4 files changed, 9 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/simon/items.cpp b/simon/items.cpp
index fdd6a82c4d..356c2d2941 100644
--- a/simon/items.cpp
+++ b/simon/items.cpp
@@ -1145,7 +1145,6 @@ int SimonEngine::startSubroutine(Subroutine *sub) {
 }
 
 int SimonEngine::startSubroutineEx(Subroutine *sub) {
-	_item_1_ptr = _item_1;
 	return startSubroutine(sub);
 }
 
diff --git a/simon/res.cpp b/simon/res.cpp
index 95032c8e1a..b0dd801c77 100644
--- a/simon/res.cpp
+++ b/simon/res.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ void SimonEngine::loadGamePcFile(const char *filename) {
 
 	num_inited_objects = allocGamePcVars(&in);
 
-	allocItem1();
 	loginPlayer();
 	readGamePcText(&in);
 
diff --git a/simon/simon.cpp b/simon/simon.cpp
index 8e7736aa4e..6ce91b1bc8 100644
--- a/simon/simon.cpp
+++ b/simon/simon.cpp
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@ SimonEngine::SimonEngine(GameDetector *detector, OSystem *syst)
 
 	_subject_item = 0;
 	_object_item = 0;
-	_item_1_ptr = 0;
-	_item_ptr_B = 0;
 	_item_1 = 0;
 
 	_hitarea_object_item = 0;
@@ -522,7 +520,7 @@ int SimonEngine::allocGamePcVars(File *in) {
 	_itemarray_size = item_array_size;
 	_itemarray_inited = item_array_inited;
 
-	for (i = 2; i != item_array_inited; i++) {
+	for (i = 1; i < item_array_inited; i++) {
 		_itemarray_ptr[i] = (Item *)allocateItem(sizeof(Item));
 	}
 
@@ -533,12 +531,6 @@ int SimonEngine::allocGamePcVars(File *in) {
 	return item_array_inited;
 }
 
-Item *SimonEngine::allocItem1() {
-	Item *item = (Item *)allocateItem(sizeof(Item));
-	_itemarray_ptr[1] = item;
-	return item;
-}
-
 void SimonEngine::loginPlayerHelper(Item *item, int a, int b) {
 	Child9 *child;
 
@@ -552,19 +544,17 @@ void SimonEngine::loginPlayerHelper(Item *item, int a, int b) {
 }
 
 void SimonEngine::loginPlayer() {
-	Item *item;
 	Child *child;
 
-	item = _itemarray_ptr[1];
-	item->unk2 = -1;
-	item->unk1 = 10000;
-	_item_1 = item;
+	_item_1 = _itemarray_ptr[1];
+	_item_1->unk2 = -1;
+	_item_1->unk1 = 10000;
 
-	child = (Child *)allocateChildBlock(item, 3, sizeof(Child));
+	child = (Child *)allocateChildBlock(_item_1, 3, sizeof(Child));
 	if (child == NULL)
 		error("player create failure");
 
-	loginPlayerHelper(item, 0, 0);
+	loginPlayerHelper(_item_1, 0, 0);
 }
 
 void SimonEngine::allocateStringTable(int num) {
@@ -808,15 +798,13 @@ uint SimonEngine::getNextItemID() {
 }
 
 Item *SimonEngine::getItem1Ptr() {
-	if (_item_1_ptr)
-		return _item_1_ptr;
+	if (_item_1)
+		return _item_1;
 	return _dummy_item_1;
 }
 
 Item *SimonEngine::getItemPtrB() {
 	error("getItemPtrB: is this code ever used?");
-	if (_item_ptr_B)
-		return _item_ptr_B;
 	return _dummy_item_1;
 }
 
@@ -1294,11 +1282,9 @@ void SimonEngine::invokeTimeEvent(TimeEvent *te) {
 }
 
 void SimonEngine::o_setup_cond_c() {
-	Item *item = _item_1;
 
 	setup_cond_c_helper();
 
-	_item_1_ptr = item;
 	_object_item = _hitarea_object_item;
 
 	if (_object_item == _dummy_item_2)
@@ -1940,8 +1926,6 @@ void SimonEngine::handle_verb_clicked(uint verb) {
 	Subroutine *sub;
 	int result;
 
-	_item_1_ptr = _item_1;
-
 	_object_item = _hitarea_object_item;
 	if (_object_item == _dummy_item_2) {
 		_object_item = getItem1Ptr();
diff --git a/simon/simon.h b/simon/simon.h
index 7661934fbc..af5548b59b 100644
--- a/simon/simon.h
+++ b/simon/simon.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ protected:
 	FillOrCopyStruct *_fcs_ptr_1;
 
 	Item *_subject_item, *_object_item;
-	Item *_item_1_ptr, *_item_ptr_B;
+	Item *_item_1_ptr;
 	Item *_item_1;
 
 	Item *_hitarea_object_item;
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 	int allocGamePcVars(File *in);
-	Item *allocItem1();
 	void loginPlayerHelper(Item *item, int a, int b);
 	void loginPlayer();
 	void allocateStringTable(int num);