diff --git a/scumm/scumm.h b/scumm/scumm.h
index a577de5d948..feeeae10b38 100644
--- a/scumm/scumm.h
+++ b/scumm/scumm.h
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ protected:
 	BlastObject _blastObjectQueue[128];
 
 	int _blastTextQueuePos;
-	BlastText _blastTextQueue[35];	// FIXME - how many blast texts can there be at once? The Dig needs 33 for its end credits.
+	BlastText _blastTextQueue[50];
 
 	void enqueueText(const byte *text, int x, int y, byte color, byte charset, bool center);
 	void drawBlastTexts();
diff --git a/scumm/string.cpp b/scumm/string.cpp
index a6bc7241899..16275d3b354 100644
--- a/scumm/string.cpp
+++ b/scumm/string.cpp
@@ -608,23 +608,6 @@ void ScummEngine::initCharset(int charsetno) {
 }
 
 void ScummEngine::enqueueText(const byte *text, int x, int y, byte color, byte charset, bool center) {
-	// The Dig will keep enqueueing texts long after they've scrolled off
-	// the screen, eventually overflowing the blast text queue if left
-	// unchecked.
-
-	if (y < 0) {
-		byte old_charset;
-		int font_height;
-
-		old_charset = _charset->getCurID();
-		_charset->setCurID(charset);
-		font_height = _charset->getFontHeight();
-		_charset->setCurID(old_charset);
-
-		if (y <= -font_height)
-			return;
-	}
-
 	BlastText &bt = _blastTextQueue[_blastTextQueuePos++];
 	assert(_blastTextQueuePos <= ARRAYSIZE(_blastTextQueue));