diff --git a/src/v_palette.cpp b/src/v_palette.cpp
index ae3f92c5c..b826e3a9f 100644
--- a/src/v_palette.cpp
+++ b/src/v_palette.cpp
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@ void DoBlending (const PalEntry *from, PalEntry *to, int count, int r, int g, in
 			to[i] = t;
 		}
 	}
-	/*
 	else if (CPU.bSSE2)
 	{
 		if (count >= 4)
@@ -490,7 +489,6 @@ void DoBlending (const PalEntry *from, PalEntry *to, int count, int r, int g, in
 			to += not3count;
 		}
 	}
-	*/
 #ifdef X86_ASM
 	else if (CPU.bMMX)
 	{
diff --git a/src/win32/i_system.cpp b/src/win32/i_system.cpp
index 02a8a6db0..f391ac75f 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_system.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_system.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ void SetLanguageIDs ()
 
 void I_Init (void)
 {
-	//CheckCPUID(&CPU);
+	CheckCPUID(&CPU);
 	CalculateCPUSpeed ();
 
 	// Why does Intel right-justify this string?