diff --git a/src/lighting.cpp b/src/lighting.cpp
index 61f29c824ec..0eb6d5f9e28 100644
--- a/src/lighting.cpp
+++ b/src/lighting.cpp
@@ -324,12 +324,6 @@ void setDefaultFogColour()
 	}
 }
 
-void reInitPaletteAndFog()
-{
-	pal_Init();
-	setDefaultFogColour();
-}
-
 #define MIN_DROID_LIGHT_LEVEL	96
 #define	DROID_SEEK_LIGHT_SPEED	2
 
diff --git a/src/lighting.h b/src/lighting.h
index ad33d95bf28..2a1fd67dcfe 100644
--- a/src/lighting.h
+++ b/src/lighting.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ void initLighting(UDWORD x1, UDWORD y1, UDWORD x2, UDWORD y2);
 void doBuildingLights();
 void updateFogDistance(float distance);
 void setDefaultFogColour();
-void reInitPaletteAndFog();
 void calcDroidIllumination(DROID *psDroid);
 
 #endif // __INCLUDED_SRC_LIGHTNING_H__
diff --git a/src/multiint.cpp b/src/multiint.cpp
index 839bdb67392..ca1e837c373 100644
--- a/src/multiint.cpp
+++ b/src/multiint.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
 #include "notifications.h"
 #include "radar.h"
 #include "lib/framework/wztime.h"
-#include "lighting.h" // for reInitPaletteAndFog()
 
 #include "multiplay.h"
 #include "multiint.h"
@@ -8380,7 +8379,7 @@ bool WZGameReplayOptionsHandler::restoreOptions(const nlohmann::json& object, Em
 	levShutDown();
 	levInitialise();
 	rebuildSearchPath(mod_multiplay, true);	// MUST rebuild search path for the new maps we just got!
-	reInitPaletteAndFog(); //Update palettes.
+	pal_Init(); //Update palettes.
 	if (!buildMapList())
 	{
 		debug(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to build map list");
diff --git a/src/multiopt.cpp b/src/multiopt.cpp
index 6c9a341711f..b1532f28aa2 100644
--- a/src/multiopt.cpp
+++ b/src/multiopt.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "lib/framework/wzapp.h"
 #include "lib/framework/physfs_ext.h"
 
+#include "lib/ivis_opengl/piepalette.h" // for pal_Init()
 #include "lib/ivis_opengl/piestate.h"
 
 #include "map.h"
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@
 #include "configuration.h"			// lobby cfg.
 #include "clparse.h"
 
-#include "lighting.h" // for reInitPaletteAndFog()
 #include "component.h"
 #include "console.h"
 #include "multiplay.h"
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ bool recvOptions(NETQUEUE queue)
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			reInitPaletteAndFog(); // Palette could be modded. // Why is this here - isn't there a better place for it?
+			pal_Init(); // Palette could be modded. // Why is this here - isn't there a better place for it?
 			return FileRequestResult::FileExists;  // Have the file already.
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/multiplay.cpp b/src/multiplay.cpp
index b56aed1f321..f9e079911a7 100644
--- a/src/multiplay.cpp
+++ b/src/multiplay.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "lib/framework/input.h"
 #include "lib/framework/strres.h"
 #include "lib/framework/physfs_ext.h"
+#include "lib/ivis_opengl/piepalette.h" // for pal_Init()
 #include "map.h"
 
 #include "game.h"									// for loading maps
@@ -2043,7 +2044,7 @@ bool recvMapFileData(NETQUEUE queue)
 		levShutDown();
 		levInitialise();
 		rebuildSearchPath(mod_multiplay, true);	// MUST rebuild search path for the new maps we just got!
-		reInitPaletteAndFog(); //Update palettes.
+		pal_Init(); //Update palettes.
 		if (!buildMapList())
 		{
 			return false;