diff --git a/games/NXDoom/src/doom/f_finale.c b/games/NXDoom/src/doom/f_finale.c
index a9d964affba..6583fcbaf90 100644
--- a/games/NXDoom/src/doom/f_finale.c
+++ b/games/NXDoom/src/doom/f_finale.c
@@ -634,8 +634,6 @@ static void f_art_screen_drawer(void)
           return;
         }
 
-      lumpname = (lumpname);
-
       v_draw_patch(0, 0, w_cache_lump_name(lumpname, PU_CACHE));
     }
 }
@@ -688,11 +686,6 @@ void f_start_finale(void)
         }
     }
 
-  /* Do dehacked substitutions of strings */
-
-  finaletext = (finaletext);
-  finaleflat = (finaleflat);
-
   finalestage = F_STAGE_TEXT;
   finalecount = 0;
 }
diff --git a/games/NXDoom/src/doom/g_game.c b/games/NXDoom/src/doom/g_game.c
index 241ffcfa678..dfc4ce85a2e 100644
--- a/games/NXDoom/src/doom/g_game.c
+++ b/games/NXDoom/src/doom/g_game.c
@@ -442,8 +442,6 @@ static void g_do_load_level(void)
           skytexturename = "SKY3";
         }
 
-      skytexturename = (skytexturename);
-
       skytexture = r_texture_num_for_name(skytexturename);
     }
 
@@ -2285,7 +2283,6 @@ void g_init_new(skill_t skill, int episode, int map)
           break;
         }
 
-      skytexturename = (skytexturename);
       skytexture = r_texture_num_for_name(skytexturename);
     }
 
diff --git a/games/NXDoom/src/doom/hu_stuff.c b/games/NXDoom/src/doom/hu_stuff.c
index 9dfd61abc38..6976d44fe15 100644
--- a/games/NXDoom/src/doom/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/games/NXDoom/src/doom/hu_stuff.c
@@ -381,9 +381,6 @@ void hu_start(void)
       s = HU_TITLE_CHEX;
     }
 
-  /* dehacked substitution to get modified level name */
-
-  s = (s);
   while (*s)
     {
       hu_lib_add_char_to_text_line(&w_title, *(s++));