diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/anims/common.c b/src/libtrx/game/anims/common.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8daa5f708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/anims/common.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "game/anims/common.h"
+
+#include "game/gamebuf.h"
+
+static ANIM_BONE *m_Bones = NULL;
+
+void Anim_InitialiseBones(const int32_t num_bones)
+{
+    m_Bones = GameBuf_Alloc(sizeof(ANIM_BONE) * num_bones, GBUF_ANIM_BONES);
+}
+
+ANIM_BONE *Anim_GetBone(const int32_t bone_idx)
+{
+    return &m_Bones[bone_idx];
+}
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/level/common.c b/src/libtrx/game/level/common.c
index 11e2547da7..31c0d0461c 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/level/common.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/level/common.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "game/level/common.h"
 
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "game/anims.h"
 #include "game/gamebuf.h"
 #include "game/inject.h"
 #include "game/objects/common.h"
@@ -212,3 +213,15 @@ void Level_ReadObjectMeshes(
 
     Vector_Free(unique_indices);
 }
+
+void Level_ReadAnimBones(
+    const int32_t base_idx, const int32_t num_bones, VFILE *const file)
+{
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < num_bones; i++) {
+        ANIM_BONE *const bone = Anim_GetBone(base_idx + i);
+        bone->flags = VFile_ReadS32(file);
+        bone->pos.x = VFile_ReadS32(file);
+        bone->pos.y = VFile_ReadS32(file);
+        bone->pos.z = VFile_ReadS32(file);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/objects/common.c b/src/libtrx/game/objects/common.c
index 31f055b2bb..ea35537232 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/objects/common.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/objects/common.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "game/objects/common.h"
 
+#include "game/anims.h"
 #include "game/gamebuf.h"
 
 static OBJECT_MESH **m_MeshPointers = NULL;
@@ -96,3 +97,8 @@ void Object_SwapMesh(
         m_MeshPointers[obj2->mesh_idx + mesh_num];
     m_MeshPointers[obj2->mesh_idx + mesh_num] = temp;
 }
+
+ANIM_BONE *Object_GetBone(const OBJECT *const object, const int32_t bone_idx)
+{
+    return Anim_GetBone(object->bone_idx + bone_idx);
+}
diff --git a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/anims.h b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/anims.h
index 02578caa46..8c13ea196d 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/anims.h
+++ b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/anims.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "anims/common.h"
 #include "anims/enum.h"
 #include "anims/types.h"
 #include "anims/util.h"
diff --git a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/anims/common.h b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/anims/common.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adc0b004c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/anims/common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "./types.h"
+
+#define BONE_SIZE 4
+
+void Anim_InitialiseBones(int32_t num_bones);
+
+ANIM_BONE *Anim_GetBone(int32_t bone_idx);
diff --git a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/level/common.h b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/level/common.h
index cdfe35ac1d..b27af6fb66 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/level/common.h
+++ b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/level/common.h
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 void Level_ReadRoomMesh(int32_t room_num, VFILE *file);
 void Level_ReadObjectMeshes(
     int32_t num_indices, const int32_t *indices, VFILE *file);
+void Level_ReadAnimBones(int32_t base_idx, int32_t num_bones, VFILE *file);
diff --git a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/objects/common.h b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/objects/common.h
index d8dfb1d6e6..bbf61fd937 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/objects/common.h
+++ b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/objects/common.h
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ OBJECT_MESH *Object_GetMesh(int32_t index);
 void Object_SwapMesh(
     GAME_OBJECT_ID object1_id, GAME_OBJECT_ID object2_id, int32_t mesh_num);
 
-extern ANIM_BONE *Object_GetBone(const OBJECT *object, int32_t bone_idx);
+ANIM_BONE *Object_GetBone(const OBJECT *object, int32_t bone_idx);
 
 extern void Object_DrawMesh(int32_t mesh_idx, int32_t clip, bool interpolated);
diff --git a/src/libtrx/meson.build b/src/libtrx/meson.build
index 140a8a0c2c..644b23558f 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/meson.build
+++ b/src/libtrx/meson.build
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ sources = [
   'enum_map.c',
   'event_manager.c',
   'filesystem.c',
+  'game/anims/common.c',
   'game/clock/common.c',
   'game/clock/timer.c',
   'game/clock/turbo.c',
diff --git a/src/tr1/game/inject.c b/src/tr1/game/inject.c
index 35d71fed6b..53f5d01043 100644
--- a/src/tr1/game/inject.c
+++ b/src/tr1/game/inject.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static void M_LoadFromFile(INJECTION *injection, const char *filename)
     info->anim_change_count = VFile_ReadS32(fp);
     info->anim_range_count = VFile_ReadS32(fp);
     info->anim_cmd_count = VFile_ReadS32(fp);
-    info->anim_bone_count = VFile_ReadS32(fp);
+    info->anim_bone_count = VFile_ReadS32(fp) / BONE_SIZE;
     info->anim_frame_data_count = VFile_ReadS32(fp);
     info->anim_count = VFile_ReadS32(fp);
     info->object_count = VFile_ReadS32(fp);
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static void M_LoadFromFile(INJECTION *injection, const char *filename)
         VFile_Skip(fp, info->anim_change_count * 6);
         VFile_Skip(fp, info->anim_range_count * 8);
         VFile_Skip(fp, info->anim_cmd_count * 2);
-        VFile_Skip(fp, info->anim_bone_count * 4);
+        VFile_Skip(fp, info->anim_bone_count * 4 * BONE_SIZE);
 
