diff --git a/control.cpp b/control.cpp
index e92be312..e3621f7c 100644
--- a/control.cpp
+++ b/control.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ EX movedir vectodir(hyperpoint P) {
   transmatrix U = unshift(ggmatrix(cwt.at));
   if(embedded_plane && geom3::same_in_same())  U = current_display->radar_transform * U;
 
-  if(geom3::euc_in_nil()) P[2] = -P[2]; /* no idea why */
   P = direct_exp(lp_iapply(P));
 
   hyperpoint H = sphereflip * tC0(U);
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ EX movedir vectodir(hyperpoint P) {
   for(int i=0; i<cwt.at->type; i++) {
     transmatrix T = currentmap->adj(cwt.at, (cwt + i).spin);
     ld d1 = geo_dist(U * T * TC0, Centered * P);
-    ld d2 = geo_dist(U * T * TC0, Centered * TC0);
+    ld d2 = geo_dist(U * T * TC0, Centered * C0);
     dirdist[i] = d1 - d2;
     }
     
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ EX void remission() {
  }
 
 EX hyperpoint move_destination_vec(int d) {
-  if(WDIM == 2) return spin(-d * 45._deg) * smalltangent();
+  if(WDIM == 2 && (!embedded_plane || geom3::same_in_same())) return spin(-d * 45._deg) * smalltangent();
   else if(d&1) return cspin(0, 1, d > 4 ? 45._deg : -45._deg) * smalltangent();
   else return cspin(0, 2, d * 45._deg) * smalltangent();
   }
diff --git a/hyperpoint.cpp b/hyperpoint.cpp
index 57d6ba77..823c0ee5 100644
--- a/hyperpoint.cpp
+++ b/hyperpoint.cpp
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ EX hyperpoint lp_apply(const hyperpoint h) {
   return nisot::local_perspective_used() ? NLP * h : h;
   }
 
-EX hyperpoint smalltangent() { if(embedded_plane && msphere) return lxpush0(0.1); else return xtangent(.1); }
+EX hyperpoint smalltangent() { return xtangent(.1); }
 
 EX void cyclefix(ld& a, ld b) {
   while(a > b + M_PI) a -= TAU;