diff --git a/README b/README
index f7653e0b..e74203fc 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ New cvars
                                       backend
   s_muteWhenMinimized               - mute sound when minimized
   in_joystickNo                     - select which joystick to use
-  cl_platformSensitivity            - read only, indicates the mouse input
-                                      scaling
   r_ext_texture_filter_anisotropic  - anisotropic texture filtering
   cl_guidServerUniq                 - makes cl_guid unique for each server
   cl_cURLLib                        - filename of cURL library to load
diff --git a/code/client/cl_input.c b/code/client/cl_input.c
index 077d6899..f1a0376e 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_input.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_input.c
@@ -453,8 +453,7 @@ void CL_MouseMove( usercmd_t *cmd ) {
 	cl.mouseDy[cl.mouseIndex] = 0;
 
 	rate = sqrt( mx * mx + my * my ) / (float)frame_msec;
-	accelSensitivity = ( cl_sensitivity->value *
-			cl_platformSensitivity->value ) + rate * cl_mouseAccel->value;
+	accelSensitivity = cl_sensitivity->value + rate * cl_mouseAccel->value;
 
 	// scale by FOV
 	accelSensitivity *= cl.cgameSensitivity;
diff --git a/code/client/cl_main.c b/code/client/cl_main.c
index b54efc1f..4f6d4c25 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_main.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_main.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ cvar_t	*cl_forceavidemo;
 
 cvar_t	*cl_freelook;
 cvar_t	*cl_sensitivity;
-cvar_t	*cl_platformSensitivity;
 
 cvar_t	*cl_mouseAccel;
 cvar_t	*cl_showMouseRate;
@@ -3023,7 +3022,6 @@ void CL_Init( void ) {
 
 	cl_run = Cvar_Get ("cl_run", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	cl_sensitivity = Cvar_Get ("sensitivity", "5", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	cl_platformSensitivity = Cvar_Get ("cl_platformSensitivity", "1.0", CVAR_ROM);
 	cl_mouseAccel = Cvar_Get ("cl_mouseAccel", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	cl_freelook = Cvar_Get( "cl_freelook", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 
diff --git a/code/client/client.h b/code/client/client.h
index b380999a..889affaf 100644
--- a/code/client/client.h
+++ b/code/client/client.h
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ extern	cvar_t	*cl_run;
 extern	cvar_t	*cl_anglespeedkey;
 
 extern	cvar_t	*cl_sensitivity;
-extern	cvar_t	*cl_platformSensitivity;
 extern	cvar_t	*cl_freelook;
 
 extern	cvar_t	*cl_mouseAccel;