diff --git a/src/video.c b/src/video.c
index 5db5b86..b89d4a5 100644
--- a/src/video.c
+++ b/src/video.c
@@ -47,19 +47,8 @@ void FCEU_KillVirtualVideo(void)
 int FCEU_InitVirtualVideo(void)
 {
    // 256 bytes per scanline, * 240 scanline maximum, +8 for alignment,
-   if (!XBuf)
-      XBuf = (uint8*)(FCEU_malloc(256 * (256 + extrascanlines + 8)));
+   XBuf = (uint8*)(FCEU_malloc(256 * (256 + extrascanlines + 8)));
 
-   if (!XBuf)
-      return 0;
-
-   if (sizeof(uint8*) == 4)
-   {
-      uintptr_t m;
-      m = (uintptr_t)*XBuf;
-      m = (4 - m) & 3;
-      XBuf += m;
-   }
    memset(XBuf, 128, 256 * (256 + extrascanlines));
    return 1;
 }