diff --git a/include/glquake.h b/include/glquake.h
index b489b5715..072613a8c 100644
--- a/include/glquake.h
+++ b/include/glquake.h
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ extern cvar_t	*gl_sky_divide;
 
 extern int		mirrortexturenum;	// quake texturenum, not gltexturenum
 extern qboolean	mirror;
-extern qboolean	lighthalf;
 extern mplane_t	*mirror_plane;
 extern int		gl_lightmap_format;
 extern int		gl_solid_format;
diff --git a/include/r_cvar.h b/include/r_cvar.h
index 4548c8854..c38293c41 100644
--- a/include/r_cvar.h
+++ b/include/r_cvar.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ extern cvar_t     *gl_fires;
 extern cvar_t     *gl_keeptjunctions;
 extern cvar_t     *gl_lerp_anim;
 extern cvar_t     *gl_lightmap_components;
-extern cvar_t     *gl_lightmode;
 extern cvar_t     *gl_max_size;
 extern cvar_t     *gl_nocolors;
 extern cvar_t     *gl_picmip;
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c
index e70deefdb..180ed4411 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c
@@ -256,12 +256,6 @@ Draw_Init (void)
 	glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE, &texSize);
 	Cvar_Set (gl_max_size, va("%d", texSize));
 
-	// LordHavoc: 3DFX's dithering has terrible artifacts with lightmode 1
-	if (strstr (gl_renderer, "3dfx") || strstr (gl_renderer, "Mesa Glide"))
-	{
-		Cvar_Set (gl_lightmode, "0");
-	}
-
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("gl_texturemode", &GL_TextureMode_f, "Texture mipmap quality.");
 
 	// load the console background and the charset
@@ -380,12 +374,7 @@ Draw_Crosshair (int swap)
 			y = scr_vrect.y + scr_vrect.height / 2 - 3 + cl_crossy->int_val;
 
 			pColor = (unsigned char *) &d_8to24table[crosshaircolor->int_val];
-			if (lighthalf)
-				glColor4ub ((byte) ((int) pColor[0] >> 1),
-							(byte) ((int) pColor[1] >> 1),
-							(byte) ((int) pColor[2] >> 1), pColor[3]);
-			else
-				glColor4ubv (pColor);
+			glColor4ubv (pColor);
 			glBindTexture (GL_TEXTURE_2D, cs_texture);
 
 			glBegin (GL_QUADS);
@@ -444,10 +433,7 @@ Draw_SubPic (int x, int y, qpic_t *pic, int srcx, int srcy, int width,
 	newtl = gl->tl + (srcy * oldglheight) / pic->height;
 	newth = newtl + (height * oldglheight) / pic->height;
 
-	if (lighthalf)
-		glColor3f (0.4, 0.4, 0.4);
-	else
-		glColor3f (0.8, 0.8, 0.8);
+	glColor3f (0.8, 0.8, 0.8);
 	glBindTexture (GL_TEXTURE_2D, gl->texnum);
 	glBegin (GL_QUADS);
 	glTexCoord2f (newsl, newtl);
@@ -498,10 +484,7 @@ Draw_TransPicTranslate (int x, int y, qpic_t *pic, byte * translation)
 	glTexParameterf (GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gl_filter_min);
 	glTexParameterf (GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gl_filter_max);
 
-	if (lighthalf)
-		glColor3f (0.4, 0.4, 0.4);
-	else
-		glColor3f (0.8, 0.8, 0.8);
+	glColor3f (0.8, 0.8, 0.8);
 	glBegin (GL_QUADS);
 	glTexCoord2f (0, 0);
 	glVertex2f (x, y);
@@ -566,10 +549,7 @@ Draw_ConsoleBackground (int lines)
 		alpha = (float) (gl_conalpha->value * lines) / y;
 	}
 
-	if (lighthalf)
-		glColor4f (0.4, 0.4, 0.4, alpha);
-	else
-		glColor4f (0.8, 0.8, 0.8, alpha);
+	glColor4f (0.8, 0.8, 0.8, alpha);
 
 	// draw the console texture
 	glBindTexture (GL_TEXTURE_2D, gl->texnum);
@@ -586,10 +566,7 @@ Draw_ConsoleBackground (int lines)
 
