diff --git a/sdl.c b/sdl.c
index 73396e8..cddf672 100644
--- a/sdl.c
+++ b/sdl.c
@@ -93,21 +93,11 @@ static void sdl_resize(DisplayState *ds)
     if (gui_noframe)
         flags |= SDL_NOFRAME;
 
- again:
     real_screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(ds_get_width(ds), ds_get_height(ds), 0, flags);
     if (!real_screen) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Could not open SDL display\n");
         exit(1);
     }
-    if (!real_screen->pixels && (flags & SDL_HWSURFACE) && (flags & SDL_FULLSCREEN)) {
-        flags &= ~SDL_HWSURFACE;
-        goto again;
-    }
-
-    if (!real_screen->pixels) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Could not open SDL display\n");
-        exit(1);
-    }
 
     sdl_setdata(ds);
 }