diff --git a/ref/soft/r_beams.c b/ref/soft/r_beams.c
index b9517520..9a1e69a6 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_beams.c
+++ b/ref/soft/r_beams.c
@@ -881,11 +881,7 @@ static qboolean R_BeamComputePoint( int beamEnt, vec3_t pt )
 	if( attach > 0 )
 		VectorCopy( ent->attachment[attach - 1], pt );
 	else if( ent->index == ( gp_cl->playernum + 1 ))
-	{
-		vec3_t simorg;
-		gEngfuncs.GetPredictedOrigin( simorg );
-		VectorCopy( simorg, pt );
-	}
+		VectorCopy( gp_cl->simorg, pt );
 	else VectorCopy( ent->origin, pt );
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/ref/soft/r_studio.c b/ref/soft/r_studio.c
index 6ca2b707..7b70c663 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_studio.c
+++ b/ref/soft/r_studio.c
@@ -3373,7 +3373,7 @@ void R_RunViewmodelEvents( void )
 
 	R_StudioSetupTimings();
 
-	gEngfuncs.GetPredictedOrigin( simorg );
+	VectorCopy( gp_cl->simorg, simorg );
 	for( i = 0; i < 4; i++ )
 		VectorCopy( simorg, RI.currententity->attachment[i] );
 	RI.currentmodel = RI.currententity->model;