diff --git a/Linux/SdlRenderer.cpp b/Linux/SdlRenderer.cpp
index 7022fcdb..77ced320 100755
--- a/Linux/SdlRenderer.cpp
+++ b/Linux/SdlRenderer.cpp
@@ -216,9 +216,8 @@ void SdlRenderer::DrawPauseScreen(bool disableOverlay)
 			SDL_FreeSurface(surf);
 		}
 
-		XMVECTOR stringDimensions = _largeFont->MeasureString(L"PAUSE");
-		float* measureF = (float*)&stringDimensions;
-		_largeFont->DrawString(_sdlRenderer, L"PAUSE", (int)(_screenWidth / 2 - measureF[0] / 2), (int)(_screenHeight / 2 - measureF[1] / 2 - 8), 250, 235, 215);
+		XMFLOAT2 size = _largeFont->MeasureString(L"PAUSE");
+		_largeFont->DrawString(_sdlRenderer, L"PAUSE", (int)(_screenWidth / 2 - size.x / 2), (int)(_screenHeight / 2 - size.y / 2 - 8), 250, 235, 215);
 
 		string utf8Message = EmulationSettings::GetPauseScreenMessage();
 		if(utf8Message.size() > 0) {
@@ -237,9 +236,7 @@ void SdlRenderer::DrawString(std::wstring message, int x, int y, uint8_t r, uint
 
 float SdlRenderer::MeasureString(std::wstring text)
 {
-	XMVECTOR measure = _spriteFont->MeasureString(text.c_str());
-	float* measureF = (float*)&measure;
-	return measureF[0];
+	return _spriteFont->MeasureString(text.c_str()).x;
 }
 
 bool SdlRenderer::ContainsCharacter(wchar_t character)
diff --git a/Linux/SpriteFont.cpp b/Linux/SpriteFont.cpp
index 2ac60edf..333069b7 100644
--- a/Linux/SpriteFont.cpp
+++ b/Linux/SpriteFont.cpp
@@ -25,29 +25,6 @@
 
 #include "SpriteFont.h"
 
-XMVECTOR XMVectorMax(FXMVECTOR V1,FXMVECTOR V2)
-{
-	return _mm_max_ps( V1, V2 );
-}
-
-XMVECTOR XMVectorSet(float x, float y, float z, float w)
-{
-    return _mm_set_ps( w, z, y, x );
-}
-
-XMVECTOR XMVectorZero()
-{
-	return _mm_setzero_ps();
-}
-
-#define XM_PERMUTE_PS( v, c ) _mm_shuffle_ps( v, v, c )
-void XMStoreFloat2(XMFLOAT2* pDestination, FXMVECTOR  V)
-{
-	XMVECTOR T = XM_PERMUTE_PS( V, _MM_SHUFFLE( 1, 1, 1, 1 ) );
-	_mm_store_ss( &pDestination->x, V );
-	_mm_store_ss( &pDestination->y, T );
-}
-
 // Internal SpriteFont implementation class.
 class SpriteFont::Impl
 {
@@ -251,9 +228,9 @@ void SpriteFont::DrawString(SDL_Renderer *renderer, wchar_t const* text, int x,
 	});
 }
 
-XMVECTOR SpriteFont::MeasureString(wchar_t const* text) const
+XMFLOAT2 SpriteFont::MeasureString(wchar_t const* text) const
 {
-	XMVECTOR result = XMVectorZero();
+	XMFLOAT2 result;
 
 	pImpl->ForEachGlyph(text, [&](Glyph const* glyph, float x, float y, float advance)
 	{
@@ -262,86 +239,35 @@ XMVECTOR SpriteFont::MeasureString(wchar_t const* text) const
 
 		h = std::max(h, pImpl->lineSpacing);
 
