diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp
index 8ca735402..dc7c23e56 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ void GameInterface::Startup()
 
 void GameInterface::Render()
 {
-	ps[myconnectindex].zoom = GetAutomapZoom(ps[myconnectindex].zoom);
 	drawtime.Reset();
 	drawtime.Clock();
 	videoSetBrightness(thunder_brightness);
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
index 83f4f9bdb..740321101 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
@@ -775,7 +775,6 @@ void donewgame(MapRecord* map, int sk)
 
     ud.last_level = -1;
 
-    p->zoom = 768;
     M_ClearMenus();
     ResetGameVars();
 
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp
index 46f84ab6e..9f83148ac 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ FSerializer& Serialize(FSerializer& arc, const char* keyname, player_struct& w,
 			("pals", w.pals)
 			("fricx", w.fric.x)
 			("fricy", w.fric.y)
-			("zoom", w.zoom)
 			("exitx", w.exitx)
 			("exity", w.exity)
 			("numloogs", w.numloogs)
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/types.h b/source/games/duke/src/types.h
index 76734e834..5aaabaf4f 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/types.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/types.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ struct player_struct
 	short psectlotag;
 
 	// From here on it is unaltered from JFDuke with the exception of a few fields that are no longer needed and were removed.
-	int zoom, exitx, exity, loogiex[64], loogiey[64], numloogs, loogcnt;
+	int exitx, exity, loogiex[64], loogiey[64], numloogs, loogcnt;
 	int invdisptime;
 	int bobposx, bobposy, oposx, oposy, oposz, pyoff, opyoff;
 	int posxv, posyv, poszv, last_pissed_time, truefz, truecz;