diff --git a/src/client/cl_main.c b/src/client/cl_main.c
index 47080d112..37620d08a 100644
--- a/src/client/cl_main.c
+++ b/src/client/cl_main.c
@@ -3800,8 +3800,6 @@ void CL_Init(void)
 	Cvar_Get("cg_autoactivate", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
 	// cgame might not be initialized before menu is used
-	Cvar_Get("cg_viewsize", "100", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-
 	Cvar_Get("cg_autoReload", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
 	cl_missionStats = Cvar_Get("g_missionStats", "0", CVAR_ROM);
diff --git a/src/renderer2/tr_init.cpp b/src/renderer2/tr_init.cpp
index 668a09b64..4437d6c56 100644
--- a/src/renderer2/tr_init.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer2/tr_init.cpp
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ cvar_t *r_railSegmentLength;
 cvar_t *r_verbose;
 cvar_t *r_ignore;
 
-cvar_t *r_displayRefresh;
-
 cvar_t *r_znear;
 cvar_t *r_zfar;
 
@@ -1453,8 +1451,6 @@ void R_Register(void)
 	r_smp = ri.Cvar_Get("r_smp", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH);
 
 	// temporary latched variables that can only change over a restart
-	r_displayRefresh = ri.Cvar_Get("r_displayRefresh", "0", CVAR_LATCH);
-	AssertCvarRange(r_displayRefresh, 0, 200, qtrue);
 #if defined(COMPAT_Q3A) || defined(COMPAT_ET)
 	r_overBrightBits    = ri.Cvar_Get("r_overBrightBits", "1", CVAR_CHEAT | CVAR_LATCH);
 	r_mapOverBrightBits = ri.Cvar_Get("r_mapOverBrightBits", "2", CVAR_CHEAT | CVAR_LATCH);
diff --git a/src/renderer2/tr_local.h b/src/renderer2/tr_local.h
index c7f9c9040..1c7edd2a4 100644
--- a/src/renderer2/tr_local.h
+++ b/src/renderer2/tr_local.h
@@ -4046,7 +4046,6 @@ extern cvar_t *r_showcluster;
 extern cvar_t *r_mode;          // video mode
 extern cvar_t *r_fullscreen;
 extern cvar_t *r_gamma;
-extern cvar_t *r_displayRefresh;    // optional display refresh option
 extern cvar_t *r_ignorehwgamma;     // overrides hardware gamma capabilities
 
 extern cvar_t *r_ext_compressed_textures;   // these control use of specific extensions