diff --git a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
index 88cfbc484..6aed8da83 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ CVARD(Bool, cl_bloodvanillabobbing, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable Blood's
 CVARD(Bool, cl_bloodvanillaexplosions, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable Blood's vanilla explosion behavior")
 CVARD(Bool, cl_bloodvanillaenemies, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable Blood's vanilla enemy behavior")
 CVARD(Bool, cl_bloodqavinterp, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable Blood's QAV interpolation")
-CVARD(Bool, cl_bloodqavforcedinterp, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable Blood's QAV interpolation forcefully for QAVs that aren't defined as interpolatable")
 CVARD(Bool, cl_bloodweapinterp, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable Blood's weapon interpolation. Depends on 'cl_bloodqavinterp'")
 CVARD(Bool, cl_bloodoldweapbalance, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable legacy 1.0 weapon handling for Blood")
 CVARD(Bool, cl_loadingscreens, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable loading screens for games")
diff --git a/source/core/gamecvars.h b/source/core/gamecvars.h
index b9566314c..2bf23359f 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecvars.h
+++ b/source/core/gamecvars.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_bloodvanillabobbing)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_bloodvanillaexplosions)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_bloodvanillaenemies)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_bloodqavinterp)
-EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_bloodqavforcedinterp)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_bloodweapinterp)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_bloodoldweapbalance)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_loadingscreens)
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/qav.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/qav.cpp
index 43f18258a..3f30a957d 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/qav.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/qav.cpp
@@ -147,14 +147,11 @@ void DrawFrame(double x, double y, double z, double a, double alpha, int picnum,
 }
 
 
-static QAVInterpProps forcedinterpdata{qavGetInterpType("picnum")};
-
 void QAV::Draw(double x, double y, int ticks, int stat, int shade, int palnum, bool to3dview, double const smoothratio)
 {
     assert(ticksPerFrame > 0);
 
-    QAVInterpProps* interpdata = qavInterpProps.CheckKey(res_id);
-    if (!interpdata && cl_bloodqavforcedinterp) interpdata = &forcedinterpdata;
+    auto const interpdata = qavInterpProps.CheckKey(res_id);
 
     auto const nFrame = clamp(ticks / ticksPerFrame, 0, nFrames - 1);
     FRAMEINFO* const thisFrame = &frames[nFrame];