diff --git a/IIIFix/SilentPatchIII.cpp b/IIIFix/SilentPatchIII.cpp
index 9c8dfe5..bc3d49e 100644
--- a/IIIFix/SilentPatchIII.cpp
+++ b/IIIFix/SilentPatchIII.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ __forceinline void Patch_III_10()
 	InjectHook(0x509A65, AlteredPrintStringMinus<0x509A5E,0x509A3D>);
 	InjectHook(0x50A142, AlteredPrintStringXOnly<0x50A139>);
 	InjectHook(0x57E9F5, AlteredPrintString<0x57E9EE,0x57E9CD>);
+
+	// Armour cheat as TORTOISE - like in 1.1 and Steam
+	Patch<const char*>(0x4925FB, "ESIOTROT");
 }
 
 __forceinline void Patch_III_11()
diff --git a/SilentPatch/Timer.cpp b/SilentPatch/Timer.cpp
index 5127aa1..c3a42f4 100644
--- a/SilentPatch/Timer.cpp
+++ b/SilentPatch/Timer.cpp
@@ -79,33 +79,17 @@ void CTimer::Initialise()
 void CTimer::Suspend()
 {
 	if ( suspendDepth++ == 0 )
-	{
-#ifdef SILENTPATCH_VC_VER
-		// MVL fix
-		InitTimerFunc();
-#endif
 		suspendTime = timerFunction();
-	}
 }
 
 void CTimer::Resume()
 {
 	if ( --suspendDepth == 0 )
-	{
-#ifdef SILENTPATCH_VC_VER
-		// MVL fix
-		InitTimerFunc();
-#endif
 		oldTime += timerFunction() - suspendTime;
-	}
 }
 
 unsigned int CTimer::GetCyclesPerFrame()
 {
-#ifdef SILENTPATCH_VC_VER
-	// MVL fix
-	InitTimerFunc();
-#endif
 	return static_cast<unsigned int>(timerFunction() - oldTime);
 }