diff --git a/src/p_enemy.c b/src/p_enemy.c
index 01f8f6bb7..a2c719609 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.c
+++ b/src/p_enemy.c
@@ -4229,7 +4229,7 @@ void A_AttractChase(mobj_t *actor)
 		else
 			actor->drawflags &= ~MFD_DONTDRAW;
 
-		// spilled rings have ghost trails and get capped to a certain speed
+		// spilled rings get capped to a certain speed
 		if (actor->type == (mobjtype_t)actor->info->reactiontime)
 		{
 			const fixed_t maxspeed = 4<<FRACBITS;
@@ -4241,9 +4241,6 @@ void A_AttractChase(mobj_t *actor)
 				actor->momx = FixedMul(FixedDiv(actor->momx, oldspeed), newspeed);
 				actor->momy = FixedMul(FixedDiv(actor->momy, oldspeed), newspeed);
 			}
-
-			if (!P_IsObjectOnGround(actor))
-				P_SpawnGhostMobj(actor)->tics = 3;
 		}
 
 		if (actor->tracer && actor->tracer->player && actor->tracer->health
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 2fd5375f5..96d75fd3e 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -9197,6 +9197,7 @@ static void P_DefaultMobjShadowScale(mobj_t *thing)
 			thing->shadowscale = FRACUNIT;
 			break;
 		case MT_RING:
+		case MT_FLINGRING:
 		case MT_DEBTSPIKE:
 		case MT_FLOATINGITEM:
 		case MT_BLUESPHERE: