diff --git a/engine/board/menu.asm b/engine/board/menu.asm
index 56aa890f0..8b469aa0e 100755
--- a/engine/board/menu.asm
+++ b/engine/board/menu.asm
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ BoardMenu::
 	ld a, BOARDMENUITEM_DIE
 .ok
 	ld [wBoardMenuCursorPosition], a
+; clear any other sprite animation
+	farcall ClearSpriteAnims
 ; refresh overworld sprites to hide those behind textbox before drawing new graphics
 	call UpdateSprites
 	farcall LoadBoardMenuGFX
@@ -396,6 +398,7 @@ BoardMenu_OpenSubmenu:
 
 BoardMenu_CloseSubmenu:
 	call ClearBGPalettes
+	farcall ClearSpriteAnims
 	ld a, TRUE
 	ld [wText2bpp], a
 	call EnableOverworldHUD
diff --git a/engine/overworld/scripting.asm b/engine/overworld/scripting.asm
index 45260120e..9453eebfa 100644
--- a/engine/overworld/scripting.asm
+++ b/engine/overworld/scripting.asm
@@ -464,11 +464,7 @@ Script_verbosegiveitem:
 	ld de, GiveItemScript
 	jp ScriptCall
 
-GiveItemScript_DummyFunction:
-	ret
-
 GiveItemScript:
-	callasm GiveItemScript_DummyFunction
 	writetext .ReceivedItemText
 	iffalse .Full
 	waitsfx