diff --git a/src/dosbox.cpp b/src/dosbox.cpp
index 418674393..4481143ae 100644
--- a/src/dosbox.cpp
+++ b/src/dosbox.cpp
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ extern bool			VIDEO_BIOS_enable_CGA_8x8_second_half;
 extern bool			allow_more_than_640kb;
 extern bool			adapter_rom_is_ram;
 
-bool                enable_pc98_jump = false;
-
 bool				dos_con_use_int16_to_detect_input = true;
 
 bool				dbg_zero_on_dos_allocmem = true;
@@ -811,18 +809,6 @@ void DOSBOX_RealInit() {
 	clockdom_8250_UART.set_name("8250 UART");
 	clockdom_ISA_BCLK.set_name("ISA BCLK");
 	clockdom_PCI_BCLK.set_name("PCI BCLK");
-
-    /* the changes are so large to begin supporting PC-98 that it's probably better
-     * to boot up in IBM PC/XT/AT mode and then switch into PC-98 */
-	if (IS_PC98_ARCH) {
-        LOG_MSG("PC-98 WARNING: Implementation is very early, and not the initial state.");
-
-        enable_pc98_jump = true;
-        int10.vesa_nolfb = false;
-        int10.vesa_oldvbe = false;
-        svgaCard = SVGA_None;
-        machine = MCH_VGA;
-    }
 }
 
 void DOSBOX_SetupConfigSections(void) {
diff --git a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
index bab0e8a7a..e2c369460 100644
--- a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
@@ -5660,12 +5660,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 			MAPPER_RunInternal();
 		}
 
-        /* if we're supposed to run in PC-98 mode, then do it NOW */
-        if (enable_pc98_jump) {
-            machine = MCH_PC98;
-            enable_pc98_jump = false;
-        }
-
 		/* The machine just "powered on", and then reset finished */
 		if (!VM_PowerOn()) E_Exit("VM failed to power on");
 
diff --git a/src/hardware/adlib.cpp b/src/hardware/adlib.cpp
index a43aa6b93..499f6aa53 100644
--- a/src/hardware/adlib.cpp
+++ b/src/hardware/adlib.cpp
@@ -698,8 +698,6 @@ void OPL_SaveRawEvent(bool pressed) {
 	}
 }
 
-extern bool enable_pc98_jump;
-
 namespace Adlib {
 
 Module::Module( Section* configuration ) : Module_base(configuration) {
@@ -783,9 +781,6 @@ OPL_Mode Module::oplmode=OPL_none;
 
 
 void OPL_Init(Section* sec,OPL_Mode oplmode) {
-    // HACK: Don't register anything if we know we're going to unregister later to enter PC-98 mode.
-    if (enable_pc98_jump) return;
-
 	Adlib::Module::oplmode = oplmode;
 	module = new Adlib::Module( sec );
 }
diff --git a/src/hardware/vga.cpp b/src/hardware/vga.cpp
index 041140531..533d8f2ba 100644
--- a/src/hardware/vga.cpp
+++ b/src/hardware/vga.cpp
@@ -643,13 +643,8 @@ void VGA_Reset(Section*) {
 			else vga.vmemsize = _KB_bytes(256);
 			break;
 		case MCH_VGA:
-            if (enable_pc98_jump) {
-                if (vga.vmemsize < _KB_bytes(512)) vga.vmemsize = _KB_bytes(512);
-            }
-            else {
-                if (vga.vmemsize < _KB_bytes(256)) vga.vmemsize = _KB_bytes(256);
-            }
-			break;
+            if (vga.vmemsize < _KB_bytes(256)) vga.vmemsize = _KB_bytes(256);
+            break;
 		case MCH_AMSTRAD:
 			if (vga.vmemsize < _KB_bytes(64)) vga.vmemsize = _KB_bytes(64); /* FIXME: Right? */
 			break;