diff --git a/src/player.h b/src/player.h
index cc1357010..beca82f66 100644
--- a/src/player.h
+++ b/src/player.h
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ public:
 
 	void setSpeed(v3f speed)
 	{
-		clampToF1000(speed);
 		m_speed = speed;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/server/luaentity_sao.cpp b/src/server/luaentity_sao.cpp
index a0a8aede0..ab4a9e3f2 100644
--- a/src/server/luaentity_sao.cpp
+++ b/src/server/luaentity_sao.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void LuaEntitySAO::getStaticData(std::string *result) const
 		os<<serializeString32(m_init_state);
 	}
 	writeU16(os, m_hp);
-	writeV3F1000(os, m_velocity);
+	writeV3F1000(os, clampToF1000(m_velocity));
 	// yaw
 	writeF1000(os, m_rotation.Y);
 
diff --git a/src/server/player_sao.cpp b/src/server/player_sao.cpp
index c5f6d0a24..a58a0397f 100644
--- a/src/server/player_sao.cpp
+++ b/src/server/player_sao.cpp
@@ -321,12 +321,6 @@ std::string PlayerSAO::generateUpdatePhysicsOverrideCommand() const
 
 void PlayerSAO::setBasePosition(v3f position)
 {
-	// It's not entirely clear which parts of the network protocol still use
-	// v3f1000, but the script API enforces its bound on all float vectors
-	// (maybe it shouldn't?). For that reason we need to make sure the position
-	// isn't ever set to values that fail this restriction.
-	clampToF1000(position);
-
 	if (m_player && position != m_base_position)
 		m_player->setDirty(true);
 
diff --git a/src/staticobject.cpp b/src/staticobject.cpp
index 1160ec68f..f92995d0b 100644
--- a/src/staticobject.cpp
+++ b/src/staticobject.cpp
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ StaticObject::StaticObject(const ServerActiveObject *s_obj, const v3f &pos_):
 	s_obj->getStaticData(&data);
 }
 
-void StaticObject::serialize(std::ostream &os)
+void StaticObject::serialize(std::ostream &os) const
 {
 	// type
 	writeU8(os, type);
 	// pos
-	writeV3F1000(os, pos);
+	writeV3F1000(os, clampToF1000(pos));
 	// data
 	os<<serializeString16(data);
 }
diff --git a/src/staticobject.h b/src/staticobject.h
index 6fb486193..03cd23cc8 100644
--- a/src/staticobject.h
+++ b/src/staticobject.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct StaticObject
 	StaticObject() = default;
 	StaticObject(const ServerActiveObject *s_obj, const v3f &pos_);
 
-	void serialize(std::ostream &os);
+	void serialize(std::ostream &os) const;
 	void deSerialize(std::istream &is, u8 version);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/util/serialize.h b/src/util/serialize.h
index 2203fff0c..4dc1a54c6 100644
--- a/src/util/serialize.h
+++ b/src/util/serialize.h
@@ -439,16 +439,14 @@ MAKE_STREAM_WRITE_FXN(video::SColor, ARGB8, 4);
 //// More serialization stuff
 ////
 
-inline void clampToF1000(float &v)
+inline float clampToF1000(float v)
 {
-	v = core::clamp(v, F1000_MIN, F1000_MAX);
+	return core::clamp(v, F1000_MIN, F1000_MAX);
 }
 
-inline void clampToF1000(v3f &v)
+inline v3f clampToF1000(v3f v)
 {
-	clampToF1000(v.X);
-	clampToF1000(v.Y);
-	clampToF1000(v.Z);
+	return {clampToF1000(v.X), clampToF1000(v.Y), clampToF1000(v.Z)};
 }
 
 // Creates a string with the length as the first two bytes