diff --git a/client/CBitmapHandler.cpp b/client/CBitmapHandler.cpp
index cdd5582fa..5fb8a4388 100644
--- a/client/CBitmapHandler.cpp
+++ b/client/CBitmapHandler.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ SDL_Surface * BitmapHandler::loadH3PCX(ui8 * pcx, size_t size)
 			tp.r = pcx[it++];
 			tp.g = pcx[it++];
 			tp.b = pcx[it++];
-			CSDL_Ext::colorSetAlpha(tp,SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE);
+			tp.a = SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE;
 			ret->format->palette->colors[i] = tp;
 		}
 	}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ SDL_Surface * BitmapHandler::loadBitmapFromDir(std::string path, std::string fna
 			{
 				//set correct value for alpha\unused channel
 				for (int i=0; i < ret->format->palette->ncolors; i++)
-					CSDL_Ext::colorSetAlpha(ret->format->palette->colors[i],SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE);				
+					ret->format->palette->colors[i].a = SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE;
 			}
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/client/CDefHandler.cpp b/client/CDefHandler.cpp
index 276013c36..2bd386c5f 100644
--- a/client/CDefHandler.cpp
+++ b/client/CDefHandler.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void CDefHandler::openFromMemory(ui8 *table, const std::string & name)
 		palette[it].r = de.palette[it].R;
 		palette[it].g = de.palette[it].G;
 		palette[it].b = de.palette[it].B;
-		CSDL_Ext::colorSetAlpha(palette[it],SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE);	
+		palette[it].a = SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE;	
 	}
 
 	// The SDefEntryBlock starts just after the SDefEntry
diff --git a/client/Graphics.cpp b/client/Graphics.cpp
index 4bf27ac63..bd4c4f649 100644
--- a/client/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/client/Graphics.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void Graphics::loadPaletteAndColors()
 		col.r = pals[startPoint++];
 		col.g = pals[startPoint++];
 		col.b = pals[startPoint++];
-		CSDL_Ext::colorSetAlpha(col,SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE);
+		col.a = SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE;
 		startPoint++;
 		playerColorPalette[i] = col;
 	}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void Graphics::loadPaletteAndColors()
 		neutralColorPalette[i].g = reader.readUInt8();
 		neutralColorPalette[i].b = reader.readUInt8();
 		reader.readUInt8(); // this is "flags" entry, not alpha
-		CSDL_Ext::colorSetAlpha(neutralColorPalette[i], SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE);
+		neutralColorPalette[i].a = SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE;
 	}
 	//colors initialization
 	SDL_Color colors[]  = { 
@@ -92,8 +92,11 @@ void Graphics::loadPaletteAndColors()
 	{
 		playerColors[i] = colors[i];
 	}
-	neutralColor->r = 0x84; neutralColor->g = 0x84; neutralColor->b = 0x84; //gray
-	CSDL_Ext::colorSetAlpha(*neutralColor,SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE);
+	//gray
+	neutralColor->r = 0x84;
+	neutralColor->g = 0x84;
+	neutralColor->b = 0x84;
+	neutralColor->a = SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE;
 }
 
 void Graphics::initializeBattleGraphics()
diff --git a/client/battle/CCreatureAnimation.cpp b/client/battle/CCreatureAnimation.cpp
index 1544cee75..a91781b35 100644
--- a/client/battle/CCreatureAnimation.cpp
+++ b/client/battle/CCreatureAnimation.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ CCreatureAnimation::CCreatureAnimation(std::string name, TSpeedController contro
 		elem.r = reader.readUInt8();
 		elem.g = reader.readUInt8();
 		elem.b = reader.readUInt8();
-		CSDL_Ext::colorSetAlpha(elem,0);
+		elem.a = SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE;
 	}
 
 	for (int i=0; i<totalBlocks; i++)
diff --git a/client/gui/CAnimation.cpp b/client/gui/CAnimation.cpp
index 0572656c2..0e23cc48b 100644
--- a/client/gui/CAnimation.cpp
+++ b/client/gui/CAnimation.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ CDefFile::CDefFile(std::string Name):
 		palette[i].r = data[it++];
 		palette[i].g = data[it++];
 		palette[i].b = data[it++];
-		CSDL_Ext::colorSetAlpha(palette[i],255);	
+		palette[i].a = SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE;
 	}
 	if (type == 71 || type == 64)//Buttons/buildings don't have shadows\semi-transparency
 		memset(palette, 0, sizeof(SDL_Color)*2);
diff --git a/client/gui/SDL_Extensions.h b/client/gui/SDL_Extensions.h
index 6ca762818..9d85591e2 100644
--- a/client/gui/SDL_Extensions.h
+++ b/client/gui/SDL_Extensions.h
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ inline bool isShiftKeyDown()
 }
 namespace CSDL_Ext
 {
-	//todo: remove
-	STRONG_INLINE void colorSetAlpha(SDL_Color & color, Uint8 alpha)
-	{
-		color.a = alpha;
-	}
 	//todo: should this better be assignment operator?
 	STRONG_INLINE void colorAssign(SDL_Color & dest, const SDL_Color & source)
 	{