diff --git a/src/common/console/c_console.cpp b/src/common/console/c_console.cpp
index 10b0ebdbf..483f9a378 100644
--- a/src/common/console/c_console.cpp
+++ b/src/common/console/c_console.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
 #include "g_input.h"
 #include "c_commandbuffer.h"
 #include "vm.h"
-#include "m_argv.h"
 
 #define LEFTMARGIN 8
 #define RIGHTMARGIN 8
@@ -111,9 +110,6 @@ static int TopLine, InsertLine;
 
 static void ClearConsole ();
 
-static FString* RefreshFile;
-static int RefreshInterval = 0;
-
 struct GameAtExit
 {
 	GameAtExit(FString str) : Command(str) {}
@@ -239,8 +235,6 @@ void C_InitConback(FTextureID fallback, bool tile, double brightness)
 void C_InitConsole (int width, int height, bool ingame)
 {
 	int cwidth, cheight;
-	const char *v;
-	int i;
 
 	vidactive = ingame;
 	if (CurrentConsoleFont != NULL)
@@ -256,18 +250,6 @@ void C_InitConsole (int width, int height, bool ingame)
 	CmdLine.ConCols = ConWidth / cwidth;
 
 	if (conbuffer == NULL) conbuffer = new FConsoleBuffer;
-
-	i = Args->CheckParm ("-refreshfile");
-	if (i > 0 && i < (int)Args->NumArgs() - 1)
-	{
-		RefreshFile = Args->GetArgList(i + 1);
-		RefreshInterval = TICRATE;
-		v = Args->CheckValue ("-refreshinterval");
-		if (v != NULL && (atoi(v) != 0))
-		{
-			RefreshInterval = atoi(v);
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -552,31 +534,9 @@ void C_NewModeAdjust ()
 int consoletic = 0;
 void C_Ticker()
 {
-	FileReader fr;
 	static int lasttic = 0;
-	long filesize = 1;
 	consoletic++;
 
-	if (RefreshInterval > 0 && (consoletic % RefreshInterval) == 0)
-	{
-		if (fr.OpenFile (RefreshFile->GetChars()))
-		{
-			auto length = fr.GetLength();
-			fr.Close();
-
-			if (length > 0)
-			{
-				C_ExecFile (RefreshFile->GetChars());
-
-				// Truncate the file
-				FileWriter fw;
-				if (fw.Open (RefreshFile->GetChars())) {
-					fw.Close ();
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (lasttic == 0)
 		lasttic = consoletic - 1;