diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef_exp.h b/src/thingdef/thingdef_exp.h
index e6a6d4941..30ad5c3f3 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef_exp.h
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef_exp.h
@@ -690,23 +690,6 @@ public:
 };
 
 
-//==========================================================================
-//
-//	FxGlobalVariable
-//
-//==========================================================================
-
-class FxGlobalVariable : public FxExpression
-{
-public:
-	PSymbolVariable *var;
-	bool AddressRequested;
-
-	FxGlobalVariable(PSymbolVariable*, const FScriptPosition&);
-	FxExpression *Resolve(FCompileContext&);
-	void RequestAddress();
-};
-
 //==========================================================================
 //
 //	FxClassMember
diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef_expression.cpp b/src/thingdef/thingdef_expression.cpp
index f28a3bb8b..e704d5c9e 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef_expression.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef_expression.cpp
@@ -2348,12 +2348,6 @@ FxExpression *FxIdentifier::Resolve(FCompileContext& ctx)
 			ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_DEBUGLOG, "Resolving name '%s' as global constant\n", Identifier.GetChars());
 			newex = FxConstant::MakeConstant(sym, ScriptPosition);
 		}
-		else if (sym->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(PSymbolVariable)))	// global variables will always be native
-		{
-			PSymbolVariable *vsym = static_cast<PSymbolVariable*>(sym);
-			ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_DEBUGLOG, "Resolving name '%s' as global variable, address %d\n", Identifier.GetChars(), vsym->offset);
-			newex = new FxGlobalVariable(vsym, ScriptPosition);
-		}
 		else
 		{
 			ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_ERROR, "Invalid global identifier '%s'\n", Identifier.GetChars());
@@ -2444,64 +2438,6 @@ ExpEmit FxSelf::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-FxGlobalVariable::FxGlobalVariable(PSymbolVariable *mem, const FScriptPosition &pos)
-: FxExpression(pos)
-{
-	var = mem;
-	AddressRequested = false;
-}
-
-//==========================================================================
-//
-//
-//
-//==========================================================================
-
-void FxGlobalVariable::RequestAddress()
-{
-	AddressRequested = true;
-}
-
-//==========================================================================
-//
-//
-//
-//==========================================================================
-
-FxExpression *FxGlobalVariable::Resolve(FCompileContext&)
-{
-	CHECKRESOLVED();
-	switch (var->ValueType.Type)
-	{
-	case VAL_Int:
-	case VAL_Bool:
-		ValueType = VAL_Int;
-		break;
-
-	case VAL_Float:
-	case VAL_Fixed:
-	case VAL_Angle:
-		ValueType = VAL_Float;
-
-	case VAL_Object:
-	case VAL_Class:
-		ValueType = var->ValueType;
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_ERROR, "Invalid type for global variable");
-		delete this;
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	return this;
-}
-
-//==========================================================================
-//
-//
-//
-//==========================================================================
-
 FxClassMember::FxClassMember(FxExpression *x, PSymbolVariable* mem, const FScriptPosition &pos)
 : FxExpression(pos)
 {