diff --git a/source/blood/src/blood.cpp b/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
index 63bdd31fd..7a5205824 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ BEGIN_BLD_NS
 void InitCheats();
 
 bool bNoDemo = false;
-bool gameRestart;
 int gNetPlayers;
 int gQuitRequest;
 int gChokeCounter = 0;
@@ -100,6 +99,8 @@ void EndLevel(void)
 void StartLevel(MapRecord* level)
 {
 	if (!level) return;
+	gFrameCount = 0;
+	gFrameClock = 0;
 	STAT_Update(0);
 	EndLevel();
 	gInput = {};
@@ -142,7 +143,6 @@ void StartLevel(MapRecord* level)
 	wsrand(dbReadMapCRC(currentLevel->LabelName()));
 	gKillMgr.Clear();
 	gSecretMgr.Clear();
-	gLevelTime = 0;
 	automapping = 1;
 
 	int modernTypesErased = 0;
@@ -239,15 +239,12 @@ void StartLevel(MapRecord* level)
 		sfxSetReverb(0);
 	ambInit();
 	Net_ClearFifo();
-	gFrameCount = 0;
 	gChokeCounter = 0;
 	M_ClearMenus();
 	// viewSetMessage("");
 	viewSetErrorMessage("");
-	gameclock = 0;
 	paused = 0;
 	levelTryPlayMusic();
-	gFrameClock = 0;
 	gChoke.reset();
 }
 
@@ -261,15 +258,6 @@ static void commonTicker()
 		FireProcess();
 		ClearBitString(gotpic, 2342);
 	}
-	// This is single player only.
-	if (gameRestart)
-	{
-		gameRestart = false;
-		levelRestart();
-		gamestate = GS_LEVEL;
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (gStartNewGame)
 	{
 		auto sng = gStartNewGame;
@@ -331,6 +319,7 @@ void GameInterface::Ticker()
 	}
 
 	viewClearInterpolations();
+
 	if (!(paused || (gGameOptions.nGameType == 0 && M_Active())))
 	{
 		thinktime.Reset();
@@ -370,7 +359,6 @@ void GameInterface::Ticker()
 		}
 		thinktime.Unclock();
 
-		gLevelTime++;
 		gFrameCount++;
 		gFrameClock += 4;
 
diff --git a/source/blood/src/controls.cpp b/source/blood/src/controls.cpp
index 9a1d8a2ac..a783fdc74 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/controls.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/controls.cpp
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ void GetInputInternal(InputPacket &inputParm)
 
     static int32_t turnHeldTime;
     static int32_t lastInputClock;  // MED
-    int32_t const  elapsedTics = gameclock - lastInputClock;
+    int32_t const  elapsedTics = gFrameClock - lastInputClock;
 
     // Blood's q16mlook scaling is different from the other games, therefore use the below constant to attenuate
     // the speed to match the other games.
     float const mlookScale = 3.25f;
 
-    lastInputClock = gameclock;
+    lastInputClock = gFrameClock;
 
     if (turnLeft || turnRight)
         turnHeldTime += elapsedTics;
diff --git a/source/blood/src/globals.cpp b/source/blood/src/globals.cpp
index 886456409..c517b7a51 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/globals.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/globals.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ BEGIN_BLD_NS
 bool bVanilla = false;
 int gFrameClock;
 int gFrameCount;
-//int volatile gGameClock;
 
 static const char *_module;
 static int _line;
diff --git a/source/blood/src/globals.h b/source/blood/src/globals.h
index 4dce8e78d..5b784e21f 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/globals.h
+++ b/source/blood/src/globals.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ BEGIN_BLD_NS
 
 extern int gFrameClock;
 extern int gFrameCount;
-//extern int gGameClock;
 extern bool bVanilla;
 
 #define MAXPLAYERNAME 16
diff --git a/source/blood/src/levels.cpp b/source/blood/src/levels.cpp
index bce54c4d2..2a19ce3ec 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/levels.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/levels.cpp
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ int gSkill = 2;
 int gEpisodeCount;
 int gNextLevel; // fixme: let this contain a full level number.
 
-int gLevelTime;
-
 char BloodIniFile[BMAX_PATH] = "BLOOD.INI";
 bool bINIOverride = false;
 IniFile *BloodINI;
@@ -235,11 +233,6 @@ void levelEndLevel(int arg)
     }
 }
 
-void levelRestart(void)
-{
-    gStartNewGame = currentLevel;
-}
-
 void levelTryPlayMusic()
 {
     FString buffer;
diff --git a/source/blood/src/levels.h b/source/blood/src/levels.h
index a711881bc..6c5c7ad63 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/levels.h
+++ b/source/blood/src/levels.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ extern bool bINIOverride;
 extern int gEpisodeCount;
 extern int gNextLevel;
 extern bool gGameStarted;
-extern int gLevelTime;
 
 void levelInitINI(const char *pzIni);
 void levelOverrideINI(const char *pzIni);
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@ void CheckKeyAbend(const char *pzSection, const char *pzKey);
 void levelLoadDefaults(void);
 // arg: 0 is normal exit, 1 is secret level
 void levelEndLevel(int arg);
-void levelRestart(void);
 void levelTryPlayMusic();
 
