diff --git a/source/sw/src/demo.cpp b/source/sw/src/demo.cpp
index 7050fb8d1..f7e33d048 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/demo.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/demo.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ SWBOOL DemoRecording = FALSE;
 SWBOOL DemoEdit = FALSE;
 SWBOOL DemoMode = FALSE;
 SWBOOL DemoModeMenuState = FALSE;
-SWBOOL DemoOverride = FALSE;
 char DemoFileName[16] = "demo.dmo";
 char DemoLevelName[16] = "";
 extern SWBOOL NewGame;
@@ -579,78 +578,4 @@ DemoPlayBack(void)
     }
 
 }
-
-//
-// Still using old method of playback - this was for opening demo
-//
-
-void
-ScenePlayBack(void)
-{
-    int buf_ndx, pnum, cnt;
-    PLAYERp pp;
-
-    if (SW_SHAREWARE)
-    {
-        // code here needs to be similar to RunLevel startup code
-        PlaySong(nullptr, "yokoha03.mid", -1);
-    }
-
-    // IMPORTANT - MUST be right before game loop
-    InitTimingVars();
-
-    buf_ndx = 0;
-    cnt = 0;
-    ready2send = 0;
-    DemoDone = FALSE;
-
-    inputState.ClearAllInput();
-
-    while (TRUE)
-    {
-        // makes code run at the same rate
-        while ((totalclock > totalsynctics))
-        {
-            TRAVERSE_CONNECT(pnum)
-            {
-                pp = Player + pnum;
-                pp->inputfifo[pp->movefifoend & (MOVEFIFOSIZ - 1)] = DemoBuffer[buf_ndx];
-                pp->movefifoend++;
-                buf_ndx++;
-
-                if (pp->inputfifo[(pp->movefifoend - 1) & (MOVEFIFOSIZ - 1)].bits == -1)
-                {
-                    DemoDone = TRUE;
-                    break;
-                }
-
-                if (buf_ndx > DEMO_BUFFER_MAX - 1)
-                {
-                    DemoReadBuffer();
-                    buf_ndx = 0;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (inputState.CheckAllInput())
-                DemoDone = TRUE;
-
-            if (DemoDone)
-                break;
-
-            cnt++;
-
-            //movethings();
-            domovethings();
-        }
-
-        // demo is over
-        if (DemoDone)
-            break;
-
-        drawscreen(Player + screenpeek);
-    }
-}
-
-
-
 END_SW_NS
diff --git a/source/sw/src/demo.h b/source/sw/src/demo.h
index 3fa3402fc..40588d1e0 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/demo.h
+++ b/source/sw/src/demo.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ extern SWBOOL DemoPlaying;
 extern SWBOOL DemoRecording;
 extern SWBOOL DemoEdit;
 extern SWBOOL DemoMode;
-extern SWBOOL DemoOverride;
 extern char DemoFileName[16];
 extern char DemoLevelName[16];
 
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ typedef FILE *DFILE;
 void DemoTerm(void);
 void DemoPlaySetup(void);
 void DemoPlayBack(void);
-void ScenePlayBack(void);
 void DemoRecordSetup(void);
 void DemoDebugWrite(void);
 void DemoWriteBuffer(void);
diff --git a/source/sw/src/game.cpp b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
index b7a192a0b..06c796f67 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
@@ -1750,36 +1750,6 @@ void MenuLevel(void)
     videoNextPage();
 }
 
-void SceneLevel(void)
-{
-    SWBOOL dp_bak;
-    SWBOOL dm_bak;
-    FILE *fin;
-#define CINEMATIC_DEMO_FILE "$scene.dmo"
-
-    // make sure it exists
-    if ((fin = fopen(CINEMATIC_DEMO_FILE,"rb")) == NULL)
-        return;
-    else
-        fclose(fin);
-
-    strcpy(DemoFileName,CINEMATIC_DEMO_FILE);
-
-    dp_bak = DemoPlaying;
-    dm_bak = DemoMode;
-
-    DemoMode = TRUE;
-    DemoPlaying = TRUE;
-    DemoOverride = TRUE;
-    InitLevel();
-    DemoOverride = FALSE;
-
-    ScenePlayBack();
-    TerminateLevel();
-    DemoMode = dm_bak;
-    DemoPlaying = dp_bak;
-}
-
 void
 LoadingLevelScreen(void)
 {
@@ -2314,7 +2284,6 @@ void GameIntro(void)
     {
         LogoLevel();
         //CreditsLevel();
-        //SceneLevel();
         //TitleLevel();
         IntroAnimLevel();
         IntroAnimCount = 0;