diff --git a/src/f_finale.h b/src/f_finale.h
index b5334c29a04cb17304d0923db2e0bd571d6ced23..024b183b247f5dfa3e497a52cf7afcf46abb8e6f 100644
--- a/src/f_finale.h
+++ b/src/f_finale.h
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ extern wipestyleflags_t wipestyleflags;
 #define FADEGREENFACTOR 15
 #define FADEBLUEFACTOR  10
 
-extern UINT8 wipecolorfill;
 extern INT32 lastwipetic;
 
 // Don't know where else to place this constant
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ void F_WipeStartScreen(void);
 void F_WipeEndScreen(void);
 void F_RunWipe(UINT8 wipetype, boolean drawMenu);
 void F_WipeStageTitle(void);
-#define F_WipeColorFill(c) V_DrawFill(0, 0, BASEVIDWIDTH, BASEVIDHEIGHT, (wipecolorfill = c))
+#define F_WipeColorFill(c) V_DrawFill(0, 0, BASEVIDWIDTH, BASEVIDHEIGHT, c)
 tic_t F_GetWipeLength(UINT8 wipetype);
 boolean F_WipeExists(UINT8 wipetype);
 
diff --git a/src/f_wipe.c b/src/f_wipe.c
index b2283c574463e2a14120703d98134d80d1353215..20651cb1dfe49dbce326ead4c0bf7c1aa53d5559 100644
--- a/src/f_wipe.c
+++ b/src/f_wipe.c
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ static UINT8 *wipe_scr_end; //screen 4
 static UINT8 *wipe_scr; //screen 0 (main drawing)
 static fixed_t paldiv = 0;
 
-UINT8 wipecolorfill = 31;
-
 /** Create fademask_t from lump
   *
   * \param	lump	Lump name to get data from