diff --git a/src/k_roulette.c b/src/k_roulette.c
index 1850de449..7a2c46f59 100644
--- a/src/k_roulette.c
+++ b/src/k_roulette.c
@@ -1201,20 +1201,6 @@ void K_FillItemRouletteData(player_t *player, itemroulette_t *const roulette, bo
 		K_CalculateRouletteSpeed(roulette);
 	}
 	
-	// The roulette should be init'd first, and the speed should be
-	// set if applicable before you can override anything.
-	{
-		if (LUA_HookPreFillItemRoulette(player, roulette, ringbox))
-		{
-			// If somehow there's no items, add sad.
-			if (roulette->itemList.len == 0) {
-				K_AddItemToReel(player, roulette, KITEM_SAD);
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-			
-	}
-	
 	if (ringbox == true)
 	{
 		// If this is being invoked by a Ring Box, it should literally never produce items.
diff --git a/src/lua_hook.h b/src/lua_hook.h
index c9242d1fd..b4ec2b24a 100644
--- a/src/lua_hook.h
+++ b/src/lua_hook.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ automatically.
 	X (GameQuit),\
 	X (PlayerCmd),/* building the player's ticcmd struct */\
 	X (VoteThinker),/* Y_VoteTicker */\
-	X (PreFillItemRoulette),/* K_FillItemRouletteData, before special conditions but after roulette speed calc */\
 	X (FillItemRoulette),/* K_FillItemRouletteData, right at the end */\
 
 #define STRING_HOOK_LIST(X) \
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ void LUA_HookPlayerQuit(player_t *, kickreason_t);
 //int  LUA_HookTeamSwitch(player_t *, int newteam, boolean fromspectators, boolean tryingautobalance, boolean tryingscramble);
 int  LUA_HookViewpointSwitch(player_t *player, player_t *newdisplayplayer, boolean forced);
 int  LUA_HookSeenPlayer(player_t *player, player_t *seenfriend);
-int  LUA_HookPreFillItemRoulette(player_t *player, itemroulette_t *const roulette, boolean ringbox);
 int  LUA_HookFillItemRoulette(player_t *player, itemroulette_t *const roulette);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/lua_hooklib.c b/src/lua_hooklib.c
index 5447276f8..b751f75ee 100644
--- a/src/lua_hooklib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hooklib.c
@@ -1034,11 +1034,6 @@ static int roulette_hook(
 	return hook.status;
 }
 
-int LUA_HookPreFillItemRoulette(player_t *player, itemroulette_t *const roulette, boolean ringbox)
-{
-	return roulette_hook(player, roulette, ringbox, HOOK(PreFillItemRoulette), res_true);
-}
-
 int LUA_HookFillItemRoulette(player_t *player, itemroulette_t *const roulette)
 {
 	return roulette_hook(player, roulette, false, HOOK(FillItemRoulette), res_true);
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.cpp b/src/p_saveg.cpp
index 62c661e9b..5223005eb 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.cpp
+++ b/src/p_saveg.cpp
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ static void P_NetUnArchivePlayers(savebuffer_t *save)
 		{
 			if (players[i].itemRoulette.itemList.items == NULL)
 			{
-				players[i].itemRoulette.itemList.items = Z_Calloc(
+				players[i].itemRoulette.itemList.items = (SINT8*)Z_Calloc(
 					sizeof(SINT8) * players[i].itemRoulette.itemList.cap,
 					PU_STATIC,
 					NULL
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ static void P_NetUnArchivePlayers(savebuffer_t *save)
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				players[i].itemRoulette.itemList.items = Z_Realloc(
+				players[i].itemRoulette.itemList.items = (SINT8*)Z_Realloc(
 					players[i].itemRoulette.itemList.items,
 					sizeof(SINT8) * players[i].itemRoulette.itemList.cap,
 					PU_STATIC,