diff --git a/code/q3_ui/ui_video.c b/code/q3_ui/ui_video.c
index de248420..d37a8149 100644
--- a/code/q3_ui/ui_video.c
+++ b/code/q3_ui/ui_video.c
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	menulist_s  	lighting;
 	menulist_s  	allow_extensions;
 	menulist_s  	texturebits;
-	menulist_s  	colordepth;
 	menulist_s  	geometry;
 	menulist_s  	filter;
 	menutext_s		driverinfo;
@@ -285,7 +284,6 @@ typedef struct
 	qboolean fullscreen;
 	int tq;
 	int lighting;
-	int colordepth;
 	int texturebits;
 	int geometry;
 	int filter;
@@ -299,22 +297,22 @@ static graphicsoptions_t		s_graphicsoptions;
 static InitialVideoOptions_s s_ivo_templates[] =
 {
 	{
-		6, qtrue, 3, 0, 2, 2, 2, 1, 0, qtrue
+		6, qtrue, 3, 0, 2, 2, 1, 0, qtrue
 	},
 	{
-		4, qtrue, 2, 0, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0, qtrue	// JDC: this was tq 3
+		4, qtrue, 2, 0, 2, 1, 1, 0, qtrue	// JDC: this was tq 3
 	},
 	{
-		3, qtrue, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, qtrue
+		3, qtrue, 2, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, qtrue
 	},
 	{
-		2, qtrue, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, qtrue
+		2, qtrue, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, qtrue
 	},
 	{
-		2, qtrue, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, qtrue
+		2, qtrue, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, qtrue
 	},
 	{
-		3, qtrue, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, qtrue
+		3, qtrue, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, qtrue
 	}
 };
 
@@ -468,7 +466,6 @@ GraphicsOptions_GetInitialVideo
 */
 static void GraphicsOptions_GetInitialVideo( void )
 {
-	s_ivo.colordepth  = s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.curvalue;
 	s_ivo.driver      = s_graphicsoptions.driver.curvalue;
 	s_ivo.mode        = s_graphicsoptions.mode.curvalue;
 	s_ivo.fullscreen  = s_graphicsoptions.fs.curvalue;
@@ -520,8 +517,6 @@ static void GraphicsOptions_CheckConfig( void )
 
 	for ( i = 0; i < NUM_IVO_TEMPLATES-1; i++ )
 	{
-		if ( s_ivo_templates[i].colordepth != s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.curvalue )
-			continue;
 		if ( s_ivo_templates[i].driver != s_graphicsoptions.driver.curvalue )
 			continue;
 		if ( GraphicsOptions_FindDetectedResolution(s_ivo_templates[i].mode) != s_graphicsoptions.mode.curvalue )
@@ -557,23 +552,12 @@ static void GraphicsOptions_UpdateMenuItems( void )
 	{
 		s_graphicsoptions.fs.curvalue = 1;
 		s_graphicsoptions.fs.generic.flags |= QMF_GRAYED;
-		s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.curvalue = 1;
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		s_graphicsoptions.fs.generic.flags &= ~QMF_GRAYED;
 	}
 
-	if ( s_graphicsoptions.fs.curvalue == 0 || s_graphicsoptions.driver.curvalue == 1 )
-	{
-		s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.curvalue = 0;
-		s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.generic.flags |= QMF_GRAYED;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.generic.flags &= ~QMF_GRAYED;
-	}
-
 	if ( s_graphicsoptions.allow_extensions.curvalue == 0 )
 	{
 		if ( s_graphicsoptions.texturebits.curvalue == 0 )
@@ -604,10 +588,6 @@ static void GraphicsOptions_UpdateMenuItems( void )
 	{
 		s_graphicsoptions.apply.generic.flags &= ~(QMF_HIDDEN|QMF_INACTIVE);
 	}
-	if ( s_ivo.colordepth != s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.curvalue )
-	{
-		s_graphicsoptions.apply.generic.flags &= ~(QMF_HIDDEN|QMF_INACTIVE);
-	}
 	if ( s_ivo.driver != s_graphicsoptions.driver.curvalue )
 	{
 		s_graphicsoptions.apply.generic.flags &= ~(QMF_HIDDEN|QMF_INACTIVE);
@@ -753,7 +733,6 @@ static void GraphicsOptions_Event( void* ptr, int event ) {
 			resToRatio[ s_graphicsoptions.mode.curvalue ];
 		s_graphicsoptions.tq.curvalue          = ivo->tq;
 		s_graphicsoptions.lighting.curvalue    = ivo->lighting;
-		s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.curvalue  = ivo->colordepth;
 		s_graphicsoptions.texturebits.curvalue = ivo->texturebits;
 		s_graphicsoptions.geometry.curvalue    = ivo->geometry;
 		s_graphicsoptions.filter.curvalue      = ivo->filter;
@@ -905,29 +884,6 @@ static void GraphicsOptions_SetMenuItems( void )
 	{
 		s_graphicsoptions.geometry.curvalue = 2;
 	}
-
-	switch ( ( int ) trap_Cvar_VariableValue( "r_colorbits" ) )
-	{
-	default:
-	case 0:
-		s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.curvalue = 0;
-		break;
-	case 16:
-		s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.curvalue = 1;
-		break;
-	case 32:
-		s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.curvalue = 2;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	if ( s_graphicsoptions.fs.curvalue == 0 )
-	{
-		s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.curvalue = 0;
-	}
-	if ( s_graphicsoptions.driver.curvalue == 1 )
-	{
-		s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.curvalue = 1;
-	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -970,14 +926,6 @@ void GraphicsOptions_MenuInit( void )
 		NULL
 	};
 
-	static const char *colordepth_names[] =
-	{
-		"Default",
-		"16 bit",
-		"32 bit",
-		NULL
-	};
-
 	static const char *filter_names[] =
 	{
 		"Bilinear",
@@ -1125,15 +1073,6 @@ void GraphicsOptions_MenuInit( void )
 	s_graphicsoptions.mode.generic.id       = ID_MODE;
 	y += BIGCHAR_HEIGHT+2;
 
-	// references "r_colorbits"
-	s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.generic.type     = MTYPE_SPINCONTROL;
-	s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.generic.name     = "Color Depth:";
-	s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.generic.flags    = QMF_PULSEIFFOCUS|QMF_SMALLFONT;
-	s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.generic.x        = 400;
-	s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.generic.y        = y;
-	s_graphicsoptions.colordepth.itemnames        = colordepth_names;
-	y += BIGCHAR_HEIGHT+2;
-
 	// references/modifies "r_fullscreen"
 	s_graphicsoptions.fs.generic.type     = MTYPE_SPINCONTROL;
 	s_graphicsoptions.fs.generic.name	  = "Fullscreen:";
@@ -1236,7 +1175,6 @@ void GraphicsOptions_MenuInit( void )
 	Menu_AddItem( &s_graphicsoptions.menu, ( void * ) &s_graphicsoptions.allow_extensions );
 	Menu_AddItem( &s_graphicsoptions.menu, ( void * ) &s_graphicsoptions.ratio );
 	Menu_AddItem( &s_graphicsoptions.menu, ( void * ) &s_graphicsoptions.mode );
-	Menu_AddItem( &s_graphicsoptions.menu, ( void * ) &s_graphicsoptions.colordepth );
 	Menu_AddItem( &s_graphicsoptions.menu, ( void * ) &s_graphicsoptions.fs );
 	Menu_AddItem( &s_graphicsoptions.menu, ( void * ) &s_graphicsoptions.lighting );
 	Menu_AddItem( &s_graphicsoptions.menu, ( void * ) &s_graphicsoptions.geometry );