diff --git a/Source/help.cpp b/Source/help.cpp
index 82a5e1c0d..06ee9671c 100644
--- a/Source/help.cpp
+++ b/Source/help.cpp
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ void DrawHelpLine(int always_0, int help_line_nr, char *text, char color)
 	BYTE c;
 
 	width = 0;
-	off = BUFFER_WIDTH * (SStringY[help_line_nr] + 204) + always_0 + 96;
+	off = BUFFER_WIDTH * (help_line_nr * 12 + 204) + always_0 + 96;
 	while (*text) {
 		c = gbFontTransTbl[(BYTE)*text];
 		text++;
diff --git a/Source/items.cpp b/Source/items.cpp
index 3b962d1e7..fd2e32c78 100644
--- a/Source/items.cpp
+++ b/Source/items.cpp
@@ -2924,7 +2924,7 @@ void PrintUString(int x, int y, BOOL cjustflag, char *str, int col)
 	int len, width, off, i, k;
 	BYTE c;
 
-	off = x + BUFFER_WIDTH * (SStringY[y] + 204) + 96;
+	off = x + BUFFER_WIDTH * (y * 12 + 204) + 96;
 	len = strlen(str);
 	k = 0;
 	if (cjustflag) {
@@ -2954,7 +2954,7 @@ void DrawULine(int y)
 	BYTE *src, *dst;
 
 	src = &gpBuffer[SCREENXY(26, 25)];
-	dst = &gpBuffer[BUFFER_WIDTH * (SStringY[y] + 198) + 26 + 64];
+	dst = &gpBuffer[BUFFER_WIDTH * (y * 12 + 198) + 26 + 64];
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++, src += BUFFER_WIDTH, dst += BUFFER_WIDTH)
 		memcpy(dst, src, 266);
diff --git a/Source/quests.cpp b/Source/quests.cpp
index 299ff7163..60e2bbbde 100644
--- a/Source/quests.cpp
+++ b/Source/quests.cpp
@@ -703,8 +703,8 @@ void PrintQLString(int x, int y, BOOL cjustflag, char *str, int col)
 	int len, width, off, i, k, s;
 	BYTE c;
 
-	s = SStringY[y];
-	off = x + BUFFER_WIDTH * (SStringY[y] + 204) + 96;
+	s = y * 12;
+	off = x + BUFFER_WIDTH * (y * 12 + 204) + 96;
 	len = strlen(str);
 	k = 0;
 	if (cjustflag) {
diff --git a/Source/stores.cpp b/Source/stores.cpp
index ea244116a..d2ecce25b 100644
--- a/Source/stores.cpp
+++ b/Source/stores.cpp
@@ -36,32 +36,6 @@ int stextdown;
 char stextscrlubtn;
 char stextflag;
 
-int SStringY[24] = {
-	0,
-	12,
-	24,
-	36,
-	48,
-	60,
-	72,
-	84,
-	96,
-	108,
-	120,
-	132,
-	144,
-	156,
-	168,
-	180,
-	192,
-	204,
-	216,
-	228,
-	240,
-	252,
-	264,
-	276
-};
 char *talkname[9] = {
 	"Griswold",
 	"Pepin",
@@ -148,7 +122,7 @@ void PrintSString(int x, int y, BOOL cjustflag, char *str, char col, int val)
 	BYTE c;
 	char valstr[32];
 
-	s = SStringY[y] + stext[y]._syoff;
+	s = y * 12 + stext[y]._syoff;
 	if (stextsize)
 		xx = 96;
 	else
@@ -199,7 +173,7 @@ void DrawSLine(int y)
 {
 	int xy, yy, width, line, sy;
 
-	sy = SStringY[y];
+	sy = y * 12;
 	if (stextsize == 1) {
 		xy = SCREENXY(26, 25);
 		yy = BUFFER_WIDTH * (sy + 198) + 26 + 64;
@@ -228,8 +202,8 @@ void DrawSArrows(int y1, int y2)
 {
 	int yd1, yd2, yd3;
 
-	yd1 = SStringY[y1] + 204;
-	yd2 = SStringY[y2] + 204;
+	yd1 = y1 * 12 + 204;
+	yd2 = y2 * 12 + 204;
 	if (stextscrlubtn != -1)
 		CelDraw(665, yd1, pSTextSlidCels, 12, 12);
 	else
@@ -247,10 +221,10 @@ void DrawSArrows(int y1, int y2)
 	else
 		yd3 = stextsel;
 	if (storenumh > 1)
-		yd3 = 1000 * (stextsval + ((yd3 - stextup) >> 2)) / (storenumh - 1) * (SStringY[y2] - SStringY[y1] - 24) / 1000;
+		yd3 = 1000 * (stextsval + ((yd3 - stextup) >> 2)) / (storenumh - 1) * (y2 * 12 - y1 * 12 - 24) / 1000;
 	else
 		yd3 = 0;
-	CelDraw(665, SStringY[y1 + 1] + 204 + yd3, pSTextSlidCels, 13, 12);
+	CelDraw(665, (y1 + 1) * 12 + 204 + yd3, pSTextSlidCels, 13, 12);
 }
 
 void DrawSTextHelp()
diff --git a/Source/stores.h b/Source/stores.h
index 5fcac1297..98725e345 100644
--- a/Source/stores.h
+++ b/Source/stores.h
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ void ReleaseStoreBtn();
 
 /* rdata */
 
-extern int SStringY[24];
 extern char *talkname[9];
 
 #endif /* __STORES_H__ */