diff --git a/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm b/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
index 185efc8f..b5a189b0 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
+++ b/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
@@ -1416,7 +1416,6 @@ NEWSYM StartGUI
     mov [guimsgptr],eax
     popad
     call horizonfixmsg
-    mov byte[guimsgptr],1
 .nohorizon
     cmp dword[GUICTimer],0
     je .notimer