diff --git a/engine/client/cl_frame.c b/engine/client/cl_frame.c
index 1d6368d6..60d23be7 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_frame.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_frame.c
@@ -872,7 +872,6 @@ int CL_ParsePacketEntities( sizebuf_t *msg, qboolean delta, connprotocol_t proto
 		// this is a full update that we can start delta compressing from now
 		oldframe = NULL;
 		oldpacket = -1;		// delta too old or is initial message
-		cl.send_reply = true;	// send reply
 		cls.demowaiting = false;	// we can start recording now
 	}
 
diff --git a/engine/client/cl_main.c b/engine/client/cl_main.c
index 82b71b06..762dc96f 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_main.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_main.c
@@ -789,12 +789,6 @@ static void CL_WritePacket( void )
 	if(( host.realtime >= cls.nextcmdtime ) && Netchan_CanPacket( &cls.netchan, true ))
 		send_command = true;
 
-	if( cl.send_reply )
-	{
-		cl.send_reply = false;
-		send_command = true;
-	}
-
 	// spectator is not sending cmds to server
 	if( cls.spectator && cls.state == ca_active && cl.delta_sequence == cl.validsequence )
 	{
@@ -2774,7 +2768,6 @@ static void CL_ReadNetMessage( void )
 		}
 
 		CL_ParseNetMessage( &net_message, parsefn );
-		cl.send_reply = true;
 	}
 
 	// build list of all solid entities per next frame (exclude clients)
diff --git a/engine/client/cl_parse_gs.c b/engine/client/cl_parse_gs.c
index b0d2ecff..37050200 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_parse_gs.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_parse_gs.c
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ static int CL_ParsePacketEntitiesGS( sizebuf_t *msg, qboolean delta )
 	else
 	{
 		oldframe = NULL;
-		cl.send_reply = true;
 		cls.demowaiting = false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/engine/client/client.h b/engine/client/client.h
index c31380f7..ebf2a370 100644
--- a/engine/client/client.h
+++ b/engine/client/client.h
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ typedef struct
 	int		last_command_ack;
 	int		last_incoming_sequence;
 
-	qboolean		send_reply;
 	qboolean		background;		// not real game, just a background
 	qboolean		first_frame;		// first rendering frame
 	qboolean		proxy_redirect;		// spectator stuff