 	// turn off alpha blending
 	if (alpha < 1.0) {
-		if (lighthalf)
-			glColor3f (0.4, 0.4, 0.4);
-		else
-			glColor3f (0.8, 0.8, 0.8);
+		glColor3f (0.8, 0.8, 0.8);
 	}
 
 	if (gl_conspin->value) {
@@ -613,10 +590,7 @@ Draw_ConsoleBackground (int lines)
 void
 Draw_TileClear (int x, int y, int w, int h)
 {
-	if (lighthalf)
-		glColor3f (0.4, 0.4, 0.4);
-	else
-		glColor3f (0.8, 0.8, 0.8);
+	glColor3f (0.8, 0.8, 0.8);
 	glBindTexture (GL_TEXTURE_2D, *(int *) draw_backtile->data);
 	glBegin (GL_QUADS);
 	glTexCoord2f (x / 64.0, y / 64.0);
@@ -641,12 +615,8 @@ void
 Draw_Fill (int x, int y, int w, int h, int c)
 {
 	glDisable (GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-	if (lighthalf)
-		glColor3f (vid_basepal[c * 3] / 510.0, vid_basepal[c * 3 + 1] / 510.0,
-				   vid_basepal[c * 3 + 2] / 510.0);
-	else
-		glColor3f (vid_basepal[c * 3] / 255.0, vid_basepal[c * 3 + 1] / 255.0,
-				   vid_basepal[c * 3 + 2] / 255.0);
+	glColor3f (vid_basepal[c * 3] / 255.0, vid_basepal[c * 3 + 1] / 255.0,
+			   vid_basepal[c * 3 + 2] / 255.0);
 
 	glBegin (GL_QUADS);
 
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_dyn_fires.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_dyn_fires.c
index 4b0f3b5ee..f2a0468dd 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_dyn_fires.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_dyn_fires.c
@@ -150,10 +150,7 @@ R_DrawFire (fire_t *f)
 	}
 	// we're not - draw it
 	glBegin (GL_TRIANGLE_FAN);
-	if (lighthalf)
-		glColor3f (f->color[0] * 0.5, f->color[1] * 0.5, f->color[2] * 0.5);
-	else
-		glColor3fv (f->color);
+	glColor3fv (f->color);
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		vec[i] = f->origin[i] - vpn[i] * radius;
 	glVertex3fv (vec);
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_dyn_part.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_dyn_part.c
index 9e73690a1..309206f0b 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_dyn_part.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_dyn_part.c
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@
 static particle_t *particles, **freeparticles;
 static short r_numparticles, numparticles;
 
-extern qboolean lighthalf;
-
 extern cvar_t *cl_max_particles;
 
 extern int  part_tex_dot;
@@ -619,15 +617,9 @@ R_DrawParticles (void)
 				memcpy(right, part->right, sizeof(right));
 			}
 
-			if (lighthalf) {
-				varray[0].color[0] = (float) ((int) at[0] >> 1) / 255;
-				varray[0].color[1] = (float) ((int) at[1] >> 1) / 255;
-				varray[0].color[2] = (float) ((int) at[2] >> 1) / 255;
-			} else {
-				varray[0].color[0] = (float) at[0] / 255;
-				varray[0].color[1] = (float) at[1] / 255;
-				varray[0].color[2] = (float) at[2] / 255;
-			}
+			varray[0].color[0] = (float) at[0] / 255;
+			varray[0].color[1] = (float) at[1] / 255;
+			varray[0].color[2] = (float) at[2] / 255;
 			varray[0].color[3] = (float) alpha / 255;
 
 			memcpy(varray[1].color, varray[0].color, sizeof(varray[0].color));
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_graph.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_graph.c
index d17eed35a..ede54c106 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_graph.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_graph.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include "r_cvar.h"
 
 extern byte 	*draw_chars;	// 8*8 graphic characters
-extern qboolean lighthalf;
 
 extern cvar_t	*r_netgraph;
 extern cvar_t	*r_netgraph_alpha;
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rlight.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rlight.c
index b2f68f77b..179384d2e 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rlight.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rlight.c
@@ -126,11 +126,7 @@ R_RenderDlight (dlight_t *light)
 
 	glBegin (GL_TRIANGLE_FAN);
 
-	if (lighthalf)
-		glColor3f (light->color[0] * 0.5, light->color[1] * 0.5,
-				   light->color[2] * 0.5);
-	else
-		glColor3fv (light->color);
+	glColor3fv (light->color);
 
 	VectorSubtract (r_origin, light->origin, v);
 	VectorNormalize (v);
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rmain.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rmain.c
index d80c8e69e..39714fb3a 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rmain.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rmain.c
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ void        R_MarkLeaves (void);
 
 extern cvar_t *scr_fov;
 
