diff --git a/src/wi_stuff.cpp b/src/wi_stuff.cpp
index f36d0bd0f..d9440547b 100644
--- a/src/wi_stuff.cpp
+++ b/src/wi_stuff.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
 CVAR(Bool, wi_percents, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 CVAR(Bool, wi_showtotaltime, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 CVAR(Bool, wi_noautostartmap, false, CVAR_USERINFO | CVAR_ARCHIVE)
-CVAR(Int, wi_autoadvance, 0, CVAR_SERVERINFO)
 
 // States for the intermission
 enum EState
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs
index b90aceebb..d3ba48bf8 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs
@@ -483,17 +483,6 @@ class StatusScreen abstract play version("2.5")
 	//
 	//====================================================================
 
-	bool autoSkip()
-	{
-		return wi_autoadvance > 0 && bcnt > (wi_autoadvance * Thinker.TICRATE);
-	}
-
-	//====================================================================
-	//
-	//
-	//
-	//====================================================================
-
 	protected virtual void initNoState ()
 	{
 		CurState = NoState;
@@ -524,7 +513,7 @@ class StatusScreen abstract play version("2.5")
 					noauto |= players[i].GetNoAutostartMap();
 				}
 			}
-			if (!noauto || autoSkip())
+			if (!noauto)
 			{
 				cnt--;
 			}
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen_coop.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen_coop.zs
index 7393877b6..8d50d63ce 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen_coop.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen_coop.zs
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ class CoopStatusScreen : StatusScreen
 		int i;
 		int fsum;
 		bool stillticking;
-		bool autoskip = autoSkip();
 
-		if ((acceleratestage || autoskip) && ng_state != 10)
+		if (acceleratestage && ng_state != 10)
 		{
 			acceleratestage = 0;
 
@@ -171,16 +170,7 @@ class CoopStatusScreen : StatusScreen
 		}
 		else if (ng_state == 10)
 		{
-			int i;
-			for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
-			{
-				// If the player is in the game and not ready, stop checking
-				if (playeringame[i] && players[i].Bot == NULL && !playerready[i])
-					break;
-			}
-
-			// All players are ready; proceed.
-			if ((i == MAXPLAYERS && acceleratestage) || autoskip)
+			if (acceleratestage)
 			{
 				PlaySound("intermission/pastcoopstats");
 				initShowNextLoc();
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen_dm.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen_dm.zs
index 8807fb19c..17964907d 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen_dm.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen_dm.zs
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ class DeathmatchStatusScreen : StatusScreen
 
 		int i;
 		bool stillticking;
-		bool doautoskip = autoSkip();
 
-		if ((acceleratestage || doautoskip) && ng_state != 6)
+		if (acceleratestage && ng_state != 6)
 		{
 			acceleratestage = 0;
 
@@ -117,16 +116,7 @@ class DeathmatchStatusScreen : StatusScreen
 		}
 		else if (ng_state == 6)
 		{
-			int i;
-			for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
-			{
-				// If the player is in the game and not ready, stop checking
-				if (playeringame[i] && players[i].Bot == NULL && !playerready[i])
-					break;
-			}
-
-			// All players are ready; proceed.
-			if ((i == MAXPLAYERS && acceleratestage) || doautoskip)
+			if (acceleratestage)
 			{
 				PlaySound("intermission/pastdmstats");
 				initShowNextLoc();