diff --git a/src/ending/podium_ceremony_actors.c b/src/ending/podium_ceremony_actors.c
index 683d3ee8e..28884b997 100644
--- a/src/ending/podium_ceremony_actors.c
+++ b/src/ending/podium_ceremony_actors.c
@@ -308,14 +308,8 @@ void unused_80280FA0(UNUSED CeremonyActor* actor) {
 void unused_80280FA8(UNUSED CeremonyActor* actor) {
 }
 
-/* 
- * Original game only cleared D_802874D8.actorTimer.
- * However, the whole struct needs to be cleared otherwise, the 
- * podium racers do not reset to their starting positions
- * and some of the camera scenes or positions get mixed up.
- */
 void balloons_and_fireworks_init(void) {
-    memset(&D_802874D8, 0, sizeof(struct_D_802874D8)); // podium fix
+    D_802874D8.actorTimer = 0;
     sPodiumActorList = (CeremonyActor*) get_next_available_memory_addr(sizeof(CeremonyActor) * 200);
     bzero(sPodiumActorList, (sizeof(CeremonyActor) * 200));
     new_actor(&initDummy);