diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/funct.h b/source/games/duke/src/funct.h
index 307c93396..2d78459dc 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/funct.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/funct.h
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ void setinterpolation(int* posptr);
 void stopinterpolation(int* posptr);
 void dointerpolations(int smoothratio);
 int* animateptr(int i);
-void resetGameClock();
 
 void backuppos(player_struct* p, bool noclipping = false);
 void backuplook(player_struct* p);
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp
index cfb856405..7eefb0360 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp
@@ -116,22 +116,8 @@ void GameInterface::Ticker()
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void resetGameClock()
-{
-	I_SetFrameTime();
-	setGameClockStart();
-	cloudclock = 0;
-}
-
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-// 
-//
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 void GameInterface::Startup()
 {
-	resetGameClock();
 		ps[myconnectindex].ftq = 0;
 
 		if (userConfig.CommandMap.IsNotEmpty())
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
index bb82b815c..3000d1868 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ void prelevel_common(int g)
 
 void resettimevars(void)
 {
-    resetGameClock();
+    cloudclock = 0;
 	ud.levelclock = 0;
     levelTextTime = 85;
     if (camsprite >= 0)
diff --git a/source/sw/src/game.cpp b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
index 13299f227..85ef4dc9e 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
@@ -769,13 +769,6 @@ void GameTicker(void)
 }
 
 
-void resetGameClock()
-{
-    I_SetFrameTime();
-    setGameClockStart();
-    ogameclock = gameclock = 0;
-}
-
 void GameInterface::RunGameFrame()
 {
     // if the menu initiazed a new game or loaded a savegame, switch to play mode.
@@ -785,8 +778,6 @@ void GameInterface::RunGameFrame()
     {
     default:
     case GS_STARTUP:
-        resetGameClock();
-
         if (userConfig.CommandMap.IsNotEmpty())
         {
         }
diff --git a/source/sw/src/network.cpp b/source/sw/src/network.cpp
index 0f73d9f2b..7aaf26c2f 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/network.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/network.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ Prepared for public release: 03/28/2005 - Charlie Wiederhold, 3D Realms
 BEGIN_SW_NS
 
 void getinput(InputPacket *, SWBOOL);
-void resetGameClock();
 
 static uint8_t tempbuf[576], packbuf[576];
 int PlayClock;
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ InitTimingVars(void)
 
     // resettiming();
     totalsynctics = 0;
-    resetGameClock();
     randomseed = 17L;
 
     MoveSkip8 = 2;