diff --git a/src/include/video.h b/src/include/video.h
index 9c86d6acba..3db4f1a05b 100644
--- a/src/include/video.h
+++ b/src/include/video.h
@@ -442,9 +442,6 @@ extern void DeInitImageLoaders();
 /// initialize the video part
 extern void InitVideo();
 
-/// deinitliaize the video part
-void DeInitVideo();
-
 /// Initializes video synchronization.
 extern void SetVideoSync();
 
diff --git a/src/stratagus/stratagus.cpp b/src/stratagus/stratagus.cpp
index 0313d774e8..c5b044db68 100644
--- a/src/stratagus/stratagus.cpp
+++ b/src/stratagus/stratagus.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ void Exit(int err)
 			   (SlowFrameCounter * 100) / (FrameCounter ? FrameCounter : 1));
 	lua_settop(Lua, 0);
 	lua_close(Lua);
-	DeInitVideo();
+
 	DeInitImageLoaders();
 
 	delete UnitManager;
diff --git a/src/video/video.cpp b/src/video/video.cpp
index f9a834feb3..e9ae1ed3f7 100644
--- a/src/video/video.cpp
+++ b/src/video/video.cpp
@@ -117,32 +117,22 @@ struct Clip {
 class CColorCycling
 {
 private:
-	CColorCycling() : ColorCycleAll(false), cycleCount(0)
-	{}
+	CColorCycling() {}
 
-	static void CreateInstanceIfNeeded()
+public:
+	static CColorCycling &GetInstance()
 	{
-		if (s_instance == nullptr) {
-			s_instance = new CColorCycling;
-		}
+		static CColorCycling s_instance;
+		return s_instance;
 	}
 
-public:
-	static CColorCycling &GetInstance() { CreateInstanceIfNeeded(); return *s_instance; }
-
-	static void ReleaseInstance() { delete s_instance; s_instance = nullptr; }
 public:
 	std::vector<SDL_Surface *> PaletteList;        /// List of all used palettes.
 	std::vector<ColorIndexRange> ColorIndexRanges; /// List of range of color index for cycling.
-	bool ColorCycleAll;                            /// Flag Color Cycle with all palettes
-	unsigned int cycleCount;
-private:
-	static CColorCycling *s_instance;
+	bool ColorCycleAll = false;                    /// Flag Color Cycle with all palettes
+	unsigned int cycleCount = 0;
 };
 
-
-
-
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --  Externals
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -157,7 +147,6 @@ extern void SdlUnlockScreen();      /// Do SDL hardware unlock
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 CVideo Video;
-/*static*/ CColorCycling *CColorCycling::s_instance = nullptr;
 
 char VideoForceFullScreen;           /// fullscreen set from commandline
 
@@ -348,11 +337,6 @@ void InitVideo()
 	InitLineDraw();
 }
 
-void DeInitVideo()
-{
-	CColorCycling::ReleaseInstance();
-}
-
 /**
 **  Set the video sync speed
 **