diff --git a/src/openrct2/actions/TrackPlaceAction.cpp b/src/openrct2/actions/TrackPlaceAction.cpp
index ec4ce6cb29..b961f6ffda 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/actions/TrackPlaceAction.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/actions/TrackPlaceAction.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "../world/Surface.h"
 #include "RideSetSettingAction.h"
 
+using namespace OpenRCT2::TrackMetaData;
 TrackPlaceActionResult::TrackPlaceActionResult()
     : GameActions::Result(GameActions::Status::Ok, STR_RIDE_CONSTRUCTION_CANT_CONSTRUCT_THIS_HERE)
 {
@@ -146,7 +147,8 @@ GameActions::Result::Ptr TrackPlaceAction::Query() const
         if ((_trackPlaceFlags & CONSTRUCTION_LIFT_HILL_SELECTED)
             && !ride->GetRideTypeDescriptor().SupportsTrackPiece(TRACK_LIFT_HILL_STEEP) && !gCheatsEnableChainLiftOnAllTrack)
         {
-            if (TrackFlags[_trackType] & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_IS_STEEP_UP)
+            const auto& teDescriptor = GetTrackElementDescriptor(_trackType);
+            if (teDescriptor.Flags & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_IS_STEEP_UP)
             {
                 return std::make_unique<TrackPlaceActionResult>(GameActions::Status::Disallowed, STR_TOO_STEEP_FOR_LIFT_HILL);
             }
@@ -176,7 +178,8 @@ GameActions::Result::Ptr TrackPlaceAction::Query() const
     }
     if (!gCheatsAllowTrackPlaceInvalidHeights)
     {
-        if (TrackFlags[_trackType] & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_STARTS_AT_HALF_HEIGHT)
+        const auto& teDescriptor = GetTrackElementDescriptor(_trackType);
+        if (teDescriptor.Flags & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_STARTS_AT_HALF_HEIGHT)
         {
             if ((_origin.z & 0x0F) != 8)
             {
@@ -260,7 +263,8 @@ GameActions::Result::Ptr TrackPlaceAction::Query() const
 
         res->GroundFlags = mapGroundFlags;
 
-        if (TrackFlags[_trackType] & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_ONLY_ABOVE_GROUND)
+        const auto& teDescriptor = GetTrackElementDescriptor(_trackType);
+        if (teDescriptor.Flags & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_ONLY_ABOVE_GROUND)
         {
             if (res->GroundFlags & ELEMENT_IS_UNDERGROUND)
             {
@@ -269,7 +273,7 @@ GameActions::Result::Ptr TrackPlaceAction::Query() const
             }
         }
 
-        if (TrackFlags[_trackType] & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_ONLY_UNDERWATER)
+        if (teDescriptor.Flags & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_ONLY_UNDERWATER)
         { // No element has this flag
             if (canBuild->GroundFlags & ELEMENT_IS_UNDERWATER)
             {
diff --git a/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp b/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp
index b6b7ba338a..3bbf94cb01 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp
@@ -2663,7 +2663,8 @@ static bool ride_check_track_contains_inversions(CoordsXYE* input, CoordsXYE* ou
     while (track_circuit_iterator_next(&it))
     {
         auto trackType = it.current.element->AsTrack()->GetTrackType();
-        if (TrackFlags[trackType] & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_INVERSION_TO_NORMAL)
+        const auto& teDescriptor = GetTrackElementDescriptor(trackType);
+        if (teDescriptor.Flags & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_INVERSION_TO_NORMAL)
         {
             *output = it.current;
             return true;
@@ -2721,7 +2722,8 @@ static bool ride_check_track_contains_banked(CoordsXYE* input, CoordsXYE* output
     while (track_circuit_iterator_next(&it))
     {
         auto trackType = output->element->AsTrack()->GetTrackType();
-        if (TrackFlags[trackType] & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_BANKED)
+        const auto& teDescriptor = GetTrackElementDescriptor(trackType);
+        if (teDescriptor.Flags & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_BANKED)
         {
             *output = it.current;
             return true;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/ride/TrackData.cpp b/src/openrct2/ride/TrackData.cpp
index ce4d221e2d..068f01035a 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/ride/TrackData.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/ride/TrackData.cpp
@@ -4858,7 +4858,7 @@ const uint8_t TrackSequenceElementAllowedWallEdges[TrackElemType::Count][MaxSequ
 };
 
 /** rct2: 0x0099423C */
-const uint16_t TrackFlags[TrackElemType::Count] = {
+const static uint16_t TrackFlags[TrackElemType::Count] = {
     /* TrackElemType::Flat                                          */   TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_ALLOW_LIFT_HILL,
     /* TrackElemType::EndStation                                    */   0,
     /* TrackElemType::BeginStation                                  */   0,
diff --git a/src/openrct2/ride/TrackData.h b/src/openrct2/ride/TrackData.h
index 4f819deeb3..d96d777677 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/ride/TrackData.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/ride/TrackData.h
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ extern const uint32_t TrackHeightMarkerPositions[TrackElemType::Count];
 
 extern const uint8_t TrackSequenceElementAllowedWallEdges[TrackElemType::Count][16];
 
-extern const uint16_t TrackFlags[TrackElemType::Count];
-
 struct TrackElementDescriptor
 {
     rct_track_coordinates Coordinates;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/ride/Vehicle.cpp b/src/openrct2/ride/Vehicle.cpp
index 7b25234d35..aaa9e37770 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/ride/Vehicle.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/ride/Vehicle.cpp
@@ -1707,7 +1707,8 @@ void Vehicle::UpdateMeasurements()
                 }
         }
 
-        uint16_t trackFlags = TrackFlags[trackElemType];
+        const auto& teDescriptor = GetTrackElementDescriptor(trackElemType);
+        uint16_t trackFlags = teDescriptor.Flags;
 
         uint32_t testingFlags = curRide->testing_flags;
         if (testingFlags & RIDE_TESTING_TURN_LEFT && trackFlags & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_TURN_LEFT)
@@ -8545,7 +8546,8 @@ bool Vehicle::UpdateTrackMotionBackwardsGetNewTrack(uint16_t trackType, Ride* cu
             if (next_vehicle_on_train == SPRITE_INDEX_NULL)
             {
                 trackType = tileElement->AsTrack()->GetTrackType();
-                if (!(TrackFlags[trackType] & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_DOWN))
+                const auto& teDescriptor = GetTrackElementDescriptor(trackType);
+                if (!(teDescriptor.Flags & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_DOWN))
                 {
                     _vehicleMotionTrackFlags |= VEHICLE_UPDATE_MOTION_TRACK_FLAG_9;
                 }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/windows/_legacy.cpp b/src/openrct2/windows/_legacy.cpp
index 15ff0447f5..dd0313d2fb 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/windows/_legacy.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/windows/_legacy.cpp
@@ -349,13 +349,13 @@ bool window_ride_construction_update_state(
     bool turnOffLiftHill = false;
     if (!(_enabledRidePieces & (1ULL << TRACK_LIFT_HILL_CURVE)))
     {
-        if (TrackFlags[trackType] & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_CURVE_ALLOWS_LIFT)
+        if (teDescriptor.Flags & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_CURVE_ALLOWS_LIFT)
         {
             turnOffLiftHill = true;
         }
     }
 
-    if (!(TrackFlags[trackType] & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_ALLOW_LIFT_HILL))
+    if (!(teDescriptor.Flags & TRACK_ELEM_FLAG_ALLOW_LIFT_HILL))
     {
         turnOffLiftHill = true;
     }