diff --git a/src/basicinlines.h b/src/basicinlines.h
index 2f81a6c64..488cdf552 100644
--- a/src/basicinlines.h
+++ b/src/basicinlines.h
@@ -177,15 +177,6 @@ static inline SDWORD DivScale30 (SDWORD a, SDWORD b) { return (SDWORD)(((SQWORD)
 static inline SDWORD DivScale31 (SDWORD a, SDWORD b) { return (SDWORD)(((SQWORD)a << 31) / b); }
 static inline SDWORD DivScale32 (SDWORD a, SDWORD b) { return (SDWORD)(((SQWORD)a << 32) / b); }
 
-static __forceinline void clearbuf (void *buff, unsigned int count, SDWORD clear)
-{
-	SDWORD *b2 = (SDWORD *)buff;
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i != count; ++i)
-	{
-		b2[i] = clear;
-	}
-}
-
 static __forceinline void clearbufshort (void *buff, unsigned int count, WORD clear)
 {
 	SWORD *b2 = (SWORD *)buff;
diff --git a/src/g_strife/strife_sbar.cpp b/src/g_strife/strife_sbar.cpp
index 355910616..ccf17f8f1 100644
--- a/src/g_strife/strife_sbar.cpp
+++ b/src/g_strife/strife_sbar.cpp
@@ -169,14 +169,10 @@ void FHealthBar::MakeTexture ()
 
 void FHealthBar::FillBar (int min, int max, BYTE light, BYTE dark)
 {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN__
-	SDWORD fill = (light << 24) | (dark << 16) | (light << 8) | dark;
-#else
-	SDWORD fill = light | (dark << 8) | (light << 16) | (dark << 24);
-#endif
-	if (max > min)
+	for (int i = min*2; i < max*2; i++)
 	{
-		clearbuf (&Pixels[min*4], max - min, fill);
+		Pixels[i * 2] = light;
+		Pixels[i * 2 + 1] = dark;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gccinlines.h b/src/gccinlines.h
index 7311e9695..54a2448c7 100644
--- a/src/gccinlines.h
+++ b/src/gccinlines.h
@@ -291,19 +291,6 @@ static inline SDWORD DivScale32 (SDWORD a, SDWORD b)
 	return result;
 }
 
-static inline void clearbuf (void *buff, int count, SDWORD clear)
-{
-	int dummy1, dummy2;
-	asm volatile
-		("rep stosl"
-		:"=D" (dummy1),
-		 "=c" (dummy2)
-		: "D" (buff),
-		  "c" (count),
-		  "a" (clear)
-		);
-}
-
 static inline void clearbufshort (void *buff, unsigned int count, WORD clear)
 {
 	asm volatile
diff --git a/src/mscinlines.h b/src/mscinlines.h
index 7befe5395..1aded4e7b 100644
--- a/src/mscinlines.h
+++ b/src/mscinlines.h
@@ -321,15 +321,6 @@ __forceinline SDWORD DivScale32 (SDWORD a, SDWORD b)
 	__asm idiv b
 }
 
-__forceinline void clearbuf (void *buff, unsigned int count, SDWORD clear)
-{
-	SDWORD *b2 = (SDWORD *)buff;
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i != count; ++i)
-	{
-		b2[i] = clear;
-	}
-}
-
 __forceinline void clearbufshort (void *buff, unsigned int count, WORD clear)
 {
 	SWORD *b2 = (SWORD *)buff;
diff --git a/src/p_maputl.cpp b/src/p_maputl.cpp
index 31b412598..fdf66e969 100644
--- a/src/p_maputl.cpp
+++ b/src/p_maputl.cpp
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ void FBlockThingsIterator::init(const FBoundingBox &box)
 
 void FBlockThingsIterator::ClearHash()
 {
-	clearbuf(Buckets, countof(Buckets), -1);
+	memset(Buckets, -1, sizeof(Buckets));
 	NumFixedHash = 0;
 	DynHash.Clear();
 }
diff --git a/src/r_data/sprites.cpp b/src/r_data/sprites.cpp
index 3e0cb80cc..b384211fc 100644
--- a/src/r_data/sprites.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data/sprites.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void R_InitSpriteDefs ()
 	// Create a hash table to speed up the process
 	smax = TexMan.NumTextures();
 	hashes = new Hasher[smax];
-	clearbuf(hashes, sizeof(Hasher)*smax/4, -1);
+	memset(hashes, -1, sizeof(Hasher)*smax);
 	for (i = 0; i < smax; ++i)
 	{
 		FTexture *tex = TexMan.ByIndex(i);
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void R_InitSpriteDefs ()
 	// Repeat, for voxels
 	vmax = Wads.GetNumLumps();
 	vhashes = new VHasher[vmax];
-	clearbuf(vhashes, sizeof(VHasher)*vmax/4, -1);
+	memset(vhashes, -1, sizeof(VHasher)*vmax);
 	for (i = 0; i < vmax; ++i)
 	{
 		if (Wads.GetLumpNamespace(i) == ns_voxels)