diff --git a/src/devices/video/poly.h b/src/devices/video/poly.h
index c619c50c2a1..bd656b4147c 100644
--- a/src/devices/video/poly.h
+++ b/src/devices/video/poly.h
@@ -718,12 +718,6 @@ uint32_t poly_manager<_BaseType, _ObjectData, _MaxParams, _MaxPolys>::render_tri
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	else    // GCC 4.7.0 incorrectly claims these are uninitialized; humor it by initializing in the (hopefully rare) zero parameter case
-	{
-		param_start[0] = _BaseType(0.0);
-		param_dpdx[0] = _BaseType(0.0);
-		param_dpdy[0] = _BaseType(0.0);
-	}
 
 	// compute the X extents for each scanline
 	int32_t pixels = 0;