 END_BLD_NS
diff --git a/source/blood/src/loadsave.cpp b/source/blood/src/loadsave.cpp
index 41940dd4d..a29bcfe5e 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/loadsave.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/loadsave.cpp
@@ -504,7 +504,6 @@ bool GameInterface::LoadGame(FSaveGameNode* node)
     for (int i = 0; i < gNetPlayers; i++)
         playerSetRace(&gPlayer[i], gPlayer[i].lifeMode);
 	viewSetErrorMessage("");
-    gFrameCount = 0;
     Net_ClearFifo();
     paused = 0;
     gamestate = GS_LEVEL;
@@ -598,7 +597,6 @@ void MyLoadSave::Load(void)
     Read(gotsector, sizeof(gotsector));
     Read(&gFrameClock, sizeof(gFrameClock));
     Read(&gFrameCount, sizeof(gFrameCount));
-    Read(&gLevelTime, sizeof(gLevelTime));
     Read(&paused, sizeof(paused));
     Read(baseWall, sizeof(baseWall[0])*numwalls);
     Read(baseSprite, sizeof(baseSprite[0])*nNumSprites);
@@ -687,7 +685,6 @@ void MyLoadSave::Save(void)
     Write(gotsector, sizeof(gotsector));
     Write(&gFrameClock, sizeof(gFrameClock));
     Write(&gFrameCount, sizeof(gFrameCount));
-    Write(&gLevelTime, sizeof(gLevelTime));
     Write(&paused, sizeof(paused));
     Write(baseWall, sizeof(baseWall[0])*numwalls);
     Write(baseSprite, sizeof(baseSprite[0])*nNumSprites);
diff --git a/source/blood/src/player.cpp b/source/blood/src/player.cpp
index 0dfbd6967..14bd39cff 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/player.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 BEGIN_BLD_NS
 
-extern bool gameRestart;
-
 PROFILE gProfile[kMaxPlayers];
 
 PLAYER gPlayer[kMaxPlayers];
@@ -1370,7 +1368,7 @@ void ProcessInput(PLAYER *pPlayer)
                 playerReset(pPlayer);
                 if (gGameOptions.nGameType == 0 && numplayers == 1)
                 {
-                    gameRestart = 1;
+                    gStartNewGame = currentLevel;
                 }
                 else
                     playerStart(pPlayer->nPlayer);
diff --git a/source/blood/src/sbar.cpp b/source/blood/src/sbar.cpp
index 1bb2eea62..e1e342bfd 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/sbar.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/sbar.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ private:
         stats.font = SmallFont;
         stats.letterColor = CR_DARKRED;
         stats.standardColor = CR_DARKGRAY;
-        stats.time = Scale(gLevelTime, 1000, kTicsPerSec);
+        stats.time = Scale(gFrameCount, 1000, kTicsPerSec);
 
 		if (automapMode == am_full)
 		{
diff --git a/source/blood/src/view.cpp b/source/blood/src/view.cpp
index 9691d27bc..f1b5d2cfa 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/view.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/view.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void InitStatusBar(void)
 }
 GameStats GameInterface::getStats()
 {
-	return { gKillMgr.Kills, gKillMgr.TotalKills, gSecretMgr.Founds, gSecretMgr.Total, gLevelTime / kTicsPerSec, gPlayer[myconnectindex].fragCount };
+	return { gKillMgr.Kills, gKillMgr.TotalKills, gSecretMgr.Founds, gSecretMgr.Total, gFrameCount / kTicsPerSec, gPlayer[myconnectindex].fragCount };
 }
 
 void viewDrawMapTitle(void)
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ void viewDrawMapTitle(void)
 
     int const fadeStartTic = kTicsPerSec;
     int const fadeEndTic = int(1.5f*kTicsPerSec);
-    if (gLevelTime > fadeEndTic)
+    if (gFrameCount > fadeEndTic)
         return;
-    int const alpha = 255 - clamp((gLevelTime-fadeStartTic)*255/(fadeEndTic-fadeStartTic), 0, 255);
+    int const alpha = 255 - clamp((gFrameCount-fadeStartTic)*255/(fadeEndTic-fadeStartTic), 0, 255);
 
     if (alpha != 0)
     {
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ void viewDrawScreen(bool sceneonly)
                 tmp--;
             }
             PLAYER* pOther = &gPlayer[i];
-            //othercameraclock = gGameClock;
+            //othercameraclock = gFrameClock + mulscale16(4, (int)gInterpolate);;
             if (!tileData(4079))
             {
                 TileFiles.tileCreate(4079, 128, 128);