diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Core.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Core.cpp
index b34f6f6f4e..3de9763930 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Core.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Core.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ THREAD_RETURN EmuThread(void *pArg)
 	VideoInitialize.bWii                = _CoreParameter.bWii;
 	VideoInitialize.bUseDualCore		= _CoreParameter.bUseDualCore;
 	// Needed for Stop and Start
-	Plugins.FreeVideo();
 	Plugins.GetVideo()->Initialize(&VideoInitialize); // Call the dll
  
 	// Under linux, this is an X11 Display, not an HWND!
@@ -343,7 +342,6 @@ THREAD_RETURN EmuThread(void *pArg)
 	dspInit.pEmulatorState = (int *)&PowerPC::state;
 	dspInit.bWii = _CoreParameter.bWii;
 	// Needed for Stop and Start
-	Plugins.FreeDSP();
 	Plugins.GetDSP()->Initialize((void *)&dspInit);
 
 	// Load and Init PadPlugin
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_PadSimple/Src/PadSimple.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_PadSimple/Src/PadSimple.cpp
index 77adcf8567..67ded7ad49 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_PadSimple/Src/PadSimple.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_PadSimple/Src/PadSimple.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ const SPADStatus& PlayRecord()
 	}
 	return(recordBuffer[count++]);
 }
+// TODO: fix this dirty hack to stop missing symbols
+void __Log(int log, const char *format, ...) {}
+void __Logv(int log, int v, const char *format, ...) {}
 
 void LoadRecord()
 {