diff --git a/source/sw/src/d_menu.cpp b/source/sw/src/d_menu.cpp
index c626821d8..aacc6b222 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/d_menu.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/d_menu.cpp
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ void GameInterface::StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs)
 
     // always assumed that a demo is playing
 
-    ready2send = 0;
-
 	MapRecord* map;
     if (gs.Episode >= 1)
 		map = FindMapByLevelNum(5);
diff --git a/source/sw/src/game.cpp b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
index 5441c4163..a7295696e 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ SWBOOL ExitLevel = false;
 int OrigCommPlayers=0;
 extern uint8_t CommPlayers;
 extern SWBOOL CommEnabled;
-extern int bufferjitter;
 
 SWBOOL CameraTestMode = false;
 
@@ -473,7 +472,7 @@ void InitRunLevel(void)
     // send packets with player info
     InitNetPlayerOptions();
 
-    // Initialize Game part of network code (When ready2send != 0)
+    // Initialize Game part of network code
     InitNetVars();
 
     if (currentLevel)
diff --git a/source/sw/src/game.h b/source/sw/src/game.h
index 8e9f4763f..a7f41dfc8 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/game.h
+++ b/source/sw/src/game.h
@@ -2047,13 +2047,7 @@ extern USER puser[MAX_SW_PLAYERS_REG];
 //
 ///////////////////////////
 
-extern int gotlastpacketclock;
-extern SWBOOL ready2send;
 extern double smoothratio;
-
-// local copy of variables updated by faketimerhandler
-extern int locselectedgun;
-
 extern SWBOOL MoveSkip4, MoveSkip2, MoveSkip8;
 
 #define MASTER_SWITCHING 1
diff --git a/source/sw/src/network.cpp b/source/sw/src/network.cpp
index 112f402f1..4c8d62e4d 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/network.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/network.cpp
@@ -56,15 +56,9 @@ gNET gNet;
 //Local multiplayer variables
 // should move this to a local scope of faketimerhandler - do it when able to test
 
-//InputPacket oloc;
-
-SWBOOL ready2send = 0;
-
 SWBOOL CommEnabled = FALSE;
 uint8_t CommPlayers = 0;
 
-int bufferjitter = 1;
-
 double smoothratio;
 
 // must start out as 0
diff --git a/source/sw/src/save.cpp b/source/sw/src/save.cpp
index 4b903ef79..3dd664349 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/save.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/save.cpp
@@ -1089,7 +1089,6 @@ bool GameInterface::LoadGame(FSaveGameNode* sv)
     DoPlayerNightVisionPalette(Player+myconnectindex);
 
     SavegameLoaded = TRUE;
-    ready2send = 1;
     return true;
 }