diff --git a/ref/soft/r_local.h b/ref/soft/r_local.h
index 5ed417e0..a6dd39ef 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_local.h
+++ b/ref/soft/r_local.h
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ typedef struct
 	const ref_viewpass_t rvp;
 
 	qboolean    onlyClientDraw;             // disabled by client request
-	qboolean    drawOrtho;                  // draw world as orthogonal projection
 
 	cl_entity_t *currententity;
 	model_t     *currentmodel;
diff --git a/ref/soft/r_main.c b/ref/soft/r_main.c
index f9cc0fa1..a753be57 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_main.c
+++ b/ref/soft/r_main.c
@@ -411,13 +411,6 @@ static void R_SetupProjectionMatrix( matrix4x4 m )
 {
 	float xMin, xMax, yMin, yMax, zNear, zFar;
 
-	if( RI.drawOrtho )
-	{
-		const ref_overview_t *ov = gEngfuncs.GetOverviewParms();
-		Matrix4x4_CreateOrtho( m, ov->xLeft, ov->xRight, ov->yTop, ov->yBottom, ov->zNear, ov->zFar );
-		return;
-	}
-
 	RI.farClip = R_GetFarClip();
 
 	zNear = 4.0f;
@@ -1155,11 +1148,6 @@ void R_SetupRefParams( const ref_viewpass_t *rvp )
 	RI.rvp = *rvp;
 
 	RI.onlyClientDraw = FBitSet( rvp->flags, RF_ONLY_CLIENTDRAW );
-
-	if( !FBitSet( rvp->flags, RF_DRAW_CUBEMAP ))
-		RI.drawOrtho = FBitSet( rvp->flags, RF_DRAW_OVERVIEW );
-	else
-		RI.drawOrtho = false;
 }
 
 /*