diff --git a/src/configuration.c b/src/configuration.c
index 1df397c65..f707c011a 100644
--- a/src/configuration.c
+++ b/src/configuration.c
@@ -93,13 +93,6 @@ BOOL loadConfig(void)
 	//  options screens.
 	// //////////////////////////
 
-	// //////////////////////////
-	// subtitles
-	if(getWarzoneKeyNumeric("allowsubtitles", &val))
-	{
-		war_SetAllowSubtitles(val);
-	}
-
 	// //////////////////////////
 	// voice vol
 	if(getWarzoneKeyNumeric("voicevol", &val))
@@ -730,7 +723,6 @@ BOOL saveConfig(void)
 	{
 		setDifficultyLevel(DL_NORMAL);
 	}
-	setWarzoneKeyNumeric("allowSubtitles", war_GetAllowSubtitles());
 	setWarzoneKeyNumeric("debugmode", bAllowDebugMode);
 	setWarzoneKeyNumeric("