diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_bsp.c b/src/hardware/hw_bsp.c
index cd7f8eb67..d74c1f8ee 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_bsp.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_bsp.c
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #include "../r_local.h"
 #include "../z_zone.h"
 
-boolean gl_sky_found = true;
-
 // From PrBoom:
 //
 // e6y: Check whether the player can look beyond this line
@@ -690,11 +688,6 @@ static void HWR_Subsector(size_t num)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Moved here because before, when above the ceiling and the floor does not have the sky flat, it doesn't draw the sky
-	if (gl_frontsector->ceilingpic == skyflatnum || gl_frontsector->floorpic == skyflatnum)
-		gl_sky_found = true;
-
-
 	if (gl_frontsector->ffloors)
 	{
 		/// \todo fix light, xoffs, yoffs, extracolormap ?
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_glob.h b/src/hardware/hw_glob.h
index 099eb7e9e..af954d486 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_glob.h
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_glob.h
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ void HWR_ClearLightTables(void);
 // hw_bsp.c
 // --------
 void HWR_RenderBSPNode(INT32 bspnum);
-extern boolean gl_sky_found;
 
 // --------
 // hw_draw.c
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index 7d944027d..71738d997 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -878,7 +878,6 @@ static void HWR_RenderViewpoint(player_t *player, boolean drawSkyTexture, boolea
 	}
 
 	validcount++;
-	gl_sky_found = false;
 
 	HWR_StartBatching();
 
@@ -900,7 +899,6 @@ static void HWR_RenderViewpoint(player_t *player, boolean drawSkyTexture, boolea
 	//if (gl_printportals)
 	//	CONS_Printf("%d bsp calls\n", ps_numbspcalls);
 
-	if (gl_sky_found)
 	{
 		// HWR_DrawSkyBackground is not able to set the texture without
 		// pausing batching first