-		result = XMVectorMax(result, XMVectorSet(x + w, y + h, 0, 0));
+		result.x = std::max(result.x, x + w);
+		result.y = std::max(result.y, y + h);
 	});
 
 	return result;
 }
 
-
-RECT SpriteFont::MeasureDrawBounds(wchar_t const* text, XMFLOAT2 const& position) const
-{
-	RECT result = { UINT32_MAX, UINT32_MAX, 0, 0 };
-
-	pImpl->ForEachGlyph(text, [&](Glyph const* glyph, float x, float y, float advance)
-	{
-		float w = (float)(glyph->Subrect.right - glyph->Subrect.left);
-		float h = (float)(glyph->Subrect.bottom - glyph->Subrect.top);
-
-		float minX = position.x + x;
-		float minY = position.y + y + glyph->YOffset;
-
-		float maxX = std::max(minX + advance, minX + w);
-		float maxY = minY + h;
-
-		if (minX < result.left)
-			result.left = long(minX);
-
-		if (minY < result.top)
-			result.top = long(minY);
-
-		if (result.right < maxX)
-			result.right = long(maxX);
-
-		if (result.bottom < maxY)
-			result.bottom = long(maxY);
-	});
-
-	if (result.left == UINT32_MAX)
-	{
-		result.left = 0;
-		result.top = 0;
-	}
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-
-RECT SpriteFont::MeasureDrawBounds(wchar_t const* text, FXMVECTOR position) const
-{
-	XMFLOAT2 pos;
-	XMStoreFloat2(&pos, position);
-
-	return MeasureDrawBounds(text, pos);
-}
-
-
 // Spacing properties
 float SpriteFont::GetLineSpacing() const
 {
 	return pImpl->lineSpacing;
 }
 
-
 void SpriteFont::SetLineSpacing(float spacing)
 {
 	pImpl->lineSpacing = spacing;
 }
 
-
 // Font properties
 wchar_t SpriteFont::GetDefaultCharacter() const
 {
 	return pImpl->defaultGlyph ? (wchar_t)pImpl->defaultGlyph->Character : 0;
 }
 
-
 void SpriteFont::SetDefaultCharacter(wchar_t character)
 {
 	pImpl->SetDefaultCharacter(character);
 }
 
-
 bool SpriteFont::ContainsCharacter(wchar_t character) const
 {
 	return std::binary_search(pImpl->glyphs.begin(), pImpl->glyphs.end(), character);
diff --git a/Linux/SpriteFont.h b/Linux/SpriteFont.h
index 6dd0f3d0..7855980e 100644
--- a/Linux/SpriteFont.h
+++ b/Linux/SpriteFont.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <xmmintrin.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <memory>
@@ -30,10 +29,6 @@
 #include <string>
 using std::string;
 
-#define FXMVECTOR __m128
-#define GXMVECTOR __m128
-#define XMVECTOR __m128
-
 struct RECT
 {
 	uint32_t left;
@@ -44,8 +39,8 @@ struct RECT
 
 struct XMFLOAT2
 {
-    float x;
-    float y;
+    float x = 0.0f;
+    float y = 0.0f;
 
     XMFLOAT2() {}
     XMFLOAT2(float _x, float _y) : x(_x), y(_y) {}
@@ -54,11 +49,6 @@ struct XMFLOAT2
     XMFLOAT2& operator= (const XMFLOAT2& Float2) { x = Float2.x; y = Float2.y; return *this; }
 };
 
-XMVECTOR XMVectorMax(FXMVECTOR V1,FXMVECTOR V2);
-XMVECTOR XMVectorSet(float x, float y, float z, float w);
-XMVECTOR XMVectorZero();
-void XMStoreFloat2(XMFLOAT2* pDestination, FXMVECTOR  V);
-
 class SpriteFont
 {
 public:
@@ -76,10 +66,7 @@ public:
 
 	void DrawString(SDL_Renderer *renderer, wchar_t const* text, int x, int y, uint8_t r = 255, uint8_t g = 255, uint8_t b = 255) const;
 
-	XMVECTOR MeasureString(wchar_t const* text) const;
-
-	RECT MeasureDrawBounds(wchar_t const* text, XMFLOAT2 const& position) const;
-	RECT MeasureDrawBounds(wchar_t const* text, FXMVECTOR position) const;
+	XMFLOAT2 MeasureString(wchar_t const* text) const;
 
 	// Spacing properties
 	float GetLineSpacing() const;