diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
index d5ecd68496..0c91913c13 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ namespace OpenRa
 		public static bool skipMakeAnims = true;
 
 		internal static Renderer renderer;
-		static bool usingAftermath;
 		static int2 clientSize;
 		static HardwarePalette palette;
 		static string mapName;
@@ -94,11 +93,9 @@ namespace OpenRa
 			chrome = new Chrome(renderer);
 		}
 
-		internal static void Initialize(string mapName, Renderer renderer, int2 clientSize, 
-			int localPlayer, bool useAftermath, Controller controller)
+		internal static void Initialize(string mapName, Renderer renderer, int2 clientSize, int localPlayer, Controller controller)
 		{
 			localPlayerIndex = localPlayer;
-			usingAftermath = useAftermath;
 			Game.renderer = renderer;
 			Game.clientSize = clientSize;
 
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs b/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs
index da884434fb..a8c4f02239 100755
--- a/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ namespace OpenRa
 
 			var controller = new Controller(() => (Modifiers)(int)ModifierKeys);	/* a bit of insane input routing */
 
-			Game.Initialize(Game.Settings.Map, renderer, new int2(ClientSize),
-				Game.Settings.Player, Game.Settings.UseAftermath, controller);
+			Game.Initialize(Game.Settings.Map, renderer, new int2(ClientSize), Game.Settings.Player, controller);
 
 			ShowCursor(false);
 			Game.ResetTimer();