diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index dd765bb0b..b8add36aa 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ typedef struct player_s
 	fixed_t offroad;		// In Super Mario Kart, going offroad has lee-way of about 1 second before you start losing speed
 	UINT8 waterskip;		// Water skipping counter
 
-	UINT16 tiregrease;		// Reduced friction timer after hitting a horizontal spring
+	UINT16 tiregrease;		// Reduced friction timer after hitting a spring
 	UINT16 springstars;		// Spawn stars around a player when they hit a spring
 	UINT16 springcolor;		// Color of spring stars
 	UINT8 dashpadcooldown;	// Separate the vanilla SA-style dash pads from using flashing
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 3d46bbfca..20e1df91f 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -8342,7 +8342,7 @@ void K_AdjustPlayerFriction(player_t *player)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	// Reduce friction after hitting a horizontal spring
+	// Reduce friction after hitting a spring
 	if (player->tiregrease)
 	{
 		player->mo->friction += ((FRACUNIT - prevfriction) / greasetics) * player->tiregrease;
diff --git a/src/p_map.c b/src/p_map.c
index 829393d32..28c747997 100644
--- a/src/p_map.c
+++ b/src/p_map.c
@@ -347,20 +347,17 @@ boolean P_DoSpring(mobj_t *spring, mobj_t *object)
 
 		if (object->player)
 		{
-			// Less friction when hitting horizontal springs
-			if (!vertispeed)
+			// Less friction when hitting springs
+			if (!object->player->tiregrease)
 			{
-				if (!object->player->tiregrease)
+				UINT8 i;
+				for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
 				{
-					UINT8 i;
-					for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
-					{
-						mobj_t *grease;
-						grease = P_SpawnMobj(object->x, object->y, object->z, MT_TIREGREASE);
-						P_SetTarget(&grease->target, object);
-						grease->angle = K_MomentumAngle(object);
-						grease->extravalue1 = i;
-					}
+					mobj_t *grease;
+					grease = P_SpawnMobj(object->x, object->y, object->z, MT_TIREGREASE);
+					P_SetTarget(&grease->target, object);
+					grease->angle = K_MomentumAngle(object);
+					grease->extravalue1 = i;
 				}
 
 				object->player->tiregrease = greasetics; //FixedMul(greasetics << FRACBITS, finalSpeed/72) >> FRACBITS