diff --git a/include/mgba-util/arm-algo.h b/include/mgba-util/arm-algo.h
index 1c603ab5b..2c80b78dc 100644
--- a/include/mgba-util/arm-algo.h
+++ b/include/mgba-util/arm-algo.h
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
 #define ARM_ALGO_H
 
 #ifdef __arm__
-void _to16Bit(uint16_t* dest, uint32_t* src, size_t words);
-
 #if defined(__ARM_NEON)
 void _neon2x(void* dest, void* src, int width, int height);
 void _neon4x(void* dest, void* src, int width, int height);
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c b/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
index 2ae1cf838..ab1552500 100644
--- a/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
+++ b/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
@@ -641,13 +641,12 @@ static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererDrawScanline(struct GBAVideoRenderer* render
 	}
 
 #ifdef COLOR_16_BIT
-#if defined(__ARM_NEON) && !defined(__APPLE__)
-	_to16Bit(row, softwareRenderer->row, VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS);
-#else
-	for (x = 0; x < VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS; ++x) {
+	for (x = 0; x < VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS; x += 4) {
 		row[x] = softwareRenderer->row[x];
+		row[x + 1] = softwareRenderer->row[x + 1];
+		row[x + 2] = softwareRenderer->row[x + 2];
+		row[x + 3] = softwareRenderer->row[x + 3];
 	}
-#endif
 #else
 	memcpy(row, softwareRenderer->row, VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS * sizeof(*row));
 #endif
diff --git a/src/util/arm-algo.S b/src/util/arm-algo.S
index 084ab39f9..5f6714ba1 100644
--- a/src/util/arm-algo.S
+++ b/src/util/arm-algo.S
@@ -4,32 +4,6 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 #if defined(__ARM_NEON) && !defined(PSP2)
-# r0: Destination
-# r1: Source
-# r2: Number of words to copy as halfwords
-.global _to16Bit
-_to16Bit:
-push {r4-r10}
-mov r8, r0
-mov r9, r1
-mov r10, r2
-.L0:
-tst r10, #15
-beq .L1
-ldr r0, [r9], #4
-strh r0, [r8], #2
-sub r10, #1
-b .L0
-.L1:
-vld4.16 {d0, d1, d2, d3}, [r9]!
-vld4.16 {d4, d5, d6, d7}, [r9]!
-vst2.16 {d0, d2}, [r8]!
-vst2.16 {d4, d6}, [r8]!
-subs r10, #16
-bne .L1
-pop {r4-r10}
-bx lr
-
 # r0: Destination
 # r1: Source
 # r2: Width