diff --git a/src/control/Pickups.cpp b/src/control/Pickups.cpp
index c658fcb8..e53f1ecb 100644
--- a/src/control/Pickups.cpp
+++ b/src/control/Pickups.cpp
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ CPickups::RemoveUnnecessaryPickups(const CVector& center, float radius)
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < NUMPICKUPS; i++) {
 		if (aPickUps[i].m_eType == PICKUP_ONCE_TIMEOUT || aPickUps[i].m_eType == PICKUP_MONEY) {
-			if ((aPickUps[i].m_vecPos - center).Magnitude() < radius) {
+			if (Distance(center, aPickUps[i].m_vecPos) < radius) {
 				aPickUps[i].GetRidOfObjects();
 				aPickUps[i].m_bRemoved = true;
 				aPickUps[i].m_eType = PICKUP_NONE;