diff --git a/ref/soft/r_context.c b/ref/soft/r_context.c
index fb9fec98..d2555937 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_context.c
+++ b/ref/soft/r_context.c
@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@ int EXPORT GetRefAPI( int version, ref_interface_t *funcs, ref_api_t *engfuncs,
 		return 0;
 
 	// fill in our callbacks
-	memcpy( funcs, &gReffuncs, sizeof( ref_interface_t ));
-	memcpy( &gEngfuncs, engfuncs, sizeof( ref_api_t ));
+	*funcs = gReffuncs;
+	gEngfuncs = *engfuncs;
 	gpGlobals = globals;
 
 	gp_cl = (ref_client_t *)ENGINE_GET_PARM( PARM_GET_CLIENT_PTR );
diff --git a/ref/soft/r_part.c b/ref/soft/r_part.c
index 19bd04ba..c40852da 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_part.c
+++ b/ref/soft/r_part.c
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ void GAME_EXPORT CL_DrawParticlesExternal( const ref_viewpass_t *rvp, qboolean t
 {
 	ref_instance_t	oldRI = RI;
 
-	memcpy( &oldRI, &RI, sizeof( ref_instance_t ));
 	R_SetupRefParams( rvp );
 	R_SetupFrustum();
 //	R_SetupGL( false );	// don't touch GL-states
@@ -303,5 +302,5 @@ void GAME_EXPORT CL_DrawParticlesExternal( const ref_viewpass_t *rvp, qboolean t
 	gEngfuncs.CL_DrawEFX( frametime, trans_pass );
 
 	// restore internal state
-	memcpy( &RI, &oldRI, sizeof( ref_instance_t ));
+	RI = oldRI;
 }
diff --git a/ref/soft/r_sprite.c b/ref/soft/r_sprite.c
index 5acda0bd..d7aa9ae1 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_sprite.c
+++ b/ref/soft/r_sprite.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static const byte *R_SpriteLoadFrame( model_t *mod, const void *pin, mspritefram
 	char		texname[128];
 	int		bytes = 1;
 
-	memcpy( &pinframe, pin, sizeof(dspriteframe_t));
+	memcpy( &pinframe, pin, sizeof( dspriteframe_t ));
 
 	if( sprite_version == SPRITE_VERSION_32 )
 		bytes = 4;