diff --git a/source/build/include/build.h b/source/build/include/build.h
index 6d3549eca..d0b8e7350 100644
--- a/source/build/include/build.h
+++ b/source/build/include/build.h
@@ -706,8 +706,6 @@ enum {
 
 extern int32_t gltexmaxsize;
 
-EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, hw_detailmapping)
-EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, hw_glowmapping)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, hw_animsmoothing)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, hw_hightile)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, hw_models)
diff --git a/source/build/src/mdsprite.cpp b/source/build/src/mdsprite.cpp
index 34f6eb048..e052ddda9 100644
--- a/source/build/src/mdsprite.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/mdsprite.cpp
@@ -1478,21 +1478,6 @@ static int32_t polymost_md3draw(md3model_t *m, tspriteptr_t tspr)
 		FGameTexture *det = nullptr, *glow = nullptr;
 		float detscale = 1.f;
 
-#if 0
-		// The data lookup here is one incredible mess. Thanks to whoever cooked this up... :(
-        // Todo: assign the layers to the base textures at setup time
-        if (!(tspr->clipdist & TSPR_FLAGS_MDHACK))
-        {
-			det = tex = hw_detailmapping ? mdloadskin((md2model_t *) m, tile2model[Ptile2tile(tspr->picnum, lpal)].skinnum, DETAILPAL, surfi, nullptr) : nullptr;
-			if (det)
-			{
-                for (auto sk = m->skinmap; sk; sk = sk->next)
-                    if ((int32_t) sk->palette == DETAILPAL && sk->skinnum == tile2model[Ptile2tile(tspr->picnum, lpal)].skinnum && sk->surfnum == surfi)
-                        detscale = sk->param;
-			}
-			glow = hw_glowmapping ? mdloadskin((md2model_t *) m, tile2model[Ptile2tile(tspr->picnum, lpal)].skinnum, GLOWPAL, surfi, nullptr) : 0;
-		}
-#endif
         int palid = TRANSLATION(Translation_Remap + curbasepal, globalpal);
         GLInterface.SetFade(sector[tspr->sectnum].floorpal);
         GLInterface.SetTexture(tex, palid, CLAMP_XY);
diff --git a/source/build/src/polymost.cpp b/source/build/src/polymost.cpp
index ac0c82394..ddb3cc397 100644
--- a/source/build/src/polymost.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/polymost.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ Ken Silverman's official web site: http://www.advsys.net/ken
 
 int checkTranslucentReplacement(FTextureID picnum, int pal);
 
-CVAR(Bool, hw_detailmapping, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Bool, hw_glowmapping, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVARD(Bool, hw_animsmoothing, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG, "enable/disable model animation smoothing")
 CVARD(Bool, hw_hightile, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG, "enable/disable hightile texture rendering")
 CVARD(Bool, hw_models, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG, "enable/disable model rendering")
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 64bdaa581..f48a3073e 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -1184,9 +1184,6 @@ OptionMenu "PolymostOptions"
 	Option "$POLYMOST_TC", "hw_hightile", "OnOff"
 	Option "$POLYMOST_CACHE", "r_precache", "OnOff"
 	StaticText ""
-	Option "$POLYMOST_DETAIL", "hw_detailmapping", "OnOff", "hw_hightile"
-	Option "$POLYMOST_GLOW", "hw_glowmapping", "OnOff", "hw_hightile"
-	StaticText ""
 	Option "$POLYMOST_PALETTEEMU", "hw_useindexedcolortextures", "OnOff"
 	Option "$POLYMOST_PALINTER", "hw_shadeinterpolate", "OnOff", "hw_useindexedcolortextures"
 	StaticText ""