diff --git a/src/lib/direct.c b/src/lib/direct.c
index c68642efb..d5a6978f6 100644
--- a/src/lib/direct.c
+++ b/src/lib/direct.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ ncdirect_render_visual(ncdirect* n, ncvisual* ncv, ncblitter_e blitfxn,
     bargs.u.pixel.colorregs = n->tcache.color_registers;
     int cols = lenx / bargs.u.pixel.celldimx + !!(lenx % bargs.u.pixel.celldimx);
     int rows = leny / bargs.u.pixel.celldimy + !!(leny % bargs.u.pixel.celldimy);
-    if((bargs.u.pixel.spx = sprixel_alloc(ncdv, rows, cols, 0, 0)) == NULL){
+    if((bargs.u.pixel.spx = sprixel_alloc(ncdv, rows, cols)) == NULL){
       free_plane(ncdv);
       return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/internal.h b/src/lib/internal.h
index 4413e7924..299766b6f 100644
--- a/src/lib/internal.h
+++ b/src/lib/internal.h
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ typedef struct sprixel {
   sprixel_e invalidated;// sprixel invalidation state
   struct sprixel* next;
   struct sprixel* prev;
-  int y, x;
   int dimy, dimx;       // cell geometry
   int pixy, pixx;       // pixel geometry (might be smaller than cell geo)
   int cellpxy, cellpxx; // cell-pixel geometry at time of creation
@@ -951,12 +950,11 @@ void sprixel_hide(sprixel* s);
 
 int kitty_draw(const ncpile *p, sprixel* s, FILE* out);
 int sixel_draw(const ncpile *p, sprixel* s, FILE* out);
-// dimy and dimx are cell geometry, not pixel. pixy/pixx are of course pixel.
-sprixel* sprixel_alloc(ncplane* n, int dimy, int dimx, int placey, int placex);
+// dimy and dimx are cell geometry, not pixel.
+sprixel* sprixel_alloc(ncplane* n, int dimy, int dimx);
 sprixel* sprixel_recycle(ncplane* n);
 // takes ownership of s on success.
-int sprixel_load(sprixel* spx, char* s, int bytes, int placey, int placex,
-                 int pixy, int pixx, int parse_start);
+int sprixel_load(sprixel* spx, char* s, int bytes, int pixy, int pixx, int parse_start);
 int sixel_destroy(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s);
 int kitty_destroy(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s);
 int kitty_remove(int id, FILE* out);
@@ -1468,7 +1466,7 @@ static inline int
 plane_blit_sixel(sprixel* spx, char* s, int bytes, int rows, int cols,
                  int placey, int placex, int leny, int lenx,
                  int parse_start, tament* tam){
-  if(sprixel_load(spx, s, bytes, placey, placex, leny, lenx, parse_start)){
+  if(sprixel_load(spx, s, bytes, leny, lenx, parse_start)){
     return -1;
   }
   ncplane* n = spx->n;
diff --git a/src/lib/render.c b/src/lib/render.c
index 83662e567..dd7cf4ce8 100644
--- a/src/lib/render.c
+++ b/src/lib/render.c
@@ -933,8 +933,6 @@ clean_sprixels(notcurses* nc, ncpile* p, FILE* out){
       }
       int y, x;
       ncplane_yx(s->n, &y, &x);
-      y += s->y;
-      x += s->x;
 //fprintf(stderr, "DRAWING BITMAP %d STATE %d AT %d/%d for %p\n", s->id, s->invalidated, y + nc->stdplane->absy, x + nc->stdplane->absx, s->n);
       if(goto_location(nc, out, y + nc->stdplane->absy, x + nc->stdplane->absx) == 0){
         if(sprite_draw(nc, p, s, out)){
@@ -961,8 +959,6 @@ rasterize_sprixels(notcurses* nc, ncpile* p, FILE* out){
     if(s->invalidated == SPRIXEL_INVALIDATED){
       int y, x;
       ncplane_yx(s->n, &y, &x);
-      y += s->y;
-      x += s->x;
 //fprintf(stderr, "DRAWING BITMAP %d STATE %d AT %d/%d for %p\n", s->id, s->invalidated, y + nc->stdplane->absy, x + nc->stdplane->absx, s->n);
       if(goto_location(nc, out, y + nc->stdplane->absy, x + nc->stdplane->absx) == 0){
         if(sprite_draw(nc, p, s, out)){
diff --git a/src/lib/sprite.c b/src/lib/sprite.c
index 74c747bec..f4b74cf8f 100644
--- a/src/lib/sprite.c
+++ b/src/lib/sprite.c
@@ -57,10 +57,8 @@ sprixel* sprixel_recycle(ncplane* n){
     sprixel* hides = n->sprite;
     int dimy = hides->dimy;
     int dimx = hides->dimx;
-    int y = hides->y;
-    int x = hides->x;
     sprixel_hide(hides);
-    return sprixel_alloc(n, dimy, dimx, y, x);
+    return sprixel_alloc(n, dimy, dimx);
   }
   return n->sprite;
 }
@@ -120,15 +118,13 @@ sprixel* sprixel_by_id(const ncpile* n, uint32_t id){
   return NULL;
 }
 
