diff --git a/src/drawing/string.c b/src/drawing/string.c
index 34fa4690fc..18d8af1081 100644
--- a/src/drawing/string.c
+++ b/src/drawing/string.c
@@ -340,15 +340,13 @@ void gfx_draw_string_centred(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, rct_string_id format, int x
 int gfx_draw_string_centred_wrapped(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, void *args, int x, int y, int width, rct_string_id format, int colour)
 {
 	int font_height, line_height, line_y, num_lines;
-	char* buffer = RCT2_ADDRESS(0x009C383D, char);
 
 	if (gCurrentFontSpriteBase >= 0) {
 		gCurrentFontSpriteBase = FONT_SPRITE_BASE_MEDIUM;
 	}
 
-	gfx_draw_string(dpi, buffer, colour, dpi->x, dpi->y);
-
-	buffer = gCommonStringFormatBuffer;
+	char *buffer = gCommonStringFormatBuffer;
+	gfx_draw_string(dpi, "", colour, dpi->x, dpi->y);
 	format_string(buffer, format, args);
 
 	gCurrentFontSpriteBase = FONT_SPRITE_BASE_MEDIUM;
@@ -394,9 +392,8 @@ int gfx_draw_string_left_wrapped(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, void *args, int x, int
 
 	gCurrentFontSpriteBase = FONT_SPRITE_BASE_MEDIUM;
 
-	char* buffer = RCT2_ADDRESS(0x009C383D, char);
-	gfx_draw_string(dpi, buffer, colour, dpi->x, dpi->y);
-	buffer = gCommonStringFormatBuffer;
+	char *buffer = gCommonStringFormatBuffer;
+	gfx_draw_string(dpi, "", colour, dpi->x, dpi->y);
 	format_string(buffer, format, args);
 
 	gCurrentFontSpriteBase = FONT_SPRITE_BASE_MEDIUM;
@@ -555,7 +552,7 @@ void draw_string_centred_underline(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, rct_string_id format,
 void draw_string_centred_raw(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, int x, int y, int numLines, char *text)
 {
 	gCurrentFontSpriteBase = FONT_SPRITE_BASE_MEDIUM;
-	gfx_draw_string(dpi, RCT2_ADDRESS(0x009C383D, char), 0, dpi->x, dpi->y);
+	gfx_draw_string(dpi, "", 0, dpi->x, dpi->y);
 	gCurrentFontFlags = 0;
 
 	for (int i = 0; i <= numLines; i++) {
@@ -657,7 +654,7 @@ void gfx_draw_string_centred_wrapped_partial(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, int x, int
 	utf8 *buffer = gCommonStringFormatBuffer;
 
 	gCurrentFontSpriteBase = FONT_SPRITE_BASE_MEDIUM;
-	gfx_draw_string(dpi, RCT2_ADDRESS(0x009C383D, char), colour, dpi->x, dpi->y);
+	gfx_draw_string(dpi, "", colour, dpi->x, dpi->y);
 	format_string(buffer, format, args);
 
 
diff --git a/src/interface/chat.c b/src/interface/chat.c
index 2fc084d43b..def0d729be 100644
--- a/src/interface/chat.c
+++ b/src/interface/chat.c
@@ -218,9 +218,8 @@ int chat_history_draw_string(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, void *args, int x, int y, i
 	
 	gCurrentFontSpriteBase = FONT_SPRITE_BASE_MEDIUM;
 
-	char* buffer = RCT2_ADDRESS(0x009C383D, char);
-	gfx_draw_string(dpi, buffer, 255, dpi->x, dpi->y);
-	buffer = gCommonStringFormatBuffer;
+	gfx_draw_string(dpi, "", 255, dpi->x, dpi->y);
+	char *buffer = gCommonStringFormatBuffer;
 	format_string(buffer, STR_STRING, args);
 
 	gCurrentFontSpriteBase = FONT_SPRITE_BASE_MEDIUM;
@@ -251,8 +250,7 @@ int chat_string_wrapped_get_height(void *args, int width)
 
 	gCurrentFontSpriteBase = FONT_SPRITE_BASE_MEDIUM;
 
-	char* buffer = RCT2_ADDRESS(0x009C383D, char);
-	buffer = gCommonStringFormatBuffer;
+	char *buffer = gCommonStringFormatBuffer;
 	format_string(buffer, STR_STRING, args);
 
 	gCurrentFontSpriteBase = FONT_SPRITE_BASE_MEDIUM;