diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index a5d73ec70..c93cd9991 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ typedef enum
 	SF_HIRES            = 1<<3, // Draw the sprite 2x as small?
 	SF_NOSKID           = 1<<4, // No skid particles etc
 	SF_NOSPEEDADJUST    = 1<<5, // Skin-specific version of disablespeedadjust
-	SF_RUNONWATER       = 1<<6, // Run on top of water FOFs?
+	//SF_RUNONWATER       = 1<<6, // Run on top of water FOFs?
 } skinflags_t;
 
 //Primary and secondary skin abilities
diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index e3db120f7..61736bac6 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -8614,7 +8614,7 @@ struct {
 	{"SF_HIRES",SF_HIRES},
 	{"SF_NOSKID",SF_NOSKID},
 	{"SF_NOSPEEDADJUST",SF_NOSPEEDADJUST},
-	{"SF_RUNONWATER",SF_RUNONWATER},
+	//{"SF_RUNONWATER",SF_RUNONWATER},
 
 	// Character abilities!
 	// Primary
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index fd42a1d71..152187cae 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -3234,7 +3234,7 @@ boolean P_CanRunOnWater(player_t *player, ffloor_t *rover)
 #endif
 		*rover->topheight;
 
-	if (((player->charflags & SF_RUNONWATER) && player->mo->ceilingz-topheight >= player->mo->height)
+	if ((/*(player->charflags & SF_RUNONWATER) && */player->mo->ceilingz-topheight >= player->mo->height)
 		&& (rover->flags & FF_SWIMMABLE) && !(player->pflags & PF_SPINNING) && player->speed > FixedMul(player->runspeed, player->mo->scale)
 		&& !(player->pflags & PF_SLIDING)
 		&& abs(player->mo->z - topheight) < FixedMul(30*FRACUNIT, player->mo->scale))
diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index be0c0d255..64eb20d2c 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -3046,8 +3046,8 @@ next_token:
 			HWR_AddPlayerMD2(numskins);
 #endif
 
-		if (skin->flags & SF_RUNONWATER) // this is literally the only way a skin can be a major mod... this might be a bit heavy handed
-			G_SetGameModified(multiplayer, true);
+		/*if (skin->flags & SF_RUNONWATER) // this is literally the only way a skin can be a major mod... this might be a bit heavy handed
+			G_SetGameModified(multiplayer, true);*/
 
 		numskins++;
 	}