diff --git a/src/gamma.c b/src/gamma.c
index ff97d600..b2416a98 100644
--- a/src/gamma.c
+++ b/src/gamma.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ GLFWAPI void glfwSetGammaFormula(float gamma, float blacklevel, float gain)
 
 
 //========================================================================
-// Return the currently set gamma ramp
+// Return the cached currently set gamma ramp
 //========================================================================
 
 GLFWAPI void glfwGetGammaRamp(GLFWgammaramp* ramp)
diff --git a/src/win32/platform.h b/src/win32/platform.h
index fb9107b8..3ce580f2 100644
--- a/src/win32/platform.h
+++ b/src/win32/platform.h
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ typedef struct _GLFWlibraryWin32
     ATOM      classAtom;       // Window class atom
     HHOOK     keyboardHook;    // Keyboard hook handle
     DWORD     foregroundLockTimeout;
-    HDC       desktopDC;
 
     // Default monitor
     struct {
diff --git a/src/win32/win32_gamma.c b/src/win32/win32_gamma.c
index 71d2645f..fc01cc44 100644
--- a/src/win32/win32_gamma.c
+++ b/src/win32/win32_gamma.c
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 //========================================================================
 // GLFW - An OpenGL framework
 // Platform:    Win32/WGL
-// API version: 2.7
+// API version: 3.0
 // WWW:         http://www.glfw.org/
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Copyright (c) 2002-2006 Marcus Geelnard
-// Copyright (c) 2006-2010 Camilla Berglund <elmindreda@elmindreda.org>
+// Copyright (c) 2010 Camilla Berglund <elmindreda@elmindreda.org>
 //
 // This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
 // warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
@@ -33,35 +32,26 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 
 
-//************************************************************************
-//****                  GLFW internal functions                       ****
-//************************************************************************
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//////                       GLFW platform API                      //////
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 //========================================================================
-// Save the gamma ramp to our internal copy
+// Retrieve the currently set gamma ramp
 //========================================================================
 
-void _glfwPlatformSaveGammaRamp(int ramp)
+void _glfwPlatformGetGammaRamp(GLFWgammaramp* ramp)
 {
-    if (!_glfwLibrary.gammaSize)
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-    _glfw_GetDeviceGammaRamp(_glfwLibrary.Win32.desktopDC,
-                             _glfwLibrary.gammaRamp[ramp]);
+    _glfw_GetDeviceGammaRamp(GetDC(GetDesktopWindow()), (WORD*) ramp);
 }
 
 
 //========================================================================
-// Restore the gamma ramp to our internal copy of the gamma ramp
+// Push the specified gamma ramp to the monitor
 //========================================================================
 
-void _glfwPlatformRestoreGammaRamp(int ramp)
+void _glfwPlatformSetGammaRamp(const GLFWgammaramp* ramp)
 {
-    if (!_glfwLibrary.gammaSize)
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-    _glfw_SetDeviceGammaRamp(_glfwLibrary.Win32.desktopDC,
-                             _glfwLibrary.gammaRamp[ramp]);
+    _glfw_SetDeviceGammaRamp(GetDC(GetDesktopWindow()), (WORD*) ramp);
 }
+
diff --git a/src/win32/win32_init.c b/src/win32/win32_init.c
index 54939cc3..4c8bfb22 100644
--- a/src/win32/win32_init.c
+++ b/src/win32/win32_init.c
@@ -160,18 +160,9 @@ int _glfwPlatformInit(void)
 
     _glfwLibrary.Win32.instance = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
 
-    // Initialise the internal gamma ramp
-    _glfwLibrary.gammaSize = 256;
-    _glfwLibrary.gammaRamp[GLFW_GAMMA_ORIG] =
-        malloc(256 * sizeof(unsigned short) * 3);
-    _glfwLibrary.gammaRamp[GLFW_GAMMA_CURR] =
-        malloc(256 * sizeof(unsigned short) * 3);
-
-    // Get the desktop DC
-    _glfwLibrary.Win32.desktopDC = GetDC(GetDesktopWindow());
-
     // Save the original gamma ramp
-    _glfwPlatformSaveGammaRamp(GLFW_GAMMA_ORIG);
+    _glfwLibrary.originalRampSize = 256;
+    _glfwPlatformGetGammaRamp(&_glfwLibrary.originalRamp);
 
     _glfwInitTimer();
 
@@ -186,11 +177,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformInit(void)
 int _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
 {
     // Restore the original gamma ramp
-    _glfwPlatformRestoreGammaRamp(GLFW_GAMMA_ORIG);
-
-    // Free the gamma ramps
-    free(_glfwLibrary.gammaRamp[GLFW_GAMMA_ORIG]);
-    free(_glfwLibrary.gammaRamp[GLFW_GAMMA_CURR]);
+    _glfwPlatformSetGammaRamp(&_glfwLibrary.originalRamp);
 
     if (_glfwLibrary.Win32.classAtom)
     {
diff --git a/src/x11/x11_gamma.c b/src/x11/x11_gamma.c
index e4424867..d0a32277 100644
--- a/src/x11/x11_gamma.c
+++ b/src/x11/x11_gamma.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 //========================================================================
-// Save the original gamma ramp so that we can restore it later
+// Retrieve the currently set gamma ramp
 //========================================================================
 
 void _glfwPlatformGetGammaRamp(GLFWgammaramp* ramp)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformGetGammaRamp(GLFWgammaramp* ramp)
 
 
 //========================================================================
-// Make the specified gamma ramp current
+// Push the specified gamma ramp to the monitor
 //========================================================================
 
 void _glfwPlatformSetGammaRamp(const GLFWgammaramp* ramp)