diff --git a/src/f_finale.c b/src/f_finale.c
index 210adaca819341bd8d786ee5897485025603115f..f089b4eada7728f54c6a85e3949ed9a1148fb652 100644
--- a/src/f_finale.c
+++ b/src/f_finale.c
@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ static void F_IntroDrawScene(void)
 			break;
 		case 4:
 			background = W_CachePatchName("INTRO4", PU_CACHE);
-			highres = false;
 			break;
 		case 5:
 			if (intro_curtime >= 5*TICRATE)