diff --git a/src/am_map.c b/src/am_map.c
index bae4a5f87..8b6a5ab73 100644
--- a/src/am_map.c
+++ b/src/am_map.c
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ static void AM_initScreenSize(void)
   if (automapoverlay && scaledviewheight == SCREENHEIGHT)
     f_h = video.height;
   else
-    f_h = video.height - V_ScaleY(ST_HEIGHT);
+    f_h = V_ScaleY(SCREENHEIGHT - ST_HEIGHT);
 }
 
 void AM_ResetScreenSize(void)
diff --git a/src/r_draw.c b/src/r_draw.c
index a74578033..edae919cc 100644
--- a/src/r_draw.c
+++ b/src/r_draw.c
@@ -43,12 +43,11 @@
 //  and the total size == width*height*depth/8.,
 //
 
-byte *viewimage; 
-int  viewwidth;
 int  scaledviewwidth;
 int  scaledviewheight;        // killough 11/98
 int  scaledviewx;
 int  scaledviewy;
+int  viewwidth;
 int  viewheight;
 int  viewwindowx;
 int  viewwindowy; 
@@ -941,8 +940,6 @@ void R_VideoErase(int x, int y, int w, int h)
 
 void R_DrawViewBorder(void)
 {
-  int side;
-
   if (scaledviewwidth == video.unscaledw || background_buffer == NULL)
     return;
 
@@ -950,9 +947,9 @@ void R_DrawViewBorder(void)
   R_VideoErase(0, 0, video.unscaledw, scaledviewy);
 
   // copy sides
-  side = scaledviewx;
-  R_VideoErase(0, scaledviewy, side, scaledviewheight);
-  R_VideoErase(video.unscaledw - side, scaledviewy, side, scaledviewheight);
+  R_VideoErase(0, scaledviewy, scaledviewx, scaledviewheight);
+  R_VideoErase(scaledviewx + scaledviewwidth, scaledviewy, scaledviewx,
+               scaledviewheight);
 
   // copy bottom
   R_VideoErase(0, scaledviewy + scaledviewheight, video.unscaledw, scaledviewy);
diff --git a/src/r_main.c b/src/r_main.c
index 01be2a1f6..f7eede572 100644
--- a/src/r_main.c
+++ b/src/r_main.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ void R_ExecuteSetViewSize (void)
     }
 
   // [crispy] forcefully initialize the status bar backing screen
-  ST_refreshBackground(true);
+  ST_refreshBackground();
 
   pspr_interp = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/st_stuff.c b/src/st_stuff.c
index 47ce7d1b0..7e82d7e20 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.c
+++ b/src/st_stuff.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static void ST_DrawSolidBackground(int st_x)
   Z_ChangeTag (pal, PU_CACHE);
 }
 
-void ST_refreshBackground(boolean force)
+void ST_refreshBackground(void)
 {
     int st_x;
 
@@ -441,24 +441,7 @@ void ST_refreshBackground(boolean force)
 
     // [crispy] copy entire video.unscaledw, to preserve the pattern to the left
     // and right of the status bar in widescren mode
-    if (!force)
-    {
-        V_CopyRect(ST_X, 0, st_backing_screen,
-                   video.unscaledw, ST_HEIGHT,
-                   ST_X, ST_Y);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        if (video.deltaw > 0 && !st_firsttime)
-        {
-            V_CopyRect(0, 0, st_backing_screen,
-                       video.deltaw, ST_HEIGHT,
-                       0, ST_Y);
-            V_CopyRect(SCREENWIDTH + video.deltaw, 0, st_backing_screen,
-                       video.deltaw, ST_HEIGHT,
-                       SCREENWIDTH + video.deltaw, ST_Y);
-        }
-    }
+    V_CopyRect(0, 0, st_backing_screen, video.unscaledw, ST_HEIGHT, 0, ST_Y);
 }
 
 // Respond to keyboard input events,
@@ -1087,7 +1070,7 @@ void ST_Drawer(boolean fullscreen, boolean refresh)
     st_firsttime = false;
 
     // draw status bar background to off-screen buff
-    ST_refreshBackground(false);
+    ST_refreshBackground();
   }
   
   ST_drawWidgets();
diff --git a/src/st_stuff.h b/src/st_stuff.h
index bb78ef280..3b9c1e9b2 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.h
+++ b/src/st_stuff.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void ST_Init(void);
 void ST_Warnings(void);
 
 // [crispy] forcefully initialize the status bar backing screen
-void ST_refreshBackground(boolean force);
+void ST_refreshBackground(void);
 
 void ST_InitRes(void);