diff --git a/Source/controls/plrctrls.cpp b/Source/controls/plrctrls.cpp
index 7e47adc8e..736f01164 100644
--- a/Source/controls/plrctrls.cpp
+++ b/Source/controls/plrctrls.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int GetRotaryDistance(int x, int y)
 int GetMinDistance(Point position)
 {
 	auto &myPlayer = plr[myplr];
-	Point delta = (myPlayer.position.future - position).Absolute();
+	Point delta = abs(myPlayer.position.future - position);
 
 	return std::max(delta.x, delta.y);
 }
diff --git a/Source/diablo.cpp b/Source/diablo.cpp
index 15fec1e80..fbdfe3ef3 100644
--- a/Source/diablo.cpp
+++ b/Source/diablo.cpp
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static bool LeftMouseCmd(bool bShift)
 			return true;
 	} else {
 		auto &myPlayer = plr[myplr];
-		Point delta = (myPlayer.position.tile - Point { cursmx, cursmy }).Absolute();
+		Point delta = abs(myPlayer.position.tile - Point { cursmx, cursmy });
 		bNear = delta.x < 2 && delta.y < 2;
 		if (pcursitem != -1 && pcurs == CURSOR_HAND && !bShift) {
 			NetSendCmdLocParam1(true, invflag ? CMD_GOTOGETITEM : CMD_GOTOAGETITEM, { cursmx, cursmy }, pcursitem);
diff --git a/Source/engine.h b/Source/engine.h
index a5042a478..a965b2844 100644
--- a/Source/engine.h
+++ b/Source/engine.h
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ struct Point {
 		return (approx + 512) / 1024;
 	}
 
-	Point Absolute() const
+	constexpr friend Point abs(Point a)
 	{
-		return { abs(x), abs(y) };
+		return { std::abs(a.x), std::abs(a.y) };
 	}
 
 	int ManhattanDistance(Point other) const
 	{
-		Point offset = (*this - other).Absolute();
+		Point offset = abs(*this - other);
 
 		return offset.x + offset.y;
 	}
diff --git a/Source/msg.cpp b/Source/msg.cpp
index 9c171fb08..8b6017c16 100644
--- a/Source/msg.cpp
+++ b/Source/msg.cpp
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@ static DWORD On_ATTACKID(TCmd *pCmd, int pnum)
 	auto *p = (TCmdParam1 *)pCmd;
 
 	if (gbBufferMsgs != 1 && currlevel == plr[pnum].plrlevel) {
-		Point dist = (plr[pnum].position.tile - monster[p->wParam1].position.future).Absolute();
+		Point dist = abs(plr[pnum].position.tile - monster[p->wParam1].position.future);
 		if (dist.x > 1 || dist.y > 1)
 			MakePlrPath(pnum, monster[p->wParam1].position.future, false);
 		plr[pnum].destAction = ACTION_ATTACKMON;
diff --git a/Source/sync.cpp b/Source/sync.cpp
index 042b0ab5b..7ef5f085e 100644
--- a/Source/sync.cpp
+++ b/Source/sync.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void sync_monster(int pnum, const TSyncMonster *p)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	Point md = (monster[ndx].position.tile - Point { p->_mx, p->_my }).Absolute();
+	Point md = abs(monster[ndx].position.tile - Point { p->_mx, p->_my });
 	if (md.x <= 2 && md.y <= 2) {
 		if (monster[ndx]._mmode < MM_WALK || monster[ndx]._mmode > MM_WALK3) {
 			Direction md = GetDirection(monster[ndx].position.tile, { p->_mx, p->_my });