diff --git a/raycaster.cpp b/raycaster.cpp
index 6a392a7..6409ce9 100644
--- a/raycaster.cpp
+++ b/raycaster.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <fmt/core.h>
 #include <memory>
 #include <numbers>
+#include "components.hpp"
 
 using namespace fmt;
 using std::make_unique;
@@ -69,12 +70,12 @@ void Raycaster::sprite_casting(sf::RenderTarget &target) {
 
   // after sorting the sprites, do the projection
   for(auto& rec : sprite_order) {
-    const Sprite& sprite_rec = $sprites.at(rec.second);
-    // TODO: this must die
-    auto sf_sprite = sprite_rec.sprite.sprite;
+    // BUG: eventually this needs to go away too
+    auto& sf_sprite = $sprites.at(rec.second).sprite;
+    auto sprite_pos = $level.world->get<components::Position>(rec.second);
 
-    double spriteX = sprite_rec.x - $posX;
-    double spriteY = sprite_rec.y - $posY;
+    double spriteX = double(sprite_pos.location.x) - $posX + 0.5;
+    double spriteY = double(sprite_pos.location.y) - $posY + 0.5;
 
     //transform sprite with the inverse camera matrix
     // [ $planeX   $dirX ] -1                                       [ $dirY      -$dirX ]
@@ -335,6 +336,6 @@ void Raycaster::set_level(GameLevel level) {
   // this will need to go away too but for now everything is evil eye
   for(auto &thing : $level.collision->table) {
     auto sprite_txt = $textures.sprite_textures.at("evil_eye");
-    $sprites.try_emplace(thing.second, thing.first.x + 0.5, thing.first.y + 0.5, sprite_txt);
+    $sprites.try_emplace(thing.second, sprite_txt);
   }
 }
diff --git a/raycaster.hpp b/raycaster.hpp
index ef90859..01dc31a 100644
--- a/raycaster.hpp
+++ b/raycaster.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>
-#include "texture.hpp"
 #include <SFML/System/Clock.hpp>
+#include "texture.hpp"
 #include "animator.hpp"
 #include "spatialmap.hpp"
 #include "levelmanager.hpp"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct Raycaster {
   int $height;
   GameLevel $level;
   Matrix $map;
-  std::unordered_map<DinkyECS::Entity, Sprite> $sprites;
+  std::unordered_map<DinkyECS::Entity, SpriteTexture> $sprites;
   std::vector<double> ZBuffer; // width
   Animator $anim;
 
diff --git a/texture.hpp b/texture.hpp
index 90d8cc7..9b01985 100644
--- a/texture.hpp
+++ b/texture.hpp
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ struct SpriteTexture {
   std::shared_ptr<sf::Texture> texture = nullptr;
 };
 
-struct Sprite {
-  double x;
-  double y;
-  SpriteTexture sprite;
-};
-
 struct TexturePack {
   std::vector<sf::Image> surfaces;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, SpriteTexture> sprite_textures;