diff --git a/src/r_plane.cpp b/src/r_plane.cpp
index decda706a..efaa041e8 100644
--- a/src/r_plane.cpp
+++ b/src/r_plane.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ void R_InitPlanes(void)
 // ripples da water texture
 static fixed_t R_CalculateRippleOffset(drawspandata_t* ds, INT32 y)
 {
+	if (cv_reducevfx.value)
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
 	fixed_t distance = FixedMul(ds->planeheight, yslope[y]);
 	const INT32 yay = (ds->planeripple.offset + (distance>>9)) & 8191;
 	return FixedDiv(FINESINE(yay), (1<<12) + (distance>>11));
diff --git a/src/v_video.cpp b/src/v_video.cpp
index dfab8889e..5a9e3c11e 100644
--- a/src/v_video.cpp
+++ b/src/v_video.cpp
@@ -3460,8 +3460,8 @@ void VID_DisplaySoftwareScreen()
 				uv_offset,
 				uv_size,
 				{
-					postimgtype[i] == postimg_water,
-					postimgtype[i] == postimg_heat,
+					postimgtype[i] == postimg_water && !cv_reducevfx.value,
+					postimgtype[i] == postimg_heat && !cv_reducevfx.value,
 					postimgtype[i] == postimg_flip,
 					postimgtype[i] == postimg_mirror
 				}