diff --git a/engines/cge/cge.cpp b/engines/cge/cge.cpp
index 168f45e45b2..116bafcb64e 100644
--- a/engines/cge/cge.cpp
+++ b/engines/cge/cge.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ void CGEEngine::setup() {
 	// Initialise engine objects
 	_text = new Text(this, progName(), 128);
 	_vga = new Vga(M13H);
-	_heart = new Heart;
 	_sys = new System(this);
 	_pocLight = new PocLight(this);
 	for (int i = 0; i < kPocketNX; i++) {
@@ -170,7 +169,6 @@ CGEEngine::~CGEEngine() {
 	delete _cavLight;
 	delete _debugLine;
 	delete _text;
-	delete _heart;
 	delete _pocLight;
 	delete _keyboard;
 	delete _mouse;
diff --git a/engines/cge/cge_main.cpp b/engines/cge/cge_main.cpp
index 855834b489b..dc573b8b2f7 100644
--- a/engines/cge/cge_main.cpp
+++ b/engines/cge/cge_main.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ namespace CGE {
 uint16  _stklen = (STACK_SIZ * 2);
 
 Vga *_vga;
-Heart *_heart;
 System *_sys;
 Sprite *_pocLight;
 EventManager *_eventManager;
@@ -625,8 +624,6 @@ void CGEEngine::caveUp() {
 	_dark = false;
 	if (!_startupMode)
 		_mouse->on();
-
-	_heart->_enable = true;
 }
 
 
@@ -675,7 +672,6 @@ void CGEEngine::switchCave(int cav) {
 	debugC(1, kCGEDebugEngine, "CGEEngine::switchCave(%d)", cav);
 
 	if (cav != _now) {
-		_heart->_enable = false;
 		if (cav < 0) {
 			_snail->addCom(kSnLabel, -1, 0, NULL);  // wait for repaint
 			_snail->addCom2(kSnExec,  -1, 0, kQGame); // switch cave
@@ -1592,7 +1588,6 @@ void CGEEngine::runGame() {
 	}
 
 	_keyboard->setClient(NULL);
-	_heart->_enable = false;
 	_snail->addCom(kSnClear, -1, 0, NULL);
 	_snail_->addCom(kSnClear, -1, 0, NULL);
 	_mouse->off();
@@ -1612,16 +1607,12 @@ void CGEEngine::movie(const char *ext) {
 		loadScript(fn);
 		expandSprite(_vga->_spareQ->locate(999));
 		feedSnail(_vga->_showQ->locate(999), kTake);
-
 		_vga->_showQ->append(_mouse);
-
-		_heart->_enable = true;
 		_keyboard->setClient(_sys);
 		while (!_snail->idle() && !_eventManager->_quitFlag)
 			mainLoop();
 
 		_keyboard->setClient(NULL);
-		_heart->_enable = false;
 		_snail->addCom(kSnClear, -1, 0, NULL);
 		_snail_->addCom(kSnClear, -1, 0, NULL);
 		_vga->_showQ->clear();
@@ -1662,7 +1653,6 @@ bool CGEEngine::showTitle(const char *name) {
 		_vga->copyPage(1, 2);
 		_vga->copyPage(0, 1);
 		_vga->_showQ->append(_mouse);
-		_heart->_enable = true;
 		_mouse->on();
 		for (; !_snail->idle() || Vmenu::_addr;) {
 			mainLoop();
@@ -1671,7 +1661,6 @@ bool CGEEngine::showTitle(const char *name) {
 		}
 
 		_mouse->off();
-		_heart->_enable = false;
 		_vga->_showQ->clear();
 		_vga->copyPage(0, 2);
 		_soundOk = 2;
@@ -1698,13 +1687,11 @@ bool CGEEngine::showTitle(const char *name) {
 				strcpy(_usrFnam, "User");
 				usr_ok = true;
 			} else {
-				_heart->_enable = true;
 				for (takeName(); GetText::_ptr;) {
 					mainLoop();
 					if (_eventManager->_quitFlag)
 						return false;
 				}
-				_heart->_enable = false;
 				if (_keyboard->last() == Enter && *_usrFnam)
 					usr_ok = true;
 			}
diff --git a/engines/cge/cge_main.h b/engines/cge/cge_main.h
index 681e756c063..d811236485c 100644
--- a/engines/cge/cge_main.h
+++ b/engines/cge/cge_main.h
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ private:
 };
 
 extern Vga *_vga;
-extern Heart *_heart;
 extern System *_sys;
 extern int _offUseCount;
 extern Sprite *_pocLight;
diff --git a/engines/cge/snail.cpp b/engines/cge/snail.cpp
index aa37922b70b..2cd38d671fc 100644
--- a/engines/cge/snail.cpp
+++ b/engines/cge/snail.cpp
@@ -501,16 +501,13 @@ void CGEEngine::snZTrim(Sprite *spr) {
 
 	if (spr)
 		if (spr->active()) {
-			bool en = _heart->_enable;
 			Sprite *s;
-			_heart->_enable = false;
 			s = (spr->_flags._shad) ? spr->_prev : NULL;
 			_vga->_showQ->insert(_vga->_showQ->remove(spr));
 			if (s) {
 				s->_z = spr->_z;
 				_vga->_showQ->insert(_vga->_showQ->remove(s), spr);
 			}
-			_heart->_enable = en;
 		}
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/cge/vga13h.cpp b/engines/cge/vga13h.cpp
index 6e14666bd99..9b30e02e4da 100644
--- a/engines/cge/vga13h.cpp
+++ b/engines/cge/vga13h.cpp
@@ -211,11 +211,6 @@ Sprite *locate(int ref) {
 	return (spr) ? spr : _vga->_spareQ->locate(ref);
 }
 
-
-Heart::Heart() {
-	_enable = false;
-}
-
 Sprite::Sprite(CGEEngine *vm, BMP_PTR *shpP)
 	: _x(0), _y(0), _z(0), _nearPtr(0), _takePtr(0),
 	  _next(NULL), _prev(NULL), _seqPtr(NO_SEQ), _time(0), //Delay(0),
@@ -358,8 +353,6 @@ void Sprite::setName(char *n) {
 
 Sprite *Sprite::expand() {
 	if (!_ext) {
-		bool enbl = _heart->_enable;
-		_heart->_enable = false;
 		_ext = new SprExt;
 		assert(_ext != NULL);
 		if (*_file) {
@@ -473,7 +466,6 @@ Sprite *Sprite::expand() {
 			else
 				_takePtr = NO_PTR;
 		}
-		_heart->_enable = enbl;
 	}
 	return this;
 }
diff --git a/engines/cge/vga13h.h b/engines/cge/vga13h.h
index 535c7005d2e..15da63efbcd 100644
--- a/engines/cge/vga13h.h
+++ b/engines/cge/vga13h.h
@@ -117,13 +117,6 @@ extern Seq _seq2[];
 #define VGAST1  (VGAST1_ & 0xFF)
 
 
-class Heart {
-public:
-	Heart();
-	bool _enable;
-};
-
-
 class SprExt {
 public:
 	int _x0, _y0;