diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_cache.c b/src/hardware/hw_cache.c
index 46f7b2bde..3b69c3c40 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_cache.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_cache.c
@@ -1324,23 +1324,6 @@ GLPatch_t *HWR_GetCachedGLPatch(lumpnum_t lumpnum)
 	return HWR_GetCachedGLPatchPwad(WADFILENUM(lumpnum),LUMPNUM(lumpnum));
 }
 
-#ifdef ROTSPRITE
-GLPatch_t *HWR_GetCachedGLRotSprite(aatree_t *hwrcache, UINT16 rollangle, patch_t *rawpatch)
-{
-	GLPatch_t *grpatch;
-
-	if (!(grpatch = M_AATreeGet(hwrcache, rollangle)))
-	{
-		grpatch = Z_Calloc(sizeof(GLPatch_t), PU_HWRPATCHINFO, NULL);
-		grpatch->rawpatch = rawpatch;
-		grpatch->mipmap = Z_Calloc(sizeof(GLMipmap_t), PU_HWRPATCHINFO, NULL);
-		M_AATreeSet(hwrcache, rollangle, grpatch);
-	}
-
-	return grpatch;
-}
-#endif
-
 // Need to do this because they aren't powers of 2
 static void HWR_DrawFadeMaskInCache(GLMipmap_t *mipmap, INT32 pblockwidth, INT32 pblockheight,
 	lumpnum_t fademasklumpnum, UINT16 fmwidth, UINT16 fmheight)
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_glob.h b/src/hardware/hw_glob.h
index cf98e7317..a2bf79817 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_glob.h
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_glob.h
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ GLPatch_t *HWR_GetPic(lumpnum_t lumpnum);
 void HWR_SetPalette(RGBA_t *palette);
 GLPatch_t *HWR_GetCachedGLPatchPwad(UINT16 wad, UINT16 lump);
 GLPatch_t *HWR_GetCachedGLPatch(lumpnum_t lumpnum);
-#ifdef ROTSPRITE
-GLPatch_t *HWR_GetCachedGLRotSprite(aatree_t *hwrcache, UINT16 rollangle, patch_t *rawpatch);
-#endif
 void HWR_GetFadeMask(lumpnum_t fademasklumpnum);
 
 // --------
diff --git a/src/r_defs.h b/src/r_defs.h
index 2791ac8b0..f6ea36f9f 100644
--- a/src/r_defs.h
+++ b/src/r_defs.h
@@ -740,9 +740,6 @@ typedef struct
 {
 	patch_t *patch[8][ROTANGLES];
 	boolean cached[8];
-#ifdef HWRENDER
-	aatree_t *hardware_patch[8];
-#endif/*HWRENDER*/
 } rotsprite_t;
 #endif/*ROTSPRITE*/
 
diff --git a/src/r_patch.c b/src/r_patch.c
index 31f4411b1..c1f251ae7 100644
--- a/src/r_patch.c
+++ b/src/r_patch.c
@@ -1326,9 +1326,11 @@ void R_CacheRotSprite(spritenum_t sprnum, UINT8 frame, spriteinfo_t *sprinfo, sp
 #ifdef HWRENDER
 			if (rendermode == render_opengl)
 			{
-				GLPatch_t *grPatch = HWR_GetCachedGLRotSprite(sprframe->rotsprite.hardware_patch[rot], angle, newpatch);
-				HWR_MakePatch(newpatch, grPatch, grPatch->mipmap, false);
+				GLPatch_t *grPatch = Z_Calloc(sizeof(GLPatch_t), PU_HWRPATCHINFO, NULL);
+				grPatch->mipmap = Z_Calloc(sizeof(GLMipmap_t), PU_HWRPATCHINFO, NULL);
+				grPatch->rawpatch = newpatch;
 				sprframe->rotsprite.patch[rot][angle] = (patch_t *)grPatch;
+				HWR_MakePatch(newpatch, grPatch, grPatch->mipmap, false);
 			}
 			else
 #endif // HWRENDER
diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index 7ecb14e7e..d22c8d2ca 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -125,9 +125,6 @@ static void R_InstallSpriteLump(UINT16 wad,            // graphics patch
 		sprtemp[frame].rotsprite.cached[r] = false;
 		for (ang = 0; ang < ROTANGLES; ang++)
 			sprtemp[frame].rotsprite.patch[r][ang] = NULL;
-#ifdef HWRENDER
-		sprtemp[frame].rotsprite.hardware_patch[r] = M_AATreeAlloc(AATREE_ZUSER);
-#endif/*HWRENDER*/
 	}
 #endif/*ROTSPRITE*/