diff --git a/game_launch/game.cpp b/game_launch/game.cpp
index 7d226372..d8bc8152 100644
--- a/game_launch/game.cpp
+++ b/game_launch/game.cpp
@@ -92,11 +92,7 @@ static void Sys_LoadEngine( void )
 		Xash_Error("Unable to load the " XASHLIB ": %s", dlerror() );
 	}
 
-	if(( Xash_Main = (pfnInit)GetProcAddress( hEngine, "Platform_Main" )) == NULL )
-	{
-		// silently ignore absence of platform-specific init
-	}
-	else if(( Xash_Main = (pfnInit)GetProcAddress( hEngine, "Host_Main" )) == NULL )
+	if(( Xash_Main = (pfnInit)GetProcAddress( hEngine, "Host_Main" )) == NULL )
 	{
 		Xash_Error( XASHLIB " missed 'Host_Main' export: %s", dlerror() );
 	}