diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index da47eda2f..bd2731912 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ static inline void P_LoadRawSubsectors(void *data)
 
 size_t numlevelflats;
 levelflat_t *levelflats;
+levelflat_t *foundflats;
 
 //SoM: Other files want this info.
 size_t P_PrecacheLevelFlats(void)
@@ -651,17 +652,8 @@ static void P_LoadRawSectors(UINT8 *data)
 {
 	mapsector_t *ms = (mapsector_t *)data;
 	sector_t *ss = sectors;
-	levelflat_t *foundflats;
 	size_t i;
 
-	// Allocate a big chunk of memory as big as our MAXLEVELFLATS limit.
-	//Fab : FIXME: allocate for whatever number of flats - 512 different flats per level should be plenty
-	foundflats = calloc(MAXLEVELFLATS, sizeof (*foundflats));
-	if (foundflats == NULL)
-		I_Error("Ran out of memory while loading sectors\n");
-
-	numlevelflats = 0;
-
 	// For each counted sector, copy the sector raw data from our cache pointer ms, to the global table pointer ss.
 	for (i = 0; i < numsectors; i++, ss++, ms++)
 	{
@@ -728,16 +720,6 @@ static void P_LoadRawSectors(UINT8 *data)
 		ss->lineoutLength = -1.0l;
 #endif // ----- end special tricks -----
 	}
-
-	// set the sky flat num
-	skyflatnum = P_AddLevelFlat(SKYFLATNAME, foundflats);
-
-	// copy table for global usage
-	levelflats = M_Memcpy(Z_Calloc(numlevelflats * sizeof (*levelflats), PU_LEVEL, NULL), foundflats, numlevelflats * sizeof (levelflat_t));
-	free(foundflats);
-
-	// search for animated flats and set up
-	P_SetupLevelFlatAnims();
 }
 
 //
@@ -1449,7 +1431,6 @@ static void P_LoadRawSideDefs2(void *data)
 				break;
 		}
 	}
-	R_ClearTextureNumCache(true);
 }
 
 static boolean LineInBlock(fixed_t cx1, fixed_t cy1, fixed_t cx2, fixed_t cy2, fixed_t bx1, fixed_t by1)
@@ -1987,6 +1968,14 @@ static void P_LoadMapData(const virtres_t* virt)
 	lines     = Z_Calloc(numlines * sizeof (*lines), PU_LEVEL, NULL);
 	mapthings = Z_Calloc(nummapthings * sizeof (*mapthings), PU_LEVEL, NULL);
 
+	// Allocate a big chunk of memory as big as our MAXLEVELFLATS limit.
+	//Fab : FIXME: allocate for whatever number of flats - 512 different flats per level should be plenty
+	foundflats = calloc(MAXLEVELFLATS, sizeof (*foundflats));
+	if (foundflats == NULL)
+		I_Error("Ran out of memory while loading sectors\n");
+
+	numlevelflats = 0;
+
 #ifdef UDMF
 	if (textmap)
 	{
@@ -2001,7 +1990,29 @@ static void P_LoadMapData(const virtres_t* virt)
 		P_LoadRawLineDefs(virtlinedefs->data);
 		P_SetupLines();
 		P_LoadRawSideDefs2(virtsidedefs->data);
+		P_PrepareRawThings(virtthings->data);
 	}
+
+	R_ClearTextureNumCache(true);
+
+	// set the sky flat num
+	skyflatnum = P_AddLevelFlat(SKYFLATNAME, foundflats);
+
+	// copy table for global usage
+	levelflats = M_Memcpy(Z_Calloc(numlevelflats * sizeof (*levelflats), PU_LEVEL, NULL), foundflats, numlevelflats * sizeof (levelflat_t));
+	free(foundflats);
+
+	// search for animated flats and set up
+	P_SetupLevelFlatAnims();
+
+	// Copy relevant map data for NetArchive purposes.
+	spawnsectors = Z_Calloc(numsectors * sizeof (*sectors), PU_LEVEL, NULL);
+	spawnlines = Z_Calloc(numlines * sizeof (*lines), PU_LEVEL, NULL);
+	spawnsides = Z_Calloc(numsides * sizeof (*sides), PU_LEVEL, NULL);
+
+	memcpy(spawnsectors, sectors, numsectors * sizeof (*sectors));
+	memcpy(spawnlines, lines, numlines * sizeof (*lines));
+	memcpy(spawnsides, sides, numsides * sizeof (*sides));
 }
 
 #if 0
@@ -2179,8 +2190,6 @@ void P_LoadThingsOnly(void)
 	// Search through all the thinkers.
 	thinker_t *think;
 	INT32 i, viewid = -1, centerid = -1; // for skyboxes
-	virtres_t* virt = vres_GetMap(lastloadedmaplumpnum);
-	virtlump_t* vth = vres_Find(virt, "THINGS");
 
 	// check if these are any of the normal viewpoint/centerpoint mobjs in the level or not
 	if (skyboxmo[0] || skyboxmo[1])
@@ -2201,11 +2210,8 @@ void P_LoadThingsOnly(void)
 
 	P_LevelInitStuff();
 
-	P_PrepareRawThings(vth->data);
 	P_LoadThings(true);
 
-	vres_Free(virt);
-
 	// restore skybox viewpoint/centerpoint if necessary, set them to defaults if we can't do that
 	skyboxmo[0] = skyboxviewpnts[(viewid >= 0) ? viewid : 0];
 	skyboxmo[1] = skyboxcenterpnts[(centerid >= 0) ? centerid : 0];
@@ -2768,17 +2774,6 @@ boolean P_SetupLevel(boolean skipprecip)
 		P_LoadLineDefs2();
 		P_GroupLines();
 
-		// Copy relevant map data for NetArchive purposes.
-		spawnsectors = Z_Calloc(numsectors * sizeof (*sectors), PU_LEVEL, NULL);
-		spawnlines = Z_Calloc(numlines * sizeof (*lines), PU_LEVEL, NULL);
-		spawnsides = Z_Calloc(numsides * sizeof (*sides), PU_LEVEL, NULL);
-
-		memcpy(spawnsectors, sectors, numsectors * sizeof (*sectors));
-		memcpy(spawnlines, lines, numlines * sizeof (*lines));
-		memcpy(spawnsides, sides, numsides * sizeof (*sides));
-
-		P_PrepareRawThings(vres_Find(virt, "THINGS")->data);
-
 		P_MakeMapMD5(virt, &mapmd5);
 
 		vres_Free(virt);