diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/compiler.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/compiler.h
index 0d00fc579..cd9cedea2 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/compiler.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/compiler.h
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ typedef unsigned char   UNICODE;
 
 typedef PVOID PTR_DESC;
 
-#define FAR_PTR_ADD(fp,val) (*((PBYTE *) (fp)) += (val))
-
 #define PARAGRAPH_SIZE (1 << PARAGRAPH_SHIFT)
 
 #define NULL_PTR 0L
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/decomp/lzdecode.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/decomp/lzdecode.c
index 1ab4c2790..5213ce286 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/decomp/lzdecode.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/decomp/lzdecode.c
@@ -409,11 +409,6 @@ ReenterRun:
 		}
 	} while (size);
 
-	if (_StreamType == MEMORY_STREAM)
-	{
-		FAR_PTR_ADD (&_Stream, 0);
-	}
-
 	lpCodeDesc->buf_index = r;
 	lpCodeDesc->Stream = _Stream;
 	lpCodeDesc->workbuf = _workbuf;
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/decomp/lzencode.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/decomp/lzencode.c
index 4bf19dc66..6a0e7cde6 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/decomp/lzencode.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/decomp/lzencode.c
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ InitTree (void)
 		*(MEM_HANDLE *)lson = h;
 		lson = (PSWORD)((PBYTE)lson + sizeof (h));
 		rson = lson;
-		FAR_PTR_ADD (&rson, (N + 1) * sizeof (lson[0]));
+		((BYTE *) rson) += (N + 1) * sizeof (lson[0]);
 		dad = rson;
-		FAR_PTR_ADD (&dad, (N + 257) * sizeof (rson[0]));
+		((BYTE *) dad) += (N + 257) * sizeof (rson[0]);
 
 		for (i = N + 1; i <= N + 256; i++)
 			rson[i] = NIL; /* root */
@@ -463,10 +463,6 @@ EncodeRestart:
 		}
 	} while (last_match_length == 0);
 
-	if (_StreamType == MEMORY_STREAM)
-	{
-		FAR_PTR_ADD (&_Stream, 0);
-	}
 EncodeExit:
 	lpCodeDesc->buf_index = r;
 	lpCodeDesc->restart_index = s;
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/drawable.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/drawable.c
index e871df76c..a8975adcd 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/drawable.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/drawable.c
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ CopyDrawable (DRAWABLE Drawable)
 
 					num_bytes = size >= 0x7FFF ? 0x7FFF : (COUNT)size;
 					memcpy (lpDst, lpSrc, num_bytes);
-					FAR_PTR_ADD (&lpDst, num_bytes);
-					FAR_PTR_ADD (&lpSrc, num_bytes);
+					lpDst += num_bytes;
+					lpSrc += num_bytes;
 					size -= num_bytes;
 				} while (size);
 				CopyDrawablePtr->hDrawable = (MEM_HANDLE)CopyDrawable;
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/loadres.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/loadres.c
index 2cf4114be..48a38454b 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/loadres.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/loadres.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ GetResourceData (FILE *fp, DWORD length, MEM_FLAGS mem_flags)
 					if ((int)(ReadResFile (RDPtr, 1, num_read, fp)) != (int)num_read)
 						break;
 				}
-				FAR_PTR_ADD (&RDPtr, num_read);
+				((BYTE *) RDPtr) += num_read;
 			} while (length -= num_read);
 
 			UnlockResourceData (RData);
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strings/strings.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strings/strings.c
index 36e38b212..13182019f 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strings/strings.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strings/strings.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ GetStringSoundClip (STRING String)
 		else
 		{
 			StringAddr = (STRINGPTR)StringTablePtr;
-			FAR_PTR_ADD (&StringAddr, StringTablePtr->StringOffsets[StringIndex]);
+			((BYTE *) StringAddr) += StringTablePtr->StringOffsets[StringIndex];
 		}
 		UnlockStringTable (StringTable);
 	}
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ GetStringAddress (STRING String)
 		StringIndex = STRING_INDEX (String);
 		LockStringTable (StringTable, &StringTablePtr);
 		StringAddr = (STRINGPTR)StringTablePtr;
-		FAR_PTR_ADD (&StringAddr, StringTablePtr->StringOffsets[StringIndex]);
+		((BYTE *) StringAddr) += StringTablePtr->StringOffsets[StringIndex];
 		UnlockStringTable (StringTable);
 	}