diff --git a/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt.cpp b/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt.cpp
index 839386d..1bd250f 100644
--- a/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt.cpp
+++ b/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt.cpp
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ static int ttx_req_pause;
 static int sub_pid, sub_page;
 static bool use_gui;
 static int cfg_national_subset;
-#if HAVE_SPARK_HARDWARE
-bool isTtxEplayer = false;
-#endif

 static int screen_x, screen_y, screen_w, screen_h;

@@ -1537,11 +1534,7 @@ void tuxtx_pause_subtitle(bool pause)
        //printf("TuxTxt subtitle unpause, running %d pid %d page %d\n", reader_running, sub_pid, sub_page);
        ttx_paused = 0;
        if(!reader_running && sub_pid && sub_page)
-#if HAVE_SPARK_HARDWARE
-           tuxtx_main(sub_pid, sub_page, 0, isTtxEplayer);
-#else
            tuxtx_main(sub_pid, sub_page);
-#endif
    }
    else {
        if(!reader_running)
@@ -1599,21 +1592,10 @@ int tuxtx_subtitle_running(int *pid, int *page, int *running)
    return ret;
 }

-#if HAVE_SPARK_HARDWARE
-int tuxtx_main(int pid, int page, int source, bool isEplayer)
-#else
 int tuxtx_main(int pid, int page, int source)
-#endif
 {
    char cvs_revision[] = "$Revision: 1.95 $";

-#if HAVE_SPARK_HARDWARE
-   if (isTtxEplayer != isEplayer) {
-       tuxtxt_stop();
-       tuxtxt_clear_cache();
-       isTtxEplayer = isEplayer;
-   }
-#endif
    use_gui = 1;
    boxed = 0;
    oldboxed = boxed;
@@ -2322,10 +2304,6 @@ static void CleanUp()
  ******************************************************************************/
 static int GetTeletextPIDs()
 {
-#if HAVE_SPARK_HARDWARE
-   if (isTtxEplayer)
-       return 0;
-#endif
    int pat_scan, pmt_scan, sdt_scan, desc_scan, pid_test, byte, diff, first_sdt_sec;

    unsigned char bufPAT[1024];