diff --git a/src/auxlib.lua b/src/auxlib.lua
index b7806f61..7eb03504 100644
--- a/src/auxlib.lua
+++ b/src/auxlib.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ iuplua_open()
 local iupcontrolslua_open = package.loadlib("iupluacontrols51.dll", "iupcontrolslua_open")
 iupcontrolslua_open() 
 
-
 function emu.OnClose.iuplua()
 	if(emu.OnCloseIup ~= nil) then
 		emu.OnCloseIup();
diff --git a/src/driver.h b/src/driver.h
index 62cf4599..4a68d250 100644
--- a/src/driver.h
+++ b/src/driver.h
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ void FCEUD_SetInput(bool fourscore, ESI port0, ESI port1, ESIFC fcexp);
 void FCEUD_MovieRecordTo(void);
 void FCEUD_MovieReplayFrom(void);
 void FCEUD_LuaRunFrom(void);
-void FCEUD_UpdateLuaMenus(void);
 
 int32 FCEUI_GetDesiredFPS(void);
 void FCEUI_SaveSnapshot(void);
diff --git a/src/drivers/win/window.cpp b/src/drivers/win/window.cpp
index c8510466..c3070506 100644
--- a/src/drivers/win/window.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/win/window.cpp
@@ -1674,14 +1674,3 @@ void FCEUD_LuaRunFrom(void)
   DialogBoxParam(fceu_hInstance, "IDD_LUA_ADD", hAppWnd, DlgLuaScriptDialog,(LPARAM) &success);
 }
 
-void FCEUD_UpdateLuaMenus()
-{
-	MENUITEMINFO mii;
-	ZeroMemory( &mii, sizeof( mii));
-	mii.cbSize = sizeof( mii);
-	mii.fMask = MIIM_STATE;
-	mii.fState = MFS_UNCHECKED;
-	SetMenuItemInfo (fceumenu, ID_FILE_RUNLUASCRIPT, FALSE, &mii);
-	if (!FCEU_LuaRunning()) mii.fState |= MFS_DISABLED;
-	SetMenuItemInfo (fceumenu, ID_FILE_STOPLUASCRIPT, FALSE, &mii);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lua-engine.cpp b/src/lua-engine.cpp
index 5be86f55..8b1f25f9 100644
--- a/src/lua-engine.cpp
+++ b/src/lua-engine.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ static void FCEU_LuaOnStop() {
 	if (wasPaused && !FCEUI_EmulationPaused())
 		FCEUI_ToggleEmulationPause();
 	FCEUD_SetEmulationSpeed(EMUSPEED_NORMAL);
-	FCEUD_UpdateLuaMenus();
 }
 
 
@@ -1463,7 +1462,7 @@ void FCEU_LuaFrameBoundary() {
 #endif
 
 	} else {
-		FCEU_LuaOnStop();
+		FCEU_LuaStop();
 		FCEU_DispMessage("Script died of natural causes.\n");
 	}
 
@@ -1491,6 +1490,9 @@ int FCEU_LoadLuaCode(const char *filename) {
 		luaScriptName = strdup(filename);
 	}
 
+	//stop any lua we might already have had running
+	FCEU_LuaStop();
+
 	if (!L) {
 		
 		#ifdef WIN32
@@ -1601,7 +1603,7 @@ void FCEU_ReloadLuaCode()
  */
 void FCEU_LuaStop() {
 
-	// Kill it.
+	//already killed
 	if (!L) return;
 
 	//execute the user's shutdown callbacks
@@ -1735,9 +1737,3 @@ void FCEU_LuaGui(uint8 *XBuf) {
 	return;
 }
 
-#ifndef WIN32
-// stub for now
-void FCEUD_UpdateLuaMenus()
-{
-}
-#endif