diff --git a/src/win32/fb_ddraw.cpp b/src/win32/fb_ddraw.cpp
index 729bbaa916..813509bc06 100644
--- a/src/win32/fb_ddraw.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/fb_ddraw.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ extern IDirectDraw2 *DDraw;
 // PUBLIC DATA DEFINITIONS -------------------------------------------------
 
 CVAR (Bool, vid_palettehack, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR (Bool, vid_attachedsurfaces, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR (Bool, vid_noblitter, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR (Int, vid_displaybits, 8, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CUSTOM_CVAR (Float, rgamma, 1.f, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
@@ -264,16 +263,8 @@ bool DDrawFB::CreateResources ()
 		}
 		LOG3 ("Mode set to %d x %d x %d\n", Width, Height, bits);
 
-		if (vid_attachedsurfaces && OSPlatform == os_WinNT4)
-		{
-			if (!CreateSurfacesAttached ())
-				return false;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			if (!CreateSurfacesComplex ())
-				return false;
-		}
+		if (!CreateSurfacesComplex ())
+			return false;
 
 		if (UseBlitter)
 		{
diff --git a/src/win32/i_mouse.cpp b/src/win32/i_mouse.cpp
index 47faa6dc93..f091f5e8c9 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_mouse.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_mouse.cpp
@@ -1191,11 +1191,7 @@ void I_StartupMouse ()
 	{
 	case 0:
 	default:
-		if (OSPlatform == os_WinNT4)
-		{
-			new_mousemode = MM_Win32;
-		}
-		else if (MyRegisterRawInputDevices != NULL)
+		if (MyRegisterRawInputDevices != NULL)
 		{
 			new_mousemode = MM_RawInput;
 		}
diff --git a/src/win32/i_system.cpp b/src/win32/i_system.cpp
index 609be23016..a43492abf0 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_system.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_system.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ int (*I_GetTime) (bool saveMS);
 int (*I_WaitForTic) (int);
 void (*I_FreezeTime) (bool frozen);
 
-os_t OSPlatform;
 bool gameisdead;
 
 // PRIVATE DATA DEFINITIONS ------------------------------------------------
@@ -542,24 +541,7 @@ void I_DetectOS(void)
 
 	switch (info.dwPlatformId)
 	{
-	case VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS:
-		OSPlatform = os_Win95;
-		if (info.dwMinorVersion < 10)
-		{
-			osname = "95";
-		}
-		else if (info.dwMinorVersion < 90)
-		{
-			osname = "98";
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			osname = "Me";
-		}
-		break;
-
 	case VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT:
-		OSPlatform = info.dwMajorVersion < 5 ? os_WinNT4 : os_Win2k;
 		osname = "NT";
 		if (info.dwMajorVersion == 5)
 		{
@@ -605,31 +587,14 @@ void I_DetectOS(void)
 		break;
 
 	default:
-		OSPlatform = os_unknown;
 		osname = "Unknown OS";
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (OSPlatform == os_Win95)
-	{
-		if (!batchrun) Printf ("OS: Windows %s %lu.%lu.%lu %s\n",
-				osname,
-				info.dwMajorVersion, info.dwMinorVersion,
-				info.dwBuildNumber & 0xffff, info.szCSDVersion);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		if (!batchrun) Printf ("OS: Windows %s (NT %lu.%lu) Build %lu\n    %s\n",
-				osname,
-				info.dwMajorVersion, info.dwMinorVersion,
-				info.dwBuildNumber, info.szCSDVersion);
-	}
-
-	if (OSPlatform == os_unknown)
-	{
-		if (!batchrun) Printf ("(Assuming Windows 2000)\n");
-		OSPlatform = os_Win2k;
-	}
+	if (!batchrun) Printf ("OS: Windows %s (NT %lu.%lu) Build %lu\n    %s\n",
+			osname,
+			info.dwMajorVersion, info.dwMinorVersion,
+			info.dwBuildNumber, info.szCSDVersion);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
diff --git a/src/win32/i_system.h b/src/win32/i_system.h
index bf09f25abf..c83d3a2cc0 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_system.h
+++ b/src/win32/i_system.h
@@ -47,15 +47,6 @@ extern void SetLanguageIDs ();
 // [RH] Detects the OS the game is running under.
 void I_DetectOS (void);
 
-typedef enum {
-	os_unknown,
-	os_Win95,
-	os_WinNT4,
-	os_Win2k
-} os_t;
-
-extern os_t OSPlatform;
-
 // Called by DoomMain.
 void I_Init (void);
 
diff --git a/src/win32/win32video.cpp b/src/win32/win32video.cpp
index 0546863cb6..5a26a876b6 100644
--- a/src/win32/win32video.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/win32video.cpp
@@ -325,13 +325,6 @@ void Win32Video::InitDDraw ()
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		if (OSPlatform == os_Win95)
-		{
-			// Windows 95 will let us use Mode X. If we didn't find any linear
-			// modes in the loop above, add the Mode X modes here.
-			AddMode (320, 200, 8, 200, 0);
-			AddMode (320, 240, 8, 240, 0);
-		}
 		AddLowResModes ();
 	}
 	AddLetterboxModes ();