-extern qboolean lighthalf;
-
 
 // LordHavoc: place for gl_rmain setup code
 void
@@ -261,10 +259,7 @@ GL_DrawAliasFrame (aliashdr_t *paliashdr, int posenum, qboolean fb)
 		glDepthMask (GL_FALSE);
 
 	if (fb) {
-		if (lighthalf)
-			glColor4f (0.5, 0.5, 0.5, modelalpha);
-		else
-			glColor4f (1, 1, 1, modelalpha);
+		glColor4f (1, 1, 1, modelalpha);
 	}
 
 	while ((count = *order++)) {
@@ -334,10 +329,7 @@ GL_DrawAliasBlendedFrame (aliashdr_t *paliashdr, int pose1, int pose2, float ble
 		glDepthMask (GL_FALSE);
 
 	if (fb) {	// don't do this in the loop, it doesn't change
-		if (lighthalf)
-			glColor4f (0.5, 0.5, 0.5, modelalpha);
-		else
-			glColor4f (1, 1, 1, modelalpha);
+		glColor4f (1, 1, 1, modelalpha);
 	}
 
 	lerp = 1 - blend;
@@ -613,14 +605,9 @@ R_DrawAliasModel (entity_t *e)
 
 	// FIXME: shadecolor is supposed to be the lighting for the model, not
 	// just colormod
-	shadecolor[0] = currententity->colormod[0];
-	shadecolor[1] = currententity->colormod[1];
-	shadecolor[2] = currententity->colormod[2];
-	if (!lighthalf) {
-		shadecolor[0] *= 2.0;
-		shadecolor[1] *= 2.0;
-		shadecolor[2] *= 2.0;
-	}
+	shadecolor[0] = currententity->colormod[0] * 2.0;
+	shadecolor[1] = currententity->colormod[1] * 2.0;
+	shadecolor[2] = currententity->colormod[2] * 2.0;
 
 	VectorCopy (currententity->origin, r_entorigin);
 	VectorSubtract (r_origin, r_entorigin, modelorg);
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rsurf.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rsurf.c
index a57313fe4..077b9f8a4 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rsurf.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rsurf.c
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ byte       *lightmaps[MAX_LIGHTMAPS];
 msurface_t *waterchain = NULL;
 msurface_t *sky_chain;
 
-extern qboolean lighthalf;
-
 
 // LordHavoc: place for gl_rsurf setup code
 void
@@ -270,7 +268,7 @@ R_BuildLightMap (msurface_t *surf, byte * dest, int stride)
 	stride -= smax * lightmap_bytes;
 	bl = blocklights;
 
-	if (gl_mtex_active && !lighthalf) {
+	if (gl_mtex_active) {
 		shift = 7;      // 0-1 lightmap range.
 	} else {
 		shift = 8;      // 0-2 lightmap range.
@@ -452,10 +450,7 @@ R_BlendLightmaps (void)
 
 	glDepthMask (GL_FALSE);					// don't bother writing Z
 
-	if (lighthalf)
-		glBlendFunc (GL_ZERO, GL_SRC_COLOR);
-	else
-		glBlendFunc (GL_DST_COLOR, GL_SRC_COLOR);
+	glBlendFunc (GL_DST_COLOR, GL_SRC_COLOR);
 
 	glColor3f (1, 1, 1);
 
@@ -594,11 +589,7 @@ GL_WaterSurface (msurface_t *s)
 	glBindTexture (GL_TEXTURE_2D, i);
 	if (r_wateralpha->value < 1.0) {
 		glDepthMask (GL_FALSE);
-		if (lighthalf) {
-			glColor4f (0.5, 0.5, 0.5, r_wateralpha->value);
-		} else {
-			glColor4f (1, 1, 1, r_wateralpha->value);
-		}
+		glColor4f (1, 1, 1, r_wateralpha->value);
 		EmitWaterPolys (s);
 		glColor3ubv (lighthalf_v);
 		glDepthMask (GL_TRUE);
@@ -621,11 +612,7 @@ R_DrawWaterSurfaces (void)
 
 	if (r_wateralpha->value < 1.0) {
 		glDepthMask (GL_FALSE);
-		if (lighthalf) {
-			glColor4f (0.5, 0.5, 0.5, r_wateralpha->value);
-		} else {
-			glColor4f (1, 1, 1, r_wateralpha->value);
-		}
+		glColor4f (1, 1, 1, r_wateralpha->value);
 	}
 
 	i = -1;
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_screen.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_screen.c
index 4a13dd0fa..f3c36c2b9 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_screen.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_screen.c
@@ -803,9 +803,6 @@ SCR_TileClear (void)
 extern void R_ForceLightUpdate (void);
 
 int 			oldviewsize = 0;
-unsigned char	lighthalf_v[3];
-qboolean		lighthalf;
-extern cvar_t	*gl_lightmode;
 
