diff --git a/menu/drivers/zarch.c b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
index 6eff103d7b..9f093831ac 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/zarch.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ typedef struct zarch_handle
    const core_info_t *pick_cores;
    size_t pick_supported;
 
-   void *fb_buf;
+   void *font;
    int font_size;
    int header_height;
    unsigned next_id;
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void zarch_zui_draw_text(zui_t *zui,
 {
    struct font_params params;
 
-   if (!zui || !zui->fb_buf || string_is_empty(text))
+   if (!zui || !zui->font || string_is_empty(text))
       return;
 
    /* need to use height-y because the font renderer 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static void zarch_zui_draw_text(zui_t *zui,
    params.full_screen = true;
    params.text_align  = TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT;
 
-   video_driver_set_osd_msg(text, &params, zui->fb_buf);
+   video_driver_set_osd_msg(text, &params, zui->font);
 }
 
 static bool zarch_zui_button_full(zui_t *zui,
@@ -305,10 +305,10 @@ static bool zarch_zui_button_full(zui_t *zui,
 
 static bool zarch_zui_button(zui_t *zui, int x1, int y1, const char *label)
 {
-   if (!zui || !zui->fb_buf)
+   if (!zui || !zui->font)
       return false;
    return zarch_zui_button_full(zui, x1, y1, x1 
-         + zarch_zui_strwidth(zui->fb_buf, label, 1.0) + 24, y1 + 64, label);
+         + zarch_zui_strwidth(zui->font, label, 1.0) + 24, y1 + 64, label);
 }
 
 static bool zarch_zui_list_item(zui_t *zui, struct zui_tabbed *tab, int x1, int y1,
@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ static bool zarch_zui_tab(zui_t *zui, struct zui_tabbed *tab,
 
    if (!width)
    {
-      if (!zui->fb_buf)
+      if (!zui->font)
          return false;
-      width          = zarch_zui_strwidth(zui->fb_buf, label, 1.0) + 24;
+      width          = zarch_zui_strwidth(zui->font, label, 1.0) + 24;
    }
 
    x1                = tab->x;
@@ -854,7 +854,6 @@ static void zarch_frame(void *data)
    video_driver_get_size(&zui->width, &zui->height);
 
    menu_display_set_viewport();
-   zui->fb_buf = menu_display_get_font_buffer();
 
    for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
    {
@@ -880,7 +879,7 @@ static void zarch_frame(void *data)
 
    zui->tmp_block.carr.coords.vertices = 0;
 
-   menu_display_font_bind_block(&zui->tmp_block);
+   menu_display_font_bind_block(zui->font, &zui->tmp_block);
 
    menu_display_push_quad(zui->width, zui->height, zui_bg_screen,
          0, 0, zui->width, zui->height);
@@ -958,13 +957,12 @@ static void zarch_frame(void *data)
 
    zui->rendering = false;
 
-   menu_display_font_flush_block();
+   menu_display_font_flush_block(zui->font);
    menu_display_unset_viewport();
 }
 
 static void *zarch_init(void **userdata)
 {
-   int unused;
    zui_t *zui                              = NULL;
    settings_t *settings                    = config_get_ptr();
    menu_handle_t *menu                     = (menu_handle_t*)
@@ -989,26 +987,11 @@ static void *zarch_init(void **userdata)
       settings->menu.mouse.enable = false;
    }
 
-   unused = 1000;
-   menu_display_set_header_height(unused);
-
-   unused = 28;
-   menu_display_set_font_size(unused);
-
-   (void)unused;
-
    zui->header_height  = 1000; /* dpi / 3; */
    zui->font_size       = 28;
 
-   if (!string_is_empty(settings->path.menu_wallpaper))
-      task_push_image_load(settings->path.menu_wallpaper,
-            MENU_ENUM_LABEL_CB_MENU_WALLPAPER,
-            menu_display_handle_wallpaper_upload, NULL);
-
    matrix_4x4_ortho(&zui->mvp, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1);
 
-   menu_display_font(APPLICATION_SPECIAL_DIRECTORY_ASSETS_ZARCH_FONT);
-
    return menu;
 error:
    if (menu)
@@ -1037,8 +1020,16 @@ static void zarch_context_bg_destroy(void *data)
 
 static void zarch_context_destroy(void *data)
 {
-   menu_display_font_main_deinit();
+   zui_t        *zui = (zui_t*)data;
+
+   /* why on earth is this called twice on exit? */
+   if (!zui)
+      return;
+
+   menu_display_font_free(zui->font);
    zarch_context_bg_destroy(data);
+
+   zui->font = NULL;
 }
 
 static bool zarch_load_image(void *userdata, 
@@ -1068,22 +1059,12 @@ static bool zarch_load_image(void *userdata,
 
 static void zarch_context_reset(void *data)
 {
-   menu_display_ctx_font_t font_info;
    settings_t *settings  = config_get_ptr();
    zui_t          *zui   = (zui_t*)data;
 
    if (!zui || !settings)
       return;
 
-   font_info.path    = NULL;
-   font_info.size    = zui->font_size;
-
-   if (settings->video.font_enable)
-      font_info.path = settings->path.font;
-
-   if (!menu_display_font_main_init(&font_info))
-      RARCH_WARN("Failed to load font.");
-
    zarch_context_bg_destroy(zui);
 
    task_push_image_load(settings->path.menu_wallpaper,
@@ -1092,8 +1073,8 @@ static void zarch_context_reset(void *data)
 
    menu_display_allocate_white_texture();
 
-   menu_display_set_font_size(zui->font_size);
-   menu_display_font(APPLICATION_SPECIAL_DIRECTORY_ASSETS_ZARCH_FONT);
+   menu_display_set_header_height(zui->header_height);
+   zui->font = menu_display_font(APPLICATION_SPECIAL_DIRECTORY_ASSETS_ZARCH_FONT, zui->font_size);
 }
 
 static int zarch_iterate(void *data, void *userdata, enum menu_action action)