diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/game.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/game.cpp
index b209dfc6080..db2d776fbfb 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/game.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/game.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "sci/engine/kernel_types.h"
 #include "sci/engine/message.h"
 #include "sci/graphics/gui.h"
+#include "sci/graphics/menu.h"
 #include "sci/sound/music.h"
 
 namespace Sci {
@@ -270,8 +271,8 @@ int game_init(EngineState *s) {
 	}
 
 	// Initialize menu TODO: Actually this should be another init()
-	if (s->_gui)
-		s->_gui->menuReset();
+	if (s->_gfxMenu)
+		s->_gfxMenu->reset();
 
 	s->successor = NULL; // No successor
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/gui.cpp b/engines/sci/graphics/gui.cpp
index c1ccd48264a..937f0d83715 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/gui.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/gui.cpp
@@ -276,12 +276,6 @@ void SciGui::drawMenuBar(bool clear) {
 	}
 }
 
-void SciGui::menuReset() {
-	delete _menu;
-	_menu = new GfxMenu(_s->_event, _s->_segMan, this, _ports, _paint16, _text16, _screen, _cursor);
-	_s->_gfxMenu = _menu;
-}
-
 void SciGui::drawPicture(GuiResourceId pictureId, int16 animationNr, bool animationBlackoutFlag, bool mirroredFlag, bool addToFlag, int16 EGApaletteNo) {
 	Port *oldPort = _ports->setPort((Port *)_ports->_picWind);
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/gui.h b/engines/sci/graphics/gui.h
index 7c461de19bc..35caf414571 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/gui.h
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/gui.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void drawStatus(const char *text, int16 colorPen, int16 colorBack);
 	virtual void drawMenuBar(bool clear);
-	virtual void menuReset();
 
 	virtual void drawPicture(GuiResourceId pictureId, int16 animationNr, bool animationBlackoutFlag, bool mirroredFlag, bool addToFlag, int16 EGApaletteNo);
 	virtual void drawCel(GuiResourceId viewId, int16 loopNo, int16 celNo, uint16 leftPos, uint16 topPos, int16 priority, uint16 paletteNo, bool hiresMode = false, reg_t upscaledHiresHandle = NULL_REG);
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/menu.cpp b/engines/sci/graphics/menu.cpp
index 7f5bd969aff..cff22eaefb8 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/menu.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/menu.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ GfxMenu::GfxMenu(SciEvent *event, SegManager *segMan, SciGui *gui, GfxPorts *por
 
 GfxMenu::~GfxMenu() {
 	// TODO: deallocate _list and _itemList
+	reset();
+}
+
+void GfxMenu::reset() {
+	_list.clear();
+	_itemList.clear();
 }
 
 void GfxMenu::kernelAddEntry(Common::String title, Common::String content, reg_t contentVmPtr) {