 /*
 	SCR_UpdateScreen
@@ -820,7 +817,6 @@ void
 SCR_UpdateScreen (double realtime, SCR_Func *scr_funcs, int swap)
 {
 	double      time1 = 0, time2;
-	float       f;
 
 	if (block_drawing)
 		return;
@@ -891,31 +887,6 @@ SCR_UpdateScreen (double realtime, SCR_Func *scr_funcs, int swap)
 	// also makes polyblend apply to whole screen
 	glDisable (GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 
-	if (lighthalf) {		// LordHavoc: render was done at half brightness
-		f = 2;
-	} else {
-		f = 1;
-	}
-
-	if (f >= 1.002) {		// Make sure we don't get bit by roundoff errors
-		glBlendFunc (GL_DST_COLOR, GL_ONE);
-		glBegin (GL_QUADS);
-		while (f >= 1.002) {			// precision
-			if (f >= 2)
-				glColor3f (1, 1, 1);
-			else
-				glColor3f (f - 1, f - 1, f - 1);
-			glVertex2f (0, 0);
-			glVertex2f (vid.width, 0);
-			glVertex2f (vid.width, vid.height);
-			glVertex2f (0, vid.height);
-			f *= 0.5;
-		}
-		glEnd ();
-		glColor3ubv (lighthalf_v);
-		glBlendFunc (GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
-	}
-
 	if (v_blend[3]) {
 		glBegin (GL_QUADS);
 
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_sky.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_sky.c
index 38f5dae4f..1e36ae3e6 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_sky.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_sky.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 extern model_t *loadmodel;
 
 extern int  skytexturenum;
-extern qboolean lighthalf;
 
 int         solidskytexture;
 int         alphaskytexture;
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_warp.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_warp.c
index f7ba77b88..d1e87dec7 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_warp.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_warp.c
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 
 extern model_t *loadmodel;
 
-extern qboolean lighthalf;
-
 msurface_t *warpface;
 
 extern cvar_t *gl_subdivide_size;
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/r_cvar.c b/libs/video/renderer/r_cvar.c
index b2ff42420..794529b9e 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/r_cvar.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/r_cvar.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ cvar_t     *gl_fires;
 cvar_t     *gl_keeptjunctions;
 cvar_t     *gl_lerp_anim;
 cvar_t     *gl_lightmap_components;
-cvar_t     *gl_lightmode;
 cvar_t     *gl_max_size;
 cvar_t     *gl_nocolors;
 cvar_t     *gl_picmip;
@@ -81,22 +80,7 @@ cvar_t     *scr_showram;
 cvar_t     *scr_showturtle;
 cvar_t     *scr_viewsize;
 
-unsigned char lighthalf_v[3];
-qboolean    lighthalf;
-
-void
-gl_lightmode_callback (cvar_t *cvar)
-{
-	if (cvar->int_val) {
-		lighthalf_v[0] = lighthalf_v[1] = lighthalf_v[2] = 128;
-		lighthalf = 1;
-	} else {
-		lighthalf_v[0] = lighthalf_v[1] = lighthalf_v[2] = 255;
-		lighthalf = 0;
-	}
-
-	R_ForceLightUpdate ();
-}
+unsigned char lighthalf_v[3] = {255, 255, 255};
 
 void
 R_Init_Cvars (void)
@@ -150,9 +134,6 @@ R_Init_Cvars (void)
 	gl_lightmap_components = Cvar_Get ("gl_lightmap_components", "4", CVAR_ROM,
 									   NULL, "Lightmap texture components. 1 "
 									   "is greyscale, 3 is RGB, 4 is RGBA.");
-	gl_lightmode = Cvar_Get ("gl_lightmode", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE,
-							 gl_lightmode_callback, "Lighting mode (0 = "
-							 "GLQuake style, 1 = new style)");
 	gl_max_size = Cvar_Get ("gl_max_size", "1024", CVAR_NONE, NULL,
 							"Texture dimension");
 	gl_nocolors = Cvar_Get ("gl_nocolors", "0", CVAR_NONE, NULL,