diff --git a/src/cvars.cpp b/src/cvars.cpp
index 32dffe32e..233fa1d0e 100644
--- a/src/cvars.cpp
+++ b/src/cvars.cpp
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ consvar_t cv_maxsend = NetVar("maxsend", "51200").min_max(0, 51200);
 
 consvar_t cv_noticedownload = NetVar("noticedownload", "Off").on_off();
 consvar_t cv_pingtimeout = NetVar("maxdelaytimeout", "10").min_max(8, 120);
-consvar_t cv_resynchattempts = NetVar("resynchattempts", "2").min_max(1, 20, {{0, "No"}});
 
 consvar_t cv_showjoinaddress = NetVar("showjoinaddress", "Off").on_off();
 consvar_t cv_zvote_delay = NetVar("zvote_delay", "20").values(CV_Unsigned);
diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 0ddb7ddcb..cdd2a987a 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -5008,32 +5008,21 @@ static void HandlePacketFromPlayer(SINT8 node)
 				&& !resendingsavegame[node] && savegameresendcooldown[node] <= I_GetTime()
 				&& !SV_ResendingSavegameToAnyone())
 			{
-				if (cv_resynchattempts.value)
-				{
-					// Tell the client we are about to resend them the gamestate
-					netbuffer->packettype = PT_WILLRESENDGAMESTATE;
-					HSendPacket(node, true, 0, 0);
+				// Tell the client we are about to resend them the gamestate
+				netbuffer->packettype = PT_WILLRESENDGAMESTATE;
+				HSendPacket(node, true, 0, 0);
 
-					resendingsavegame[node] = true;
+				resendingsavegame[node] = true;
 
-					if (cv_blamecfail.value)
-						CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Synch failure for player %d (%s); expected %hd, got %hd\n"),
-							netconsole+1, player_names[netconsole],
-							consistancy[realstart%BACKUPTICS],
-							SHORT(netbuffer->u.clientpak.consistancy));
-					DEBFILE(va("Restoring player %d (synch failure) [%update] %d!=%d\n",
-						netconsole, realstart, consistancy[realstart%BACKUPTICS],
-						SHORT(netbuffer->u.clientpak.consistancy)));
-					break;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					SendKick(netconsole, KICK_MSG_CON_FAIL);
-					DEBFILE(va("player %d kicked (synch failure) [%u] %d!=%d\n",
-						netconsole, realstart, consistancy[realstart%BACKUPTICS],
-						SHORT(netbuffer->u.clientpak.consistancy)));
-					break;
-				}
+				if (cv_blamecfail.value)
+					CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Synch failure for player %d (%s); expected %hd, got %hd\n"),
+						netconsole+1, player_names[netconsole],
+						consistancy[realstart%BACKUPTICS],
+						SHORT(netbuffer->u.clientpak.consistancy));
+				DEBFILE(va("Restoring player %d (synch failure) [%update] %d!=%d\n",
+					netconsole, realstart, consistancy[realstart%BACKUPTICS],
+					SHORT(netbuffer->u.clientpak.consistancy)));
+				break;
 			}
 			break;
 		case PT_BASICKEEPALIVE:
diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.h b/src/d_clisrv.h
index 191dc0ee6..2cf336055 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.h
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.h
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ extern boolean server_lagless;
 extern consvar_t cv_mindelay;
 
 extern consvar_t cv_netticbuffer, cv_allownewplayer, cv_maxconnections, cv_joindelay;
-extern consvar_t cv_pingtimeout, cv_resynchattempts, cv_blamecfail;
+extern consvar_t cv_pingtimeout, cv_blamecfail;
 extern consvar_t cv_maxsend, cv_noticedownload, cv_downloadspeed;
 
 #ifdef VANILLAJOINNEXTROUND
diff --git a/src/menus/options-server-advanced.c b/src/menus/options-server-advanced.c
index fa22a0997..cbe0fd4ec 100644
--- a/src/menus/options-server-advanced.c
+++ b/src/menus/options-server-advanced.c
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ menuitem_t OPTIONS_ServerAdvanced[] =
 	{IT_HEADER, "Network Connection", NULL,
 		NULL, {NULL}, 0, 0},
 
-	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, "Resynch. Attempts", "How many times to attempt sending data to desynchronized players.",
-		NULL, {.cvar = &cv_resynchattempts}, 0, 0},
-
 	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, "Delay Limit (tics)", "Players above the delay limit will get kicked from the server.",
 		NULL, {.cvar = &cv_maxping}, 0, 0},