diff --git a/src/hardware/memory.cpp b/src/hardware/memory.cpp
index 60dd5608..0b4352bf 100644
--- a/src/hardware/memory.cpp
+++ b/src/hardware/memory.cpp
@@ -564,9 +564,6 @@ public:
 			LOG_MSG("Stick with the default values unless you are absolutely certain.");
 		}
 		MemBase = new Bit8u[memsize*1024*1024];
-		if (!MemBase) E_Exit("Can't allocate main memory of %d MB",memsize);
-		/* Clear the memory, as new doesn't always give zeroed memory
-		 * (Visual C debug mode). We want zeroed memory though. */
 		memset((void*)MemBase,0,memsize*1024*1024);
 		memory.pages = (memsize*1024*1024)/4096;
 		/* Allocate the data for the different page information blocks */