diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index 10a9cf3a9..c5dcb495a 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@
 // Extra abilities/settings for skins (combinable stuff)
 typedef enum
 {
-	SF_HIRES            = 1, // Draw the sprite at different size?
-	SF_MACHINE          = 1<<1, // Beep boop. Are you a robot?
-	SF_IRONMAN			= 1<<2, // Pick a new skin during POSITION. I main Random!
+	SF_MACHINE          = 1, // Beep boop. Are you a robot?
+	SF_IRONMAN			= 1<<1, // Pick a new skin during POSITION. I main Random!
 	// free up to and including 1<<31
 } skinflags_t;
 
diff --git a/src/deh_tables.c b/src/deh_tables.c
index 63b076d30..4f0829415 100644
--- a/src/deh_tables.c
+++ b/src/deh_tables.c
@@ -6321,7 +6321,6 @@ struct int_const_s const INT_CONST[] = {
 	{"CR_ZOOMTUBE",CR_ZOOMTUBE},
 
 	// Character flags (skinflags_t)
-	{"SF_HIRES",SF_HIRES},
 	{"SF_MACHINE",SF_MACHINE},
 	{"SF_IRONMAN",SF_IRONMAN},
 
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index 74385e7f7..32f46bda3 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -5298,7 +5298,7 @@ static void HWR_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 			flip ^= (1<<rot);
 	}
 
-	if (thing->skin && ((skin_t *)thing->skin)->flags & SF_HIRES)
+	if (thing->skin && ((skin_t *)thing->skin)->highresscale != FRACUNIT)
 		this_scale *= FIXED_TO_FLOAT(((skin_t *)thing->skin)->highresscale);
 
 	spr_width = spritecachedinfo[lumpoff].width;
diff --git a/src/k_menudraw.c b/src/k_menudraw.c
index 92e47cb2f..5e20c0790 100644
--- a/src/k_menudraw.c
+++ b/src/k_menudraw.c
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ static boolean M_DrawCharacterSprite(INT16 x, INT16 y, INT16 skin, INT32 addflag
 	if (sprframe->flip & 1) // Only for first sprite
 		flags |= V_FLIP; // This sprite is left/right flipped!
 
-	if (skins[skin].flags & SF_HIRES)
+	if (skins[skin].highresscale != FRACUNIT)
 	{
 		V_DrawFixedPatch(x<<FRACBITS,
 					y<<FRACBITS,
diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index 1ef60277a..7893eca89 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -4169,7 +4169,7 @@ void P_PlayerThink(player_t *player)
 	{
 		player->stairjank--;
 	}
-
+	
 	// Random skin / "ironman"
 	if ((!P_MobjWasRemoved(player->mo)) && (skins[player->skin].flags & SF_IRONMAN)) // we are Heavy Magician with a mobj
 	{
diff --git a/src/r_skins.c b/src/r_skins.c
index ec1eaf1cb..fe9007652 100644
--- a/src/r_skins.c
+++ b/src/r_skins.c
@@ -563,7 +563,6 @@ static boolean R_ProcessPatchableFields(skin_t *skin, char *stoken, char *value)
 	// parameters for individual character flags
 	// these are uppercase so they can be concatenated with SF_
 	// 1, true, yes are all valid values
-	GETFLAG(HIRES)
 	GETFLAG(MACHINE)
 	GETFLAG(IRONMAN)
 #undef GETFLAG
diff --git a/src/r_splats.c b/src/r_splats.c
index 80ff44743..011e1d9eb 100644
--- a/src/r_splats.c
+++ b/src/r_splats.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void R_DrawFloorSplat(vissprite_t *spr)
 	splat.height = spr->patch->height;
 	splat.scale = mobj->scale;
 
-	if (mobj->skin && ((skin_t *)mobj->skin)->flags & SF_HIRES)
+	if (mobj->skin && ((skin_t *)mobj->skin)->highresscale != FRACUNIT)
 		splat.scale = FixedMul(splat.scale, ((skin_t *)mobj->skin)->highresscale);
 
 	if (spr->rotateflags & SRF_3D || renderflags & RF_NOSPLATBILLBOARD)
diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index 41dfc8585..d1398e9ea 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ static void R_DrawVisSprite(vissprite_t *vis)
 	frac = vis->startfrac;
 	windowtop = windowbottom = sprbotscreen = INT32_MAX;
 
-	if (!(vis->cut & SC_PRECIP) && vis->mobj->skin && ((skin_t *)vis->mobj->skin)->flags & SF_HIRES)
+	if (!(vis->cut & SC_PRECIP) && vis->mobj->skin && ((skin_t *)vis->mobj->skin)->highresscale != FRACUNIT)
 		this_scale = FixedMul(this_scale, ((skin_t *)vis->mobj->skin)->highresscale);
 
 	if (this_scale <= 0)
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ static void R_ProjectDropShadow(
 	shadow->gzt = groundz + patch->height * shadowyscale / 2;
 	shadow->gz = shadow->gzt - patch->height * shadowyscale;
 	shadow->texturemid = FixedMul(interp.scale, FixedDiv(shadow->gzt - viewz, shadowyscale));
-	if (thing->skin && ((skin_t *)thing->skin)->flags & SF_HIRES)
+	if (thing->skin && ((skin_t *)thing->skin)->highresscale != FRACUNIT)
 		shadow->texturemid = FixedMul(shadow->texturemid, ((skin_t *)thing->skin)->highresscale);
 	shadow->scalestep = 0;
 	shadow->shear.tan = shadowskew; // repurposed variable
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ static void R_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 
 	I_Assert(lump < max_spritelumps);
 
-	if (thing->skin && ((skin_t *)thing->skin)->flags & SF_HIRES)
+	if (thing->skin && ((skin_t *)thing->skin)->highresscale != FRACUNIT)
 		this_scale = FixedMul(this_scale, ((skin_t *)thing->skin)->highresscale);
 
 	spr_width = spritecachedinfo[lump].width;