diff --git a/src/cvars.cpp b/src/cvars.cpp
index 73bf7073b..f97f35f43 100644
--- a/src/cvars.cpp
+++ b/src/cvars.cpp
@@ -439,7 +439,6 @@ consvar_t cv_scr_y = Player("scr_y", "0.0").floating_point();
 
 consvar_t cv_seenames = Player("seenames", "On").on_off();
 consvar_t cv_shadow = Player("shadow", "On").on_off();
-consvar_t cv_shittyscreen = Player("televisionsignal", "Okay").flags(CV_NOSHOWHELP).values({{0, "Okay"}, {1, "Shitty"}, {2, "Extra Shitty"}}).dont_save();
 consvar_t cv_showfocuslost = Player("showfocuslost", "Yes").yes_no();
 
 void R_SetViewSize(void);
@@ -468,8 +467,6 @@ consvar_t cv_tutorialprompt = Player("tutorialprompt", "On").on_off();
 void I_StartupMouse(void);
 consvar_t cv_usemouse = Player("use_mouse", "Off").values({{0, "Off"}, {1, "On"}, {2, "Force"}}).onchange(I_StartupMouse);
 
-consvar_t cv_vhseffect = Player("vhspause", "On").on_off();
-
 // synchronize page flipping with screen refresh
 extern "C++"
 {
diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index 4e05fca35..a469e7cf2 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -781,9 +781,6 @@ static bool D_Display(bool world)
 	//
 	if (!wipe)
 	{
-		if (cv_shittyscreen.value)
-			V_DrawVhsEffect(cv_shittyscreen.value == 2);
-
 		if (cv_netstat.value)
 		{
 			char s[50];
diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index dad44cbcd..1568c9a44 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -2033,9 +2033,6 @@ void HU_Drawer(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (cv_vhseffect.value && (paused || (demo.playback && cv_playbackspeed.value > 1)))
-		V_DrawVhsEffect(demo.rewinding);
-
 	// draw desynch text
 	if (hu_redownloadinggamestate)
 	{
diff --git a/src/screen.h b/src/screen.h
index ee8f4a204..3c08b518d 100644
--- a/src/screen.h
+++ b/src/screen.h
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ extern UINT8 *scr_borderpatch; // patch used to fill the view borders
 
 extern consvar_t cv_scr_width, cv_scr_height, cv_scr_depth, cv_renderview, cv_renderer, cv_renderhitbox, cv_fullscreen;
 extern consvar_t cv_scr_effect;
-extern consvar_t cv_vhseffect, cv_shittyscreen;
 extern consvar_t cv_parallelsoftware;
 
 // wait for page flipping to end or not