diff --git a/cl_dll/ev_hldm.cpp b/cl_dll/ev_hldm.cpp
index a3160cb9..166f86bd 100644
--- a/cl_dll/ev_hldm.cpp
+++ b/cl_dll/ev_hldm.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ char *EV_HLDM_DamageDecal( physent_t *pe )
 	}
 	else if( pe->rendermode != kRenderNormal )
 	{
-		sprintf( decalname, "{bproof1" );
+		strcpy( decalname, "{bproof1" );
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/cl_dll/hud_redraw.cpp b/cl_dll/hud_redraw.cpp
index 300c228f..64e24e1c 100644
--- a/cl_dll/hud_redraw.cpp
+++ b/cl_dll/hud_redraw.cpp
@@ -201,9 +201,7 @@ int CHud::Redraw( float flTime, int intermission )
 
 		if( m_hsprCursor == 0 )
 		{
-			char sz[256];
-			sprintf( sz, "sprites/cursor.spr" );
-			m_hsprCursor = SPR_Load( sz );
+			m_hsprCursor = SPR_Load( "sprites/cursor.spr" );
 		}
 
 		SPR_Set( m_hsprCursor, 250, 250, 250 );
diff --git a/cl_dll/hud_spectator.cpp b/cl_dll/hud_spectator.cpp
index c20e6ba0..a6db99f2 100644
--- a/cl_dll/hud_spectator.cpp
+++ b/cl_dll/hud_spectator.cpp
@@ -448,12 +448,12 @@ int CHudSpectator::Draw( float flTime )
 		color = GetClientColor( i + 1 );
 
 		// draw the players name and health underneath
-		sprintf( string, "%s", g_PlayerInfoList[i + 1].name );
+		strcpy( string, g_PlayerInfoList[i + 1].name );
 
 		lx = strlen( string ) * 3; // 3 is avg. character length :)
 
 		DrawSetTextColor( color[0], color[1], color[2] );
-		DrawConsoleString( m_vPlayerPos[i][0] - lx,m_vPlayerPos[i][1], string );		
+		DrawConsoleString( m_vPlayerPos[i][0] - lx,m_vPlayerPos[i][1], string );
 	}
 
 	return 1;
diff --git a/cl_dll/scoreboard.cpp b/cl_dll/scoreboard.cpp
index 2b8d7d20..685aaa9f 100644
--- a/cl_dll/scoreboard.cpp
+++ b/cl_dll/scoreboard.cpp
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ int CHudScoreboard::DrawPlayers( int xpos_rel, float list_slot, int nameoffset,
 			if( g_PlayerInfoList[best_player].packetloss >= 63 )
 			{
 				UnpackRGB( r, g, b, RGB_REDISH );
-				sprintf( buf, " !!!!" );
+				strcpy( buf, " !!!!" );
 			}
 			else
 			{
diff --git a/cl_dll/tri.cpp b/cl_dll/tri.cpp
index 0c45307c..0088daf3 100644
--- a/cl_dll/tri.cpp
+++ b/cl_dll/tri.cpp
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ void Draw_Triangles( void )
 
 	if( gHUD.m_hsprCursor == 0 )
 	{
-		char sz[256];
-		sprintf( sz, "sprites/cursor.spr" );
-		gHUD.m_hsprCursor = SPR_Load( sz );
+		gHUD.m_hsprCursor = SPR_Load( "sprites/cursor.spr" );
 	}
 
 	if( !gEngfuncs.pTriAPI->SpriteTexture( (struct model_s *)gEngfuncs.GetSpritePointer( gHUD.m_hsprCursor ), 0 ) )
diff --git a/cl_dll/vgui_ScorePanel.cpp b/cl_dll/vgui_ScorePanel.cpp
index af2d9ec2..e746675d 100644
--- a/cl_dll/vgui_ScorePanel.cpp
+++ b/cl_dll/vgui_ScorePanel.cpp
@@ -256,10 +256,7 @@ void ScorePanel::Update()
 	// Set the title
 	if( gViewPort->m_szServerName[0] != '\0' )
 	{
-		char sz[MAX_SERVERNAME_LENGTH + 16];
-
-		sprintf( sz, "%s", gViewPort->m_szServerName );
-		m_TitleLabel.setText( sz );
+		m_TitleLabel.setText( gViewPort->m_szServerName );
 	}
 
 	m_iRows = 0;
@@ -684,7 +681,7 @@ void ScorePanel::FillGrid()
 			}
 
 			// Fill out with the correct data
-			strcpy(sz, "");
+			sz[0] = '\0';
 			if ( m_iIsATeam[row] )
 			{
 				char sz2[128];
@@ -694,11 +691,11 @@ void ScorePanel::FillGrid()
 				case COLUMN_NAME:
 					if ( m_iIsATeam[row] == TEAM_SPECTATORS )
 					{
-						sprintf( sz2, "%s", CHudTextMessage::BufferedLocaliseTextString( "#Spectators" ) );
+						strcpy( sz2, CHudTextMessage::BufferedLocaliseTextString( "#Spectators" ) );
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						sprintf( sz2, "%s", gViewPort->GetTeamName(team_info->teamnumber) );
+						strcpy( sz2, gViewPort->GetTeamName(team_info->teamnumber) );
 					}
 
 					strcpy(sz, sz2);
@@ -790,7 +787,7 @@ void ScorePanel::FillGrid()
 						if (bNoClass)
 							sz[0] = '\0';
 						else
-							sprintf( sz, "%s", CHudTextMessage::BufferedLocaliseTextString( sLocalisedClasses[ g_PlayerExtraInfo[ m_iSortedRows[row] ].playerclass ] ) );
+							strcpy( sz, CHudTextMessage::BufferedLocaliseTextString( sLocalisedClasses[ g_PlayerExtraInfo[ m_iSortedRows[row] ].playerclass ] ) );
 					}
 					else
 					{
@@ -909,14 +906,12 @@ void ScorePanel::mousePressed(MouseCode code, Panel* panel)
 				else
 				{
 					char string1[1024];
-					char string2[1024];
 
 					// mute the player
 					GetClientVoiceMgr()->SetPlayerBlockedState(iPlayer, true);
 
 					sprintf( string1, CHudTextMessage::BufferedLocaliseTextString( "#Muted" ), pl_info->name );
-					sprintf( string2, "%s", CHudTextMessage::BufferedLocaliseTextString( "#No_longer_hear_that_player" ) );
-					sprintf( string, "%c** %s %s\n", HUD_PRINTTALK, string1, string2 );
+					sprintf( string, "%c** %s %s\n", HUD_PRINTTALK, string1, CHudTextMessage::BufferedLocaliseTextString( "#No_longer_hear_that_player" ) );
 
 					gHUD.m_TextMessage.MsgFunc_TextMsg(NULL, strlen(string)+1, string );
 				}