diff --git a/src/r_plane.cpp b/src/r_plane.cpp
index e25812fbd4..c751fc5dcb 100644
--- a/src/r_plane.cpp
+++ b/src/r_plane.cpp
@@ -880,30 +880,16 @@ static DWORD lastskycol_bgra[4];
 static int skycolplace;
 static int skycolplace_bgra;
 
-CVAR(Bool, r_linearsky, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
-
 // Get a column of sky when there is only one sky texture.
 static const BYTE *R_GetOneSkyColumn (FTexture *fronttex, int x)
 {
-	int tx;
-	if (r_linearsky)
-	{
-		angle_t xangle = (angle_t)((0.5 - x / (double)viewwidth) * FocalTangent * ANGLE_90);
-		angle_t column = (skyangle + xangle) ^ skyflip;
-		tx = (UMulScale16(column, frontcyl) + frontpos) >> FRACBITS;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		angle_t column = (skyangle + xtoviewangle[x]) ^ skyflip;
-		tx = (UMulScale16(column, frontcyl) + frontpos) >> FRACBITS;
-	}
+	angle_t column = (skyangle + xtoviewangle[x]) ^ skyflip;
+	int tx = (UMulScale16(column, frontcyl) + frontpos) >> FRACBITS;
 
 	if (!r_swtruecolor)
 		return fronttex->GetColumn(tx, NULL);
 	else
-	{
 		return (const BYTE *)fronttex->GetColumnBgra(tx, NULL);
-	}
 }
 
 // Get a column of sky when there are two overlapping sky textures