diff --git a/src/g_demo.c b/src/g_demo.c
index 2d6998e80..c331f8523 100644
--- a/src/g_demo.c
+++ b/src/g_demo.c
@@ -2972,15 +2972,13 @@ void G_DoPlayDemo(char *defdemoname)
 	// didn't start recording right away.
 	demo.deferstart = false;
 
-	displayplayers[0] = consoleplayer = 0;
+	consoleplayer = 0;
 	memset(playeringame,0,sizeof(playeringame));
+	memset(displayplayers,0,sizeof(displayplayers));
 
 	// Load players that were in-game when the map started
 	p = READUINT8(demo_p);
 
-	for (i = 1; i < MAXSPLITSCREENPLAYERS; i++)
-		displayplayers[i] = INT32_MAX;
-
 	while (p != 0xFF)
 	{
 		UINT8 flags = READUINT8(demo_p);
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 381d88043..ea1089dd6 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -1827,13 +1827,6 @@ void G_ResetView(UINT8 viewnum, INT32 playernum, boolean onlyactive)
 			viewnum = playersviewable;
 		r_splitscreen = viewnum-1;
 
-		/* Prepare extra views for G_FindView to pass. */
-		for (viewd = splits+1; viewd < viewnum; ++viewd)
-		{
-			displayplayerp = (&displayplayers[viewd-1]);
-			(*displayplayerp) = INT32_MAX;
-		}
-
 		R_ExecuteSetViewSize();
 	}