diff --git a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp
index 68a987bc61b..f6ab1808971 100644
--- a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp
@@ -765,13 +765,10 @@ int SDL_SetAlpha(SDL_Surface *surface, Uint32 flag, Uint8 alpha) {
 		if (SDL_SetSurfaceBlendMode(surface, SDL_BLENDMODE_NONE)) {
 			return -1;
 		}
-		SDL_SetSurfaceRLE(surface, 0);
 	} else {
 		if (SDL_SetSurfaceBlendMode(surface, SDL_BLENDMODE_BLEND)) {
 			return -1;
 		}
-		if (flag & SDL_RLEACCEL)
-			SDL_SetSurfaceRLE(surface, 1);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -779,13 +776,7 @@ int SDL_SetAlpha(SDL_Surface *surface, Uint32 flag, Uint8 alpha) {
 
 #undef SDL_SetColorKey
 int SDL_SetColorKey_replacement(SDL_Surface *surface, Uint32 flag, Uint32 key) {
-	if (SDL_SetColorKey(surface, SDL_TRUE, key)) {
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	if (flag & SDL_RLEACCEL)
-		SDL_SetSurfaceRLE(surface, 1);
-	return 0;
+	return SDL_SetColorKey(surface, SDL_TRUE, key) ? -1 : 0;
 }
 #endif