diff --git a/src/game.c b/src/game.c
index 29737d2..8dc12ab 100644
--- a/src/game.c
+++ b/src/game.c
@@ -1826,24 +1826,24 @@ static void game_doHud()
 			fontColor = FONT_YELLOW;
 		else
 			fontColor = FONT_WHITE;
-		screen_blitTextInPlace(TS_TIME_T);
+		screen_blitText(TS_TIME_T, screen->w / 2 - 140, 20);
 		sprintf(text, "%.2d:%.2d", engine.minutes, engine.seconds);
-		gfx_createTextObject(TS_TIME, text, screen->w / 2 + 10, 21, fontColor);
-		screen_blitTextInPlace(TS_TIME);
+		gfx_createTextObject(TS_TIME, text, 0, 0, fontColor);
+		screen_blitText(TS_TIME, screen->w / 2 + 10, 21);
 	}
 
 	if (game.area != MISN_INTERCEPTION)
 	{
-		screen_blitTextInPlace(TS_OBJECTIVES_T);
+		screen_blitText(TS_OBJECTIVES_T, screen->w - 250, 20);
 		sprintf(text, "%d", (mission.remainingObjectives1 + mission.remainingObjectives2));
-		gfx_createTextObject(TS_OBJECTIVES, text, screen->w - 55, 21, FONT_WHITE);
-		screen_blitTextInPlace(TS_OBJECTIVES);
+		gfx_createTextObject(TS_OBJECTIVES, text, 0, 0, FONT_WHITE);
+		screen_blitText(TS_OBJECTIVES, screen->w - 55, 21);
 	}
 
-	screen_blitTextInPlace(TS_CASH_T); // cash
+	screen_blitText(TS_CASH_T, 25, 20);
 	sprintf(text, "%.6d", game.cash);
-	gfx_createTextObject(TS_CASH, text, 90, 21, FONT_WHITE);
-	screen_blitTextInPlace(TS_CASH);
+	gfx_createTextObject(TS_CASH, text, 0, 0, FONT_WHITE);
+	screen_blitText(TS_CASH, 90, 21);
 
 	if (game.difficulty == DIFFICULTY_ORIGINAL)
 	{
@@ -1972,8 +1972,7 @@ static void game_doHud()
 	{
 		if (gfx_textSprites[i].life > 0)
 		{
-			gfx_textSprites[i].y = screen->h - 75 - (i * 20);
-			screen_blitTextInPlace(i);
+			screen_blitText(i, -1, screen->h - 75 - (i * 20));
 			gfx_textSprites[i].life--;
 
 			if (gfx_textSprites[i].life == 0)
diff --git a/src/gfx.c b/src/gfx.c
index 91d6483..5a5e089 100644
--- a/src/gfx.c
+++ b/src/gfx.c
@@ -361,8 +361,6 @@ void gfx_createTextObject(int index, const char *inString, int x, int y, int fon
 	{
 		gfx_textSprites[index].x = x;
 		gfx_textSprites[index].y = y;
-		if (x == -1)
-			gfx_textSprites[index].x = (screen->w - gfx_textSprites[index].image->w) / 2;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -375,8 +373,6 @@ void gfx_createTextObject(int index, const char *inString, int x, int y, int fon
 		SDL_FreeSurface(gfx_textSprites[index].image);
 	}
 	gfx_textSprites[index].image = gfx_createTextSurface(inString, fontColor);
-	if (x == -1)
-		gfx_textSprites[index].x = (screen->w - gfx_textSprites[index].image->w) / 2;
 }
 
 SDL_Surface *gfx_createAlphaRect(int width, int height, Uint8 red, Uint8 green, Uint8 blue)
diff --git a/src/info.c b/src/info.c
index 7f0eb08..c533e80 100644
--- a/src/info.c
+++ b/src/info.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void info_clearLines()
 // from a to b
 void info_copyLine(int a, int b)
 {
-	gfx_createTextObject(b, gfx_textSprites[a].text, -1, 0, gfx_textSprites[a].fontColor);
+	gfx_createTextObject(b, gfx_textSprites[a].text, 0, 0, gfx_textSprites[a].fontColor);
 	gfx_textSprites[b].life = gfx_textSprites[a].life;
 }
 
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ void info_setLine(const char *in, int color)
 		}
 	}
 
-	gfx_createTextObject(index, in, -1, 0, color);
+	gfx_createTextObject(index, in, 0, 0, color);
 	gfx_textSprites[index].life = 240;
 }
diff --git a/src/mission.c b/src/mission.c
index 46aa7b6..d07e5c3 100644
--- a/src/mission.c
+++ b/src/mission.c
@@ -1060,9 +1060,9 @@ void mission_showStartScreen()
 	gfx_createTextObject(TS_TARGET_SID, "Sid", screen->w * 11 / 16 + 27, screen->h - 50, FONT_WHITE);
 	gfx_createTextObject(TS_TARGET_PHOEBE, "Phoebe", screen->w * 11 / 16, screen->h - 50, FONT_WHITE);
 	gfx_createTextObject(TS_TARGET_KLINE, "Kline", screen->w * 11 / 16 + 9, screen->h - 50, FONT_WHITE);
-	gfx_createTextObject(TS_CASH_T, "Cash: $", 25, 20, FONT_WHITE);
-	gfx_createTextObject(TS_OBJECTIVES_T, "Objectives Remaining:", screen->w - 250, 20, FONT_WHITE);
-	gfx_createTextObject(TS_TIME_T, "Time Remaining - ", screen->w / 2 - 140, 20, FONT_WHITE);
+	gfx_createTextObject(TS_CASH_T, "Cash: $", 0, 0, FONT_WHITE);
+	gfx_createTextObject(TS_OBJECTIVES_T, "Objectives Remaining:", 0, 0, FONT_WHITE);
+	gfx_createTextObject(TS_TIME_T, "Time Remaining - ", 0, 0, FONT_WHITE);
 	gfx_createTextObject(TS_POWER, "Power", screen->w / 32, screen->h - 30, FONT_WHITE);
 	gfx_createTextObject(TS_OUTPUT, "Output", screen->w * 5 / 16, screen->h - 30, FONT_WHITE);
 	gfx_createTextObject(TS_COOLER, "Cooler", screen->w * 97 / 160, screen->h - 30, FONT_WHITE);
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index e230dfe..f36b3f2 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ void screen_blitText(int i, int x, int y)
 // Legacy function; will be removed later
 void screen_blitTextInPlace(int i)
 {
-	screen_blit(gfx_textSprites[i].image, (int)gfx_textSprites[i].x, (int)gfx_textSprites[i].y);
+	int x = gfx_textSprites[i].x;
+	if (x == -1)
+		x = (screen->w - gfx_textSprites[i].image->w) / 2;
+
+	screen_blit(gfx_textSprites[i].image, x, (int)gfx_textSprites[i].y);
 }
 
 int screen_renderString(const char *in, int x, int y, int fontColor)
diff --git a/src/screen.h b/src/screen.h
index c5407fc..40a090b 100644
--- a/src/screen.h
+++ b/src/screen.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ extern LinkedRect *screen_bufferHead;
 extern LinkedRect *screen_bufferTail;
 
 void screen_blit(SDL_Surface *image, int x, int y);
+void screen_blitText(int i, int x, int y);
 void screen_blitTextInPlace(int i);
 int screen_renderString(const char *in, int x, int y, int fontColor);
 void screen_drawBackground();