diff --git a/src/crypto/randomx/jit_compiler_x86.cpp b/src/crypto/randomx/jit_compiler_x86.cpp
index 17227c34..aec051ed 100644
--- a/src/crypto/randomx/jit_compiler_x86.cpp
+++ b/src/crypto/randomx/jit_compiler_x86.cpp
@@ -417,12 +417,10 @@ namespace randomx {
 
 	void JitCompilerX86::generateProgramPrologue(Program& prog, ProgramConfiguration& pcfg) {
 		codePos = ADDR(randomx_program_prologue_first_load) - ADDR(randomx_program_prologue);
-		code[codePos + 2] = 0xc0 + pcfg.readReg0;
-		code[codePos + 5] = 0xc0 + pcfg.readReg1;
-		*(uint32_t*)(code + codePos + 10) = RandomX_CurrentConfig.ScratchpadL3Mask64_Calculated;
-		*(uint32_t*)(code + codePos + 20) = RandomX_CurrentConfig.ScratchpadL3Mask64_Calculated;
+		*(uint32_t*)(code + codePos + 4) = RandomX_CurrentConfig.ScratchpadL3Mask64_Calculated;
+		*(uint32_t*)(code + codePos + 14) = RandomX_CurrentConfig.ScratchpadL3Mask64_Calculated;
 		if (hasAVX) {
-			uint32_t* p = (uint32_t*)(code + codePos + 67);
+			uint32_t* p = (uint32_t*)(code + codePos + 61);
 			*p = (*p & 0xFF000000U) | 0x0077F8C5U;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/crypto/randomx/jit_compiler_x86_static.S b/src/crypto/randomx/jit_compiler_x86_static.S
index e2177147..2ead26e9 100644
--- a/src/crypto/randomx/jit_compiler_x86_static.S
+++ b/src/crypto/randomx/jit_compiler_x86_static.S
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ DECL(randomx_program_prologue):
 	movapd xmm15, xmmword ptr [scaleMask+rip]
 
 DECL(randomx_program_prologue_first_load):
-	xor rax, r8
-	xor rax, r8
 	mov rdx, rax
 	and eax, RANDOMX_SCRATCHPAD_MASK
 	ror rdx, 32
diff --git a/src/crypto/randomx/jit_compiler_x86_static.asm b/src/crypto/randomx/jit_compiler_x86_static.asm
index 6e90cbf3..2c5d1bbe 100644
--- a/src/crypto/randomx/jit_compiler_x86_static.asm
+++ b/src/crypto/randomx/jit_compiler_x86_static.asm
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ randomx_program_prologue PROC
 randomx_program_prologue ENDP
 
 randomx_program_prologue_first_load PROC
-	xor rax, r8
-	xor rax, r8
 	mov rdx, rax
 	and eax, RANDOMX_SCRATCHPAD_MASK
 	ror rdx, 32