diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index f452e25dd6af04225aada84e9fade1f513928ce2..765a1a05d6d40b3b799861ca7d314eb5668659c3 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -1621,8 +1621,6 @@ void SV_StopServer(void)
 		Y_EndIntermission();
 	gamestate = wipegamestate = GS_NULL;
 
-	localtextcmd[0] = 0;
-	localtextcmd2[0] = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < BACKUPTICS; i++)
 		D_Clearticcmd(i);