diff --git a/src/lib/internal.h b/src/lib/internal.h
index 91e1b3801..53e0bf0aa 100644
--- a/src/lib/internal.h
+++ b/src/lib/internal.h
@@ -915,7 +915,6 @@ plane_debug(const ncplane* n, bool details){
 // can just print directly over the bitmap.
 int sprite_kitty_cell_wipe(const notcurses* nc, sprixel* s, int y, int x);
 int sixel_wipe(const notcurses* nc, sprixel* s, int ycell, int xcell);
-int sprite_destroy(const struct notcurses* nc, const struct ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s);
 void sprixel_free(sprixel* s);
 void sprixel_hide(sprixel* s);
 int sprite_draw(const notcurses* n, const ncpile *p, sprixel* s, FILE* out);
@@ -929,9 +928,9 @@ int sprixel_load(sprixel* spx, char* s, int bytes, int placey, int placex,
                  int pixy, int pixx, int parse_start);
 int sprite_wipe_cell(const notcurses* nc, sprixel* s, int y, int x);
 int sixel_delete(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s);
-int sprite_kitty_annihilate(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s);
-int sprite_kitty_init(int fd);
-int sprite_sixel_init(int fd);
+int kitty_delete(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s);
+int kitty_init(int fd);
+int sixel_init(int fd);
 int sprite_init(const notcurses* nc);
 int kitty_shutdown(int fd);
 int sixel_shutdown(int fd);
@@ -945,6 +944,11 @@ static inline bool sprixel_kitty_p(const tinfo* t){
   return t->pixel_shutdown == kitty_shutdown;
 }
 
+static inline int
+sprite_destroy(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s){
+  return nc->tcache.pixel_destroy(nc, p, out, s);
+}
+
 static inline void
 clamp_to_sixelmax(const tinfo* t, int* y, int* x){
   if(t->sixel_maxy && *y > t->sixel_maxy){
diff --git a/src/lib/kitty.c b/src/lib/kitty.c
index 93b999eb6..3a094244f 100644
--- a/src/lib/kitty.c
+++ b/src/lib/kitty.c
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ int kitty_blit(ncplane* n, int linesize, const void* data,
 }
 
 // removes the kitty bitmap graphic identified by s->id, and damages those
-// cells which were SPRIXCEL_OPAQUE
-int sprite_kitty_annihilate(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s){
+// cells which weren't SPRIXCEL_OPAQUE
+int kitty_delete(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s){
   (void)p;
   (void)nc;
   if(fprintf(out, "\e_Ga=d,d=i,i=%d\e\\", s->id) < 0){
@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@ int sprite_kitty_annihilate(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, spr
       struct crender *r = &p->crender[yy * p->dimx + xx];
       if(s->n){
 //fprintf(stderr, "CHECKING %d/%d\n", yy - s->movedfromy, xx - s->movedfromx);
-        if(s->n->tacache[(yy - s->movedfromy) * s->dimx + (xx - s->movedfromx)] == SPRIXCELL_OPAQUE){
+        sprixcell_e state = sprixel_state(s, yy, xx);
+        if(state != SPRIXCELL_OPAQUE){
 //fprintf(stderr, "DAMAGING %d/%d!\n", yy, xx);
           r->s.damaged = 1;
         }
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ int kitty_draw(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, sprixel* s, FILE* out){
 }
 
 // clears all kitty bitmaps
-int sprite_kitty_init(int fd){
+int kitty_init(int fd){
   return tty_emit("\e_Ga=d\e\\", fd);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/sixel.c b/src/lib/sixel.c
index f21ac6396..be54b56b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/sixel.c
+++ b/src/lib/sixel.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ int sixel_draw(const notcurses* n, const ncpile* p, sprixel* s, FILE* out){
   return 0;
 }
 
-int sprite_sixel_init(int fd){
+int sixel_init(int fd){
   // \e[?8452: DECSDM private "sixel scrolling" mode keeps the sixel from
   // scrolling, but puts it at the current cursor location (as opposed to
   // the upper left corner of the screen).
diff --git a/src/lib/sprite.c b/src/lib/sprite.c
index 0dd946886..c40562ca8 100644
--- a/src/lib/sprite.c
+++ b/src/lib/sprite.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void sprixel_free(sprixel* s){
 sprixel* sprixel_recycle(ncplane* n){
   assert(n->sprite);
   const notcurses* nc = ncplane_notcurses_const(n);
-  if(nc->tcache.pixel_destroy == sprite_kitty_annihilate){
+  if(nc->tcache.pixel_destroy == kitty_delete){
     sprixel* hides = n->sprite;
     int dimy = hides->dimy;
     int dimx = hides->dimx;
@@ -148,10 +148,3 @@ int sprite_init(const notcurses* nc){
   }
   return nc->tcache.pixel_init(nc->ttyfd);
 }
-
-int sprite_destroy(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s){
-  if(!nc->tcache.pixel_destroy){
-    return 0;
-  }
-  return nc->tcache.pixel_destroy(nc, p, out, s);
-}
diff --git a/src/lib/terminfo.c b/src/lib/terminfo.c
index 016dea7cb..5c681217c 100644
--- a/src/lib/terminfo.c
+++ b/src/lib/terminfo.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ apply_term_heuristics(tinfo* ti, const char* termname){
     ti->pixel_query_done = true;
     ti->bitmap_supported = true;
     ti->pixel_cell_wipe = sprite_kitty_cell_wipe;
-    ti->pixel_destroy = sprite_kitty_annihilate;
-    ti->pixel_init = sprite_kitty_init;
+    ti->pixel_destroy = kitty_delete;
+    ti->pixel_init = kitty_init;
     ti->pixel_draw = kitty_draw;
     ti->pixel_shutdown = kitty_shutdown;
     set_pixel_blitter(kitty_blit);
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static void
 setup_sixel(tinfo* ti){
   ti->bitmap_supported = true;
   ti->color_registers = 256;  // assumed default [shrug]
-  ti->pixel_init = sprite_sixel_init;
+  ti->pixel_init = sixel_init;
   ti->pixel_draw = sixel_draw;
   ti->sixel_maxx = 4096; // whee!
   ti->sixel_maxy = 4096;