diff --git a/docs/develop/index.md b/docs/develop/index.md
index df90251e2..ee2545f69 100755
--- a/docs/develop/index.md
+++ b/docs/develop/index.md
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ wMapStatus == MAPSTATUS_HANDLE: <c>the remainder of the code goes at this level<
 
 > DelayFrames(hOverworldDelay)
 
-> <f>**HandleMapBackground**</f> <c>_UpdateSprites + ScrollScreen</c>
+> <f>**HandleMapBackground**</f> <c>UpdateActiveSprites + ScrollScreen</c>
 
 > <f>CheckPlayerState:</f>\
 > wPlayerStepFlags[PLAYERSTEP_CONTINUE_F] == FALSE:\
diff --git a/engine/board/menu.asm b/engine/board/menu.asm
index 10fe8246a..82d5e6192 100755
--- a/engine/board/menu.asm
+++ b/engine/board/menu.asm
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ BoardMenu_BreakDieAnimation:
 	ld a, $4 * SPRITEOAMSTRUCT_LENGTH ; w/o SPRITE_ANIM_OBJ_BOARD_MENU_APPEAR_DIE_NUMBER
 .go
 	ldh [hUsedSpriteIndex], a
-	farcall _UpdateSpritesAfterOffset
+	farcall _UpdateActiveSpritesAfterOffset
 
 	ld de, SFX_STRENGTH
 	call PlaySFX
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ BoardMenu_BreakDieAnimation:
 
 	ld a, $4 * SPRITEOAMSTRUCT_LENGTH
 	ldh [hUsedSpriteIndex], a
-	farcall _UpdateSpritesAfterOffset
+	farcall _UpdateActiveSpritesAfterOffset
 
 ; play move die number animation
 	ld a, 43 ; total duration of SPRITE_ANIM_FRAMESET_BOARD_MENU_MOVE_DIE_NUMBER
diff --git a/engine/board/spaces.asm b/engine/board/spaces.asm
index a4ebcebeb..c1f651131 100755
--- a/engine/board/spaces.asm
+++ b/engine/board/spaces.asm
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ EndSpaceScript::
 ; clear spaces left sprites
 	ld hl, wDisplaySecondarySprites
 	res SECONDARYSPRITES_SPACES_LEFT_F, [hl]
-	farcall _UpdateSprites
+	call UpdateActiveSprites
 ; fade out slow to white
 	ld b, RGBFADE_TO_WHITE_8BGP_8OBP
 	jp DoRGBFadeEffect
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ ArriveToRegularSpace:
 	ld a, [wPlayerTile]
 	cp COLL_END_SPACE
 	ret nz
-	farcall _UpdateSprites
-	ret
+	jp UpdateActiveSprites
 
 LandedInRegularSpaceScript:
 	callasm LandedInRegularSpace
diff --git a/engine/overworld/events.asm b/engine/overworld/events.asm
index 28a99b631..10c622f4f 100644
--- a/engine/overworld/events.asm
+++ b/engine/overworld/events.asm
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ HandleMapObjects:
 	ret
 
 HandleMapBackground:
-	farcall _UpdateSprites
+	call UpdateActiveSprites
 	farcall ScrollScreen
 	ret
 
diff --git a/engine/overworld/map_objects.asm b/engine/overworld/map_objects.asm
index 70f015df2..8e2e2cb37 100644
--- a/engine/overworld/map_objects.asm
+++ b/engine/overworld/map_objects.asm
@@ -2201,14 +2201,14 @@ RespawnPlayerAndOpponent:
 	jr z, .skip_opponent
 	call RespawnObject
 .skip_opponent
-	call _UpdateSprites
+	call _UpdateActiveSprites
 	ret
 
 RespawnPlayer:
 	call HideAllObjects
 	ld a, PLAYER
 	call RespawnObject
-	call _UpdateSprites
+	call _UpdateActiveSprites
 	ret
 
 RespawnObject:
@@ -2754,13 +2754,13 @@ ResetObject:
 	db SPRITEMOVEDATA_STANDING_LEFT
 	db SPRITEMOVEDATA_STANDING_RIGHT
 
-_UpdateSpritesAfterOffset::
+_UpdateActiveSpritesAfterOffset::
 	ld a, [wVramState]
 	bit 0, a
 	ret z
-	jr _UpdateSprites.go
+	jr _UpdateActiveSprites.go
 
-_UpdateSprites::
+_UpdateActiveSprites::
 	ld a, [wVramState]
 	bit 0, a
 	ret z
@@ -3079,10 +3079,11 @@ InitSprites:
 	dw wObject12Struct
 
 _UpdateSecondarySprites::
-; this is a shorter _UpdateSprites for when only secondary sprites have changed since the last sprites update,
-; but NOT expanded or shrinked, which would require to displace primary (NPC) sprites in OAM.
+; this is a shorter _UpdateActiveSprites for when only secondary sprites
+; have changed since the last sprites update, but NOT expanded or shrinked,
+; which would require to displace primary (NPC) sprites in OAM.
 ; if it is detected that the size of secondary sprites has increased in the end,
-; fall back to calling _UpdateSprites to avoid corruption.
+; fall back to calling _UpdateActiveSprites to avoid corruption.
 	ld a, [wVramState]
 	bit 0, a
 	ret z
@@ -3105,7 +3106,7 @@ _UpdateSecondarySprites::
 	pop af
 	cp c
 	ret nc
-	jp _UpdateSprites
+	jp _UpdateActiveSprites
 
 InitSecondarySprites:
 	ld a, [wDisplaySecondarySprites]
diff --git a/engine/overworld/scripting.asm b/engine/overworld/scripting.asm
index f950ae7ad..45260120e 100644
--- a/engine/overworld/scripting.asm
+++ b/engine/overworld/scripting.asm
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ Script_disappear:
 	ldh a, [hMapObjectIndex]
 	ld b, 1 ; set
 	call ApplyEventActionAppearDisappear
-	farcall _UpdateSprites
+	call UpdateActiveSprites
 	ret
 
 ApplyEventActionAppearDisappear:
diff --git a/home/map_objects.asm b/home/map_objects.asm
index c4f22ec14..32ffbafba 100644
--- a/home/map_objects.asm
+++ b/home/map_objects.asm
@@ -545,7 +545,14 @@ UpdateSprites::
 	bit 0, a
 	ret z
 	farcall UpdateAllObjectsFrozen
-	farcall _UpdateSprites
+	farcall _UpdateActiveSprites
+	ret
+
+UpdateActiveSprites::
+	ld a, [wVramState]
+	bit 0, a
+	ret z
+	farcall _UpdateActiveSprites
 	ret
 
 UpdateSecondarySprites::