diff --git a/source/exhumed/src/view.cpp b/source/exhumed/src/view.cpp
index 5e14f9509..6b279d68c 100644
--- a/source/exhumed/src/view.cpp
+++ b/source/exhumed/src/view.cpp
@@ -257,23 +257,6 @@ void SetView1()
 {
 }
 
-void FlushMessageLine()
-{
-    int tileX = tilesiz[nBackgroundPic].x;
-    int nTileOffset = 0;
-
-    int xPos = 0;
-
-    while (xPos < xdim)
-    {
-        overwritesprite(xPos, 0, nBackgroundPic + nTileOffset, -32, 0, kPalNormal);
-
-        nTileOffset = nTileOffset == 0;
-
-        xPos += tileX;
-    }
-}
-
 void RefreshBackground()
 {
     if (screensize <= 0)
diff --git a/source/glbackend/hw_draw2d.cpp b/source/glbackend/hw_draw2d.cpp
index e02568908..597e5d1e7 100644
--- a/source/glbackend/hw_draw2d.cpp
+++ b/source/glbackend/hw_draw2d.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ void GLInstance::Draw2D(F2DDrawer *drawer)
 		*/
 
 	}
-	//state.SetScissor(-1, -1, -1, -1);
 
 	//state.SetRenderStyle(STYLE_Translucent);
 	ClearBufferState();
@@ -230,6 +229,7 @@ void GLInstance::Draw2D(F2DDrawer *drawer)
 	EnableMultisampling(true);
 	SetIdentityMatrix(Matrix_Projection);
 	matrixArray.Resize(1);
+	renderState.Apply(polymostShader, lastState);	// actually set the desired state before returning.
 }