diff --git a/src/r_data/sprites.cpp b/src/r_data/sprites.cpp
index 3e0cb80cc..10b63d993 100644
--- a/src/r_data/sprites.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data/sprites.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 #include "r_data/voxels.h"
 #include "textures/textures.h"
 
-void gl_InitModels();
-
 // variables used to look up
 //	and range check thing_t sprites patches
 TArray<spritedef_t> sprites;
@@ -989,7 +987,6 @@ void R_InitSprites ()
 	// [RH] Sort the skins, but leave base as skin 0
 	//qsort (&skins[PlayerClasses.Size ()], numskins-PlayerClasses.Size (), sizeof(FPlayerSkin), skinsorter);
 
-	gl_InitModels();
 }
 
 void R_DeinitSpriteData()