diff --git a/source/sw/src/game.h b/source/sw/src/game.h
index 2ba984234..f16341ada 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/game.h
+++ b/source/sw/src/game.h
@@ -922,13 +922,6 @@ struct PLAYERstruct
 
 
     int movefifoend;
-    int myminlag;
-    int syncvalhead;
-#define MAXSYNCBYTES 16
-    // TENSW: on really bad network connections, the sync FIFO queue can overflow if it is the
-    // same size as the move fifo.
-#define SYNCFIFOSIZ 1024
-    uint8_t syncval[SYNCFIFOSIZ][MAXSYNCBYTES];
 
     // must start out as 0
     int playerreadyflag;
diff --git a/source/sw/src/network.cpp b/source/sw/src/network.cpp
index c16ae09a4..303fc80d1 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/network.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/network.cpp
@@ -65,14 +65,7 @@ SWBOOL CommEnabled = FALSE;
 uint8_t CommPlayers = 0;
 int movefifoplc, movefifosendplc; //, movefifoend[MAX_SW_PLAYERS];
 
-//int myminlag[MAX_SW_PLAYERS];
-int mymaxlag, otherminlag, bufferjitter = 1;
-
-// GAME.C sync state variables
-uint8_t syncstat[MAXSYNCBYTES];
-//int syncvalhead[MAX_SW_PLAYERS];
-int syncvaltail, syncvaltottail;
-void GetSyncInfoFromPacket(uint8_t *packbuf, int packbufleng, int *j, int otherconnectindex);
+int bufferjitter = 1;
 
 int ogameclock;
 double smoothratio;
@@ -115,23 +108,11 @@ InitNetVars(void)
     {
         pp = Player + pnum;
         pp->movefifoend = 0;
-        Player[pnum].syncvalhead = 0;
         memset(pp->inputfifo,0,sizeof(pp->inputfifo));
     }
     movefifoplc = 0;
     movefifosendplc = 0;
-    syncvaltail = 0;
-    syncvaltottail = 0;
     predictmovefifoplc = 0;
-
-    memset(&syncstat, 0, sizeof(syncstat));
-
-    TRAVERSE_CONNECT(pnum)
-    {
-        Player[pnum].myminlag = 0;
-    }
-
-    otherminlag = mymaxlag = 0;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/source/sw/src/network.h b/source/sw/src/network.h
index 4fbaffa48..498d2fd2d 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/network.h
+++ b/source/sw/src/network.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ BEGIN_SW_NS
 #define SYNC_TEST 0
 #define MAXSYNCBYTES 16
 
-extern uint8_t syncstat[MAXSYNCBYTES];
 extern SWBOOL PredictionOn;
 extern PLAYER PredictPlayer;
 extern PLAYERp ppp;