         info->anim_frame_count = 0;
         info->anim_frame_mesh_rot_count = 0;
@@ -554,9 +554,8 @@ static void M_AnimData(INJECTION *injection, LEVEL_INFO *level_info)
     VFile_Read(
         fp, g_AnimCommands + level_info->anim_command_count,
         sizeof(int16_t) * inj_info->anim_cmd_count);
-    VFile_Read(
-        fp, g_AnimBones + level_info->anim_bone_count,
-        sizeof(int32_t) * inj_info->anim_bone_count);
+    Level_ReadAnimBones(
+        level_info->anim_bone_count, inj_info->anim_bone_count, fp);
     const size_t frame_data_start = VFile_GetPos(fp);
     VFile_Skip(fp, inj_info->anim_frame_data_count * sizeof(int16_t));
     const size_t frame_data_end = VFile_GetPos(fp);
@@ -717,7 +716,7 @@ static void M_ObjectData(
 
         const int16_t num_meshes = VFile_ReadS16(fp);
         const int16_t mesh_idx = VFile_ReadS16(fp);
-        const int32_t bone_idx = VFile_ReadS32(fp);
+        const int32_t bone_idx = VFile_ReadS32(fp) / BONE_SIZE;
 
         // When mesh data has been omitted from the injection, this indicates
         // that we wish to retain what's already defined so to avoid duplicate
diff --git a/src/tr1/game/level.c b/src/tr1/game/level.c
index 9a5cafac5e..b4f4669540 100644
--- a/src/tr1/game/level.c
+++ b/src/tr1/game/level.c
@@ -375,17 +375,14 @@ static void M_LoadAnimCommands(VFILE *file)
     Benchmark_End(benchmark, NULL);
 }
 
-static void M_LoadAnimBones(VFILE *file)
+static void M_LoadAnimBones(VFILE *const file)
 {
     BENCHMARK *const benchmark = Benchmark_Start();
-    m_LevelInfo.anim_bone_count = VFile_ReadS32(file);
+    m_LevelInfo.anim_bone_count = VFile_ReadS32(file) / BONE_SIZE;
     LOG_INFO("%d anim bones", m_LevelInfo.anim_bone_count);
-    g_AnimBones = GameBuf_Alloc(
-        sizeof(int32_t)
-            * (m_LevelInfo.anim_bone_count + m_InjectionInfo->anim_bone_count),
-        GBUF_ANIM_BONES);
-    VFile_Read(
-        file, g_AnimBones, sizeof(int32_t) * m_LevelInfo.anim_bone_count);
+    Anim_InitialiseBones(
+        m_LevelInfo.anim_bone_count + m_InjectionInfo->anim_bone_count);
+    Level_ReadAnimBones(0, m_LevelInfo.anim_bone_count, file);
     Benchmark_End(benchmark, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -478,7 +475,7 @@ static void M_LoadObjects(VFILE *file)
 
         object->nmeshes = VFile_ReadS16(file);
         object->mesh_idx = VFile_ReadS16(file);
-        object->bone_idx = VFile_ReadS32(file);
+        object->bone_idx = VFile_ReadS32(file) / BONE_SIZE;
 
