diff --git a/wadsrc/static/mapinfo/chex.txt b/wadsrc/static/mapinfo/chex.txt
index ba93ec36d..0811a1e5e 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/mapinfo/chex.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/mapinfo/chex.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ gameinfo
 	defaultdropstyle = 1
 	dontcrunchcorpses = true
 	endoom = "ENDOOM"
-	player5start = 4001
 	drawreadthis = true
 	pickupcolor = "d7 ba 45"
 	quitmessages = "$QUITMSG", "$QUITMSG23", "$QUITMSG24", "$QUITMSG25", "$QUITMSG26", "$QUITMSG27", "$QUITMSG28", "$QUITMSG29"
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/mapinfo/mindefaults.txt b/wadsrc/static/mapinfo/mindefaults.txt
index 0d7b16209..067ff8f60 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/mapinfo/mindefaults.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/mapinfo/mindefaults.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ gameinfo
 	defaultrespawntime = 12
 	defaultdropstyle = 1
 	endoom = "ENDOOM"
-	player5start = 4001
 	pickupcolor = "c0 c0 c0"
 	quitmessages = "Do you want to quit?"
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/mapinfo/strife.txt b/wadsrc/static/mapinfo/strife.txt
index 06fb13fbe..380c49031 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/mapinfo/strife.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/mapinfo/strife.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ gameinfo
 	defaultrespawntime = 16
 	defaultdropstyle = 2
 	endoom = "ENDSTRF"
-	player5start = 5
 	pickupcolor = "d7 ba 45"
 	quitmessages = "$QUITMSG", "$QUITMSG15", "$QUITMSG16", "$QUITMSG17", "$QUITMSG18", "$QUITMSG19", "$QUITMSG20", "$QUITMSG21", "$QUITMSG22"
 	menufontcolor_title = "UNTRANSLATED"