diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index b611925330ffd96c1c29354694160c55a442bdf2..0dee3558c99aa49328fd9c73f991d5f73e638ffa 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ static void HU_drawMiniChat(void)
 				if (cv_chatbacktint.value) // on request of wolfy
 					V_DrawFillConsoleMap(x + dx + 2, y+dy, charwidth, charheight, 239|V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT);
 
-				V_DrawChatCharacter(x + dx + 2, y+dy, msg[j++] |V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|transflag, !cv_allcaps.value, colormap);
+				V_DrawChatCharacter(x + dx + 2, y+dy, msg[j++] |V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|transflag, true, colormap);
 			}
 
 			dx += charwidth;
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ static void HU_drawChatLog(INT32 offset)
 			else
 			{
 				if ((y+dy+2 >= chat_topy) && (y+dy < (chat_bottomy)))
-					V_DrawChatCharacter(x + dx + 2, y+dy+2, msg[j++] |V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT, !cv_allcaps.value, colormap);
+					V_DrawChatCharacter(x + dx + 2, y+dy+2, msg[j++] |V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT, true, colormap);
 				else
 					j++; // don't forget to increment this or we'll get stuck in the limbo.
 			}
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ static void HU_DrawChat(void)
 			++i;
 		else
 		{
-			V_DrawChatCharacter(chatx + c + 2, y, talk[i] |V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|cflag, !cv_allcaps.value, V_GetStringColormap(talk[i]|cflag));
+			V_DrawChatCharacter(chatx + c + 2, y, talk[i] |V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|cflag, true, V_GetStringColormap(talk[i]|cflag));
 			i++;
 		}
 
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ static void HU_DrawChat(void)
 	typelines = 1;
 
 	if ((strlen(w_chat) == 0 || c_input == 0) && hu_tick < 4)
-		V_DrawChatCharacter(chatx + 2 + c, y+1, '_' |V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|t, !cv_allcaps.value, NULL);
+		V_DrawChatCharacter(chatx + 2 + c, y+1, '_' |V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|t, true, NULL);
 
 	while (w_chat[i])
 	{
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ static void HU_DrawChat(void)
 			INT32 cursorx = (c+charwidth < boxw-charwidth) ? (chatx + 2 + c+charwidth) : (chatx+1); // we may have to go down.
 			INT32 cursory = (cursorx != chatx+1) ? (y) : (y+charheight);
 			if (hu_tick < 4)
-				V_DrawChatCharacter(cursorx, cursory+1, '_' |V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|t, !cv_allcaps.value, NULL);
+				V_DrawChatCharacter(cursorx, cursory+1, '_' |V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|t, true, NULL);
 
 			if (cursorx == chatx+1 && saylen == i) // a weirdo hack
 			{
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ static void HU_DrawChat(void)
 		if (w_chat[i] < HU_FONTSTART)
 			++i;
 		else
-			V_DrawChatCharacter(chatx + c + 2, y, w_chat[i++] | V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT | t, !cv_allcaps.value, NULL);
+			V_DrawChatCharacter(chatx + c + 2, y, w_chat[i++] | V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT | t, true, NULL);
 
 		c += charwidth;
 		if (c > boxw-(charwidth*2) && !skippedline)
@@ -1825,7 +1825,7 @@ static void HU_DrawChat_Old(void)
 	}
 
 	if ((strlen(w_chat) == 0 || c_input == 0) && hu_tick < 4)
-		V_DrawCharacter(HU_INPUTX+c, y+2*con_scalefactor, '_' |cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART|t, !cv_allcaps.value);
+		V_DrawCharacter(HU_INPUTX+c, y+2*con_scalefactor, '_' |cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART|t, true);
 
 	i = 0;
 	while (w_chat[i])
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ static void HU_DrawChat_Old(void)
 		{
 			INT32 cursorx = (HU_INPUTX+c+charwidth < vid.width) ? (HU_INPUTX + c + charwidth) : (HU_INPUTX); // we may have to go down.
 			INT32 cursory = (cursorx != HU_INPUTX) ? (y) : (y+charheight);
-			V_DrawCharacter(cursorx, cursory+2*con_scalefactor, '_' |cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART|t, !cv_allcaps.value);
+			V_DrawCharacter(cursorx, cursory+2*con_scalefactor, '_' |cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART|t, true);
 		}
 
 		//Hurdler: isn't it better like that?
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index b88c4838bc4c66a74ddff5c008dfdf0051da26cc..81c1d4d665121c82a54b3da3421e2ef301f1c172 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ consvar_t cv_csaturation = {"csaturation", "10", CV_SAVE|CV_CALL, saturation_con
 consvar_t cv_bsaturation = {"bsaturation", "10", CV_SAVE|CV_CALL, saturation_cons_t, CV_palette_OnChange, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 consvar_t cv_msaturation = {"msaturation", "10", CV_SAVE|CV_CALL, saturation_cons_t, CV_palette_OnChange, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 
-consvar_t cv_allcaps = {"allcaps", "Off", 0, CV_OnOff, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
-
 static CV_PossibleValue_t constextsize_cons_t[] = {
 	{V_NOSCALEPATCH, "Small"}, {V_SMALLSCALEPATCH, "Medium"}, {V_MEDSCALEPATCH, "Large"}, {0, "Huge"},
 	{0, NULL}};
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index 9f7a9a9e9c29dd8fb23ecfbfb4d1d09d1d7cba8d..59d05dcd0d3d4b5fb01959bdef9fcb2c9d0a0da0 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@
 
 extern UINT8 *screens[5];
 
-extern consvar_t cv_ticrate, cv_constextsize,\
-cv_globalgamma, cv_globalsaturation, \
-cv_rhue, cv_yhue, cv_ghue, cv_chue, cv_bhue, cv_mhue,\
-cv_rgamma, cv_ygamma, cv_ggamma, cv_cgamma, cv_bgamma, cv_mgamma, \
-cv_rsaturation, cv_ysaturation, cv_gsaturation, cv_csaturation, cv_bsaturation, cv_msaturation,\
-cv_allcaps;
+extern consvar_t cv_ticrate, cv_constextsize,
+cv_globalgamma, cv_globalsaturation,
+cv_rhue, cv_yhue, cv_ghue, cv_chue, cv_bhue, cv_mhue,
+cv_rgamma, cv_ygamma, cv_ggamma, cv_cgamma, cv_bgamma, cv_mgamma,
+cv_rsaturation, cv_ysaturation, cv_gsaturation, cv_csaturation, cv_bsaturation, cv_msaturation;
 
 // Allocates buffer screens, call before R_Init.
 void V_Init(void);