--- deliantra/server/include/object.h	2009/11/11 23:27:57	1.221
+++ deliantra/server/include/object.h	2009/11/29 17:41:07	1.223
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@
                                            && (subtype == SP_BULLET || subtype == SP_MAGIC_MISSILE)); }
   MTH bool is_range  () const { return type == BOW || type == ROD || type == WAND || type == HORN; }
 
-  MTH bool has_active_speed () const { return fabs (speed) >= MIN_ACTIVE_SPEED; }
+  MTH bool has_active_speed () const { return speed >= MIN_ACTIVE_SPEED; }
 
   // temporary: wether the object can be saved in a map file
   // contr => is a player
@@ -817,13 +817,6 @@
   static void postpone_arch_ref (arch_ptr &ref, const_utf8_string other_arch); /* postpone  other_arch reference */
 };
 
-// compatbiility, remove once replaced by ->instance
-inline object *
-arch_to_object (archetype *at)
-{
-  return at->instance ();
-}
-
 inline void
 object_freezer::put (const keyword_string k, archetype *v)
 {