mo;
+		mo = MarkerObject[(i*2)];
+		if (mo!=object_none)
+			multi_send_drop_marker (i,Objects[mo].pos,0,MarkerMessage[i*2]);
+		mo = MarkerObject[(i*2)+1];
+		if (mo!=object_none)
+			multi_send_drop_marker (i,Objects[mo].pos,1,MarkerMessage[(i*2)+1]);
 	}
 }
 #endif