         const int32_t frame_offset = VFile_ReadS32(file);
         object->anim_idx = VFile_ReadS16(file);
diff --git a/src/tr1/game/objects/common.c b/src/tr1/game/objects/common.c
index 9364ade59d..b55736cdc3 100644
--- a/src/tr1/game/objects/common.c
+++ b/src/tr1/game/objects/common.c
@@ -431,8 +431,3 @@ void Object_DrawMesh(
         Output_DrawObjectMesh(mesh, clip);
     }
 }
-
-ANIM_BONE *Object_GetBone(const OBJECT *const object, const int32_t bone_idx)
-{
-    return (ANIM_BONE *)&g_AnimBones[object->bone_idx + bone_idx * 4];
-}
diff --git a/src/tr1/global/vars.c b/src/tr1/global/vars.c
index 8974ff431f..d0bfc80d0b 100644
--- a/src/tr1/global/vars.c
+++ b/src/tr1/global/vars.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ ANIM_CHANGE *g_AnimChanges = NULL;
 ANIM_RANGE *g_AnimRanges = NULL;
 TEXTURE_RANGE *g_AnimTextureRanges = NULL;
 int16_t *g_AnimCommands = NULL;
-int32_t *g_AnimBones = NULL;
 ANIM_FRAME *g_AnimFrames = NULL;
 int32_t *g_AnimFrameMeshRots = NULL;
 int16_t g_NumCineFrames = 0;
diff --git a/src/tr1/global/vars.h b/src/tr1/global/vars.h
index d9a28a47ec..7c897d6fd1 100644
--- a/src/tr1/global/vars.h
+++ b/src/tr1/global/vars.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ extern ANIM_CHANGE *g_AnimChanges;
 extern ANIM_RANGE *g_AnimRanges;
 extern TEXTURE_RANGE *g_AnimTextureRanges;
 extern int16_t *g_AnimCommands;
-extern int32_t *g_AnimBones;
 extern ANIM_FRAME *g_AnimFrames;
 extern int32_t *g_AnimFrameMeshRots;
 extern int16_t g_NumCineFrames;
diff --git a/src/tr2/game/level.c b/src/tr2/game/level.c
index 6b7910780c..9ae73d5d12 100644
--- a/src/tr2/game/level.c
+++ b/src/tr2/game/level.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <libtrx/engine/audio.h>
 #include <libtrx/filesystem.h>
 #include <libtrx/game/gamebuf.h>
+#include <libtrx/game/level.h>
 #include <libtrx/log.h>
 #include <libtrx/memory.h>
 
@@ -310,11 +311,10 @@ static void M_LoadAnimCommands(VFILE *const file)
 static void M_LoadAnimBones(VFILE *const file)
 {
     BENCHMARK *const benchmark = Benchmark_Start();
-    const int32_t num_anim_bones = VFile_ReadS32(file);
+    const int32_t num_anim_bones = VFile_ReadS32(file) / BONE_SIZE;
     LOG_INFO("anim bones: %d", num_anim_bones);
-    g_AnimBones =
-        GameBuf_Alloc(sizeof(int32_t) * num_anim_bones, GBUF_ANIM_BONES);
-    VFile_Read(file, g_AnimBones, sizeof(int32_t) * num_anim_bones);
+    Anim_InitialiseBones(num_anim_bones);
+    Level_ReadAnimBones(0, num_anim_bones, file);
     Benchmark_End(benchmark, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static void M_LoadObjects(VFILE *const file)
         OBJECT *const object = &g_Objects[object_id];
         object->mesh_count = VFile_ReadS16(file);
         object->mesh_idx = VFile_ReadS16(file);
-        object->bone_idx = VFile_ReadS32(file);
+        object->bone_idx = VFile_ReadS32(file) / BONE_SIZE;
         const int32_t frame_idx = VFile_ReadS32(file);
         object->frame_base = ((int16_t *)g_AnimFrames) + frame_idx / 2;
         object->anim_idx = VFile_ReadS16(file);
diff --git a/src/tr2/game/objects/common.c b/src/tr2/game/objects/common.c
index 99eb87941b..13134bf562 100644
--- a/src/tr2/game/objects/common.c
+++ b/src/tr2/game/objects/common.c
@@ -277,8 +277,3 @@ BOUNDS_16 Object_GetBoundingBox(
     Matrix_Pop();
     return new_bounds;
 }
-
-ANIM_BONE *Object_GetBone(const OBJECT *const object, const int32_t bone_idx)
-{
-    return (ANIM_BONE *)&g_AnimBones[object->bone_idx + bone_idx * 4];
-}
diff --git a/src/tr2/global/vars.c b/src/tr2/global/vars.c
index 401ef82431..b00bb22ed9 100644
--- a/src/tr2/global/vars.c
+++ b/src/tr2/global/vars.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ int32_t g_SoundEffectCount;
 OBJECT g_Objects[265] = { 0 };
 int16_t **g_Meshes = NULL;
 ANIM *g_Anims = NULL;
-int32_t *g_AnimBones = NULL;
 int32_t g_RoomCount;
 ROOM *g_Rooms = NULL;
 int32_t g_FlipStatus;
diff --git a/src/tr2/global/vars.h b/src/tr2/global/vars.h
index 17b4095b87..0e21171d2d 100644
--- a/src/tr2/global/vars.h
+++ b/src/tr2/global/vars.h
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ extern int32_t g_SoundEffectCount;
 extern OBJECT g_Objects[265];
 extern int16_t **g_Meshes;
 extern ANIM *g_Anims;
-extern int32_t *g_AnimBones;
 extern int32_t g_RoomCount;
 extern ROOM *g_Rooms;
 extern int32_t g_FlipStatus;