-sprixel* sprixel_alloc(ncplane* n, int dimy, int dimx, int placey, int placex){
+sprixel* sprixel_alloc(ncplane* n, int dimy, int dimx){
   sprixel* ret = malloc(sizeof(sprixel));
   if(ret){
     memset(ret, 0, sizeof(*ret));
     ret->n = n;
     ret->dimy = dimy;
     ret->dimx = dimx;
-    ret->y = placey;
-    ret->x = placex;
     ret->id = ++sprixelid_nonce;
 //fprintf(stderr, "LOOKING AT %p (p->n = %p)\n", ret, ret->n);
     if(ncplane_pile(ret->n)){
@@ -152,8 +148,8 @@ sprixel* sprixel_alloc(ncplane* n, int dimy, int dimx, int placey, int placex){
 
 // 'y' and 'x' are the cell geometry, not the pixel geometry. takes
 // ownership of 's' on success. pixel geometry ought include any Sixel excess.
-int sprixel_load(sprixel* spx, char* s, int bytes, int placey, int placex,
-                 int pixy, int pixx, int parse_start){
+int sprixel_load(sprixel* spx, char* s, int bytes, int pixy, int pixx,
+                 int parse_start){
   assert(spx->n);
   free(spx->glyph);
   spx->glyph = s;
@@ -161,8 +157,6 @@ int sprixel_load(sprixel* spx, char* s, int bytes, int placey, int placex,
   spx->invalidated = SPRIXEL_INVALIDATED;
   spx->pixx = pixx;
   spx->pixy = pixy;
-  spx->y = placey;
-  spx->x = placex;
   spx->parse_start = parse_start;
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/visual.c b/src/lib/visual.c
index 15891b4e4..cea301d56 100644
--- a/src/lib/visual.c
+++ b/src/lib/visual.c
@@ -723,15 +723,13 @@ ncplane* ncvisual_render_pixels(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv, const struct blits
   }
   bargs.begy = begy;
   bargs.begx = begx;
-  bargs.placey = placey;
-  bargs.placex = placex;
   bargs.u.pixel.celldimx = nc->tcache.cellpixx;
   bargs.u.pixel.celldimy = nc->tcache.cellpixy;
   bargs.u.pixel.colorregs = nc->tcache.color_registers;
   if(n->sprite == NULL){
     int cols = dispcols / bargs.u.pixel.celldimx + !!(dispcols % bargs.u.pixel.celldimx);
     int rows = disprows / bargs.u.pixel.celldimy + !!(disprows % bargs.u.pixel.celldimy);
-    if((n->sprite = sprixel_alloc(n, rows, cols, placey, placex)) == NULL){
+    if((n->sprite = sprixel_alloc(n, rows, cols)) == NULL){
       ncplane_destroy(createdn);
       return NULL;
     }