diff --git a/Quake/gl_rmain.c b/Quake/gl_rmain.c
index 87015240..332ab1ec 100644
--- a/Quake/gl_rmain.c
+++ b/Quake/gl_rmain.c
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 
 #include "quakedef.h"
 
-qboolean	r_cache_thrash;		// compatability
-
 vec3_t		modelorg, r_entorigin;
 entity_t	*currententity;
 
@@ -538,8 +536,6 @@ void R_SetupView (void)
 	V_SetContentsColor (r_viewleaf->contents);
 	V_CalcBlend ();
 
-	r_cache_thrash = false;
-
 	//johnfitz -- calculate r_fovx and r_fovy here
 	r_fovx = r_refdef.fov_x;
 	r_fovy = r_refdef.fov_y;
diff --git a/Quake/gl_screen.c b/Quake/gl_screen.c
index bc209d2f..962c0ebb 100644
--- a/Quake/gl_screen.c
+++ b/Quake/gl_screen.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ cvar_t		scr_fov = {"fov","90",CVAR_NONE};	// 10 - 170
 cvar_t		scr_fov_adapt = {"fov_adapt","1",CVAR_ARCHIVE};
 cvar_t		scr_conspeed = {"scr_conspeed","500",CVAR_ARCHIVE};
 cvar_t		scr_centertime = {"scr_centertime","2",CVAR_NONE};
-cvar_t		scr_showram = {"showram","1",CVAR_NONE};
 cvar_t		scr_showturtle = {"showturtle","0",CVAR_NONE};
 cvar_t		scr_showpause = {"showpause","1",CVAR_NONE};
 cvar_t		scr_printspeed = {"scr_printspeed","8",CVAR_NONE};
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ extern	cvar_t	crosshair;
 
 qboolean	scr_initialized;		// ready to draw
 
-qpic_t		*scr_ram;
 qpic_t		*scr_net;
 qpic_t		*scr_turtle;
 
@@ -386,7 +384,6 @@ SCR_LoadPics -- johnfitz
 */
 void SCR_LoadPics (void)
 {
-	scr_ram = Draw_PicFromWad ("ram");
 	scr_net = Draw_PicFromWad ("net");
 	scr_turtle = Draw_PicFromWad ("turtle");
 }
@@ -419,7 +416,6 @@ void SCR_Init (void)
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable (&scr_fov_adapt);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable (&scr_viewsize);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable (&scr_conspeed);
-	Cvar_RegisterVariable (&scr_showram);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable (&scr_showturtle);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable (&scr_showpause);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable (&scr_centertime);
@@ -556,24 +552,6 @@ void SCR_DrawDevStats (void)
 	Draw_String (x, (y++)*8-x, str);
 }
 
-/*
-==============
-SCR_DrawRam
-==============
-*/
-void SCR_DrawRam (void)
-{
-	if (!scr_showram.value)
-		return;
-
-	if (!r_cache_thrash)
-		return;
-
-	GL_SetCanvas (CANVAS_DEFAULT); //johnfitz
-
-	Draw_Pic (scr_vrect.x+32, scr_vrect.y, scr_ram);
-}
-
 /*
 ==============
 SCR_DrawTurtle
@@ -1116,7 +1094,6 @@ void SCR_UpdateScreen (void)
 	else
 	{
 		SCR_DrawCrosshair (); //johnfitz
-		SCR_DrawRam ();
 		SCR_DrawNet ();
 		SCR_DrawTurtle ();
 		SCR_DrawPause ();
diff --git a/Quake/glquake.h b/Quake/glquake.h
index efe9e0e2..2912d08c 100644
--- a/Quake/glquake.h
+++ b/Quake/glquake.h
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ typedef struct particle_s
 
 //====================================================
 
-extern	qboolean	r_cache_thrash;		// compatability
 extern	vec3_t		modelorg, r_entorigin;
 extern	entity_t	*currententity;
 extern	int		r_visframecount;	// ??? what difs?
diff --git a/Quake/render.h b/Quake/render.h
index 4ecb9733..bf057b0e 100644
--- a/Quake/render.h
+++ b/Quake/render.h
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ void R_PushDlights (void);
 // surface cache related
 //
 extern	int		reinit_surfcache;	// if 1, surface cache is currently empty and
-extern qboolean	r_cache_thrash;	// set if thrashing the surface cache
 
 int	D_SurfaceCacheForRes (int width, int height);
 void D_FlushCaches (void);