diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerApp.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerApp.java
index 5ea0d8b5e..20f3603f3 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerApp.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerApp.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ViewerApp.java,v 1.21 2001/12/12 19:52:50 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: ViewerApp.java,v 1.22 2001/12/16 06:52:11 shaper Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.viewer;
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.threerings.cast.bundle.BundledComponentRepository;
 
 import com.threerings.miso.Log;
 import com.threerings.miso.scene.DisplayMisoSceneImpl;
+import com.threerings.miso.scene.MisoCharacterSprite;
 import com.threerings.miso.scene.MisoSceneModel;
 import com.threerings.miso.tools.scene.xml.MisoSceneParser;
 import com.threerings.miso.util.MisoContext;
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public class ViewerApp
         BundledComponentRepository crepo =
             new BundledComponentRepository(rmgr, imgr, "components");
         CharacterManager charmgr = new CharacterManager(crepo);
+        charmgr.setCharacterClass(MisoCharacterSprite.class);
 
         // create our scene view panel
         _panel = new ViewerSceneViewPanel(ctx, spritemgr, charmgr, crepo);
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerSceneViewPanel.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerSceneViewPanel.java
index c6d7d297a..2e21017be 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerSceneViewPanel.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/viewer/ViewerSceneViewPanel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ViewerSceneViewPanel.java,v 1.35 2001/11/29 23:36:31 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: ViewerSceneViewPanel.java,v 1.36 2001/12/16 06:52:11 shaper Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.viewer;
 
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ public class ViewerSceneViewPanel extends SceneViewPanel
         // create an animation manager for this panel
   	_animmgr = new AnimationManager(spritemgr, this);
 
-        // configure the character manager from which we obtain sprites
-        charmgr.setCharacterClass(MisoCharacterSprite.class);
-
         // create the character descriptors
         _descUser = CastUtil.getRandomDescriptor(crepo);
         _descDecoy = CastUtil.getRandomDescriptor(crepo);