diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderable.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderable.cs
index d8e247431f..b2e84114ce 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderable.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderable.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		IRenderable WithZOffset(int newOffset);
 		IRenderable WithPos(WPos pos);
 		void Render(WorldRenderer wr);
-		WVec Size(WorldRenderer wr);
 	}
 
 	public struct SpriteRenderable : IRenderable
@@ -84,11 +83,5 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		{
 			sprite.DrawAt(wr.ScreenPxPosition(pos) - pxCenter, palette.Index, scale);
 		}
-
-		public WVec Size(WorldRenderer wr)
-		{
-			var size = (scale*sprite.size).ToInt2();
-			return new WVec(size.X, size.Y, size.Y);
-		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/BelowUnits.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/BelowUnits.cs
index 64c5c36bc2..73c6fe4616 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/BelowUnits.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/BelowUnits.cs
@@ -11,17 +11,30 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Buildings;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 {
-	class BelowUnitsInfo : TraitInfo<BelowUnits> { }
+	class BelowUnitsInfo : ITraitInfo
+	{
+		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new BelowUnits(init.self); }
+	}
 
 	class BelowUnits : IRenderModifier
 	{
+		int offset;
+
+		public BelowUnits(Actor self)
+		{
+			// Offset effective position to the top of the northernmost occupied cell
+			var bi = self.Info.Traits.GetOrDefault<BuildingInfo>();
+			offset = (bi != null) ? -FootprintUtils.CenterOffset(bi).Y : -512;
+		}
+
 		public IEnumerable<IRenderable> ModifyRender(Actor self, WorldRenderer wr, IEnumerable<IRenderable> r)
 		{
-			return r.Select(a => a.WithZOffset(-a.Size(wr).Z));
+			return r.Select(a => a.WithZOffset(offset));
 		}
 	}
 }