diff --git a/apps/plugins/sliding_puzzle.c b/apps/plugins/sliding_puzzle.c
index 51b88cb..bec8c93 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/sliding_puzzle.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/sliding_puzzle.c
@@ -233,10 +233,6 @@ static int moves_y = 0;
 
 static unsigned char img_buf[IMAGE_WIDTH*IMAGE_HEIGHT*sizeof(fb_data)]
 __attribute__ ((aligned(16)));
-#if LCD_DEPTH>1
-static unsigned char temp_img_buf[LCD_WIDTH*LCD_HEIGHT*sizeof(fb_data)]
-__attribute__ ((aligned(16)));
-#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_ALBUMART
 static char albumart_path[MAX_PATH+1];
 #endif
@@ -312,37 +308,17 @@ static bool load_resize_bitmap(void)
         rb->memset(&main_bitmap,0,sizeof(struct bitmap));
         main_bitmap.data = img_buf;
 
-#if LCD_DEPTH>1
-        struct bitmap temp_bitmap;
-        rb->memset(&temp_bitmap,0,sizeof(struct bitmap));
-        temp_bitmap.data = temp_img_buf;
-
         main_bitmap.width = IMAGE_WIDTH;
         main_bitmap.height = IMAGE_HEIGHT;
 
-        rc = rb->read_bmp_file( filename, &temp_bitmap, sizeof(temp_img_buf),
-                                FORMAT_NATIVE );
-        if( rc > 0 )
-        {
-#ifdef HAVE_LCD_COLOR
-            smooth_resize_bitmap( &temp_bitmap, &main_bitmap );
-#else
-            simple_resize_bitmap( &temp_bitmap, &main_bitmap );
-#endif
-            puzzle_bmp_ptr = (const fb_data *)img_buf;
-            rb->strcpy( img_buf_path, filename );
-            return true;
-        }
-#else
         rc = rb->read_bmp_file( filename, &main_bitmap, sizeof(img_buf),
-                                FORMAT_NATIVE );
+                                FORMAT_NATIVE|FORMAT_RESIZE );
         if( rc > 0 )
         {
             puzzle_bmp_ptr = (const fb_data *)img_buf;
             rb->strcpy( img_buf_path, filename );
             return true;
         }
-#endif
     }
 
     /* something must have failed. get_albumart_bmp_path could return