diff --git a/apps/dsp.c b/apps/dsp.c
index faa08ed202..5b90b7c543 100644
--- a/apps/dsp.c
+++ b/apps/dsp.c
@@ -794,22 +794,16 @@ void dsp_set_crossfeed_cross_params(long lf_gain, long hf_gain, long cutoff)
 static void dsp_apply_gain(int count, struct dsp_data *data, int32_t *buf[])
 {
     const int32_t gain = data->gain;
-    int ch = data->num_channels - 1;
+    int ch;
 
-    do
+    for (ch = 0; ch < data->num_channels; ch++)
     {
-        int32_t *s = buf[ch];
         int32_t *d = buf[ch];
-        int32_t  samp = *s++;
-        int i = 0;
+        int i;
 
-        do
-        {
-            FRACMUL_8_LOOP(samp, gain, s, d);
-        }
-        while (++i < count);
+        for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            d[i] = FRACMUL_SHL(d[i], gain, 8);
     }
-    while (--ch >= 0);
 }
 #endif /* DSP_HAVE_ASM_APPLY_GAIN */
 
diff --git a/apps/dsp.h b/apps/dsp.h
index 21807b9578..37658c908b 100644
--- a/apps/dsp.h
+++ b/apps/dsp.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ enum {
 
 /* Multiply two S.31 fractional integers, and return the 32 most significant
  * bits after a shift left by the constant z. NOTE: Only works for shifts of
- * up to 8 on Coldfire!
+ * 1 to 8 on Coldfire!
  */
 #define FRACMUL_SHL(x, y, z) \
 ({ \
@@ -102,25 +102,6 @@ enum {
     t; \
 })
 
-/* Multiply one S.31-bit and one S8.23 fractional integer and return the
- * sign bit and the 31 most significant bits of the result. Load next value
- * to multiply with into x from s (and increase s); x must contain the
- * initial value.
- */
-#define FRACMUL_8_LOOP(x, y, s, d) \
-{ \
-    long t, t2; \
-    asm volatile ("mac.l    %[a], %[b], (%[src])+, %[a], %%acc0\n\t" \
-                  "move.l   %%accext01, %[t2]\n\t" \
-                  "movclr.l %%acc0, %[t]\n\t" \
-                  "asl.l    #8, %[t]\n\t" \
-                  "move.b   %[t2], %[t]\n\t" \
-                  "move.l   %[t], (%[dst])+\n\t" \
-                  : [a] "+r" (x), [src] "+a" (s), [dst] "+a" (d), \
-                    [t] "=r" (t), [t2] "=r" (t2) \
-                  : [b] "r" (y)); \
-}
-
 #elif defined(CPU_ARM)
 
 /* Multiply two S.31 fractional integers and return the sign bit and the
@@ -152,33 +133,11 @@ enum {
     t; \
 })
 
-/* Multiply one S.31-bit and one S8.23 fractional integer and store the
- * sign bit and the 31 most significant bits of the result to d (and
- * increase d). Load next value to multiply with into x from s (and
- * increase s); x must contain the initial value.
- */
-#define FRACMUL_8_LOOP(x, y, s, d) \
-({ \
-    long t, t2; \
-    asm volatile ("smull    %[t], %[t2], %[a], %[b]\n\t" \
-                  "mov      %[t2], %[t2], asl #9\n\t" \
-                  "orr      %[d], %[t2], %[t], lsr #23\n\t" \
-                  : [d] "=&r" (*(d)++), [t] "=&r" (t), [t2] "=&r" (t2) \
-                  : [a] "r" (x), [b] "r" (y)); \
-    x = *(s)++; \
-})
-
 #else
 
 #define FRACMUL(x, y) (long) (((((long long) (x)) * ((long long) (y))) >> 31))
 #define FRACMUL_SHL(x, y, z) \
 ((long)(((((long long) (x)) * ((long long) (y))) >> (31 - (z)))))
-#define FRACMUL_8_LOOP(x, y, s, d) \
-({ \
-    long t = x; \
-    x = *(s)++; \
-    *(d)++ = (long) (((((long long) (t)) * ((long long) (y))) >> 23)); \
-})
 
 #endif