diff --git a/code/qcommon/files.c b/code/qcommon/files.c
index 0b13ecdb..b6af640a 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/files.c
+++ b/code/qcommon/files.c
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ typedef struct qfile_us {
 typedef struct {
 	qfile_ut	handleFiles;
 	qboolean	handleSync;
-	int			baseOffset;
 	int			fileSize;
 	int			zipFilePos;
 	qboolean	zipFile;
@@ -4014,11 +4013,6 @@ int		FS_FOpenFileByMode( const char *qpath, fileHandle_t *f, fsMode_t mode ) {
 	}
 
 	if ( *f ) {
-		if (fsh[*f].zipFile == qtrue) {
-			fsh[*f].baseOffset = unztell(fsh[*f].handleFiles.file.z);
-		} else {
-			fsh[*f].baseOffset = ftell(fsh[*f].handleFiles.file.o);
-		}
 		fsh[*f].fileSize = r;
 		fsh[*f].streamed = qfalse;