diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 770f1c8026aaf4fcb5dd9df97da55271f717b547..af044ffe192a65c09cd530d8482b1a287c60b084 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ void SCR_SetDefaultMode(void)
 	// remember the default screen size
 	CV_SetValue(&cv_scr_width, vid.width);
 	CV_SetValue(&cv_scr_height, vid.height);
-	CV_SetValue(&cv_scr_depth, vid.bpp*8);
 }
 
 // Change fullscreen on/off according to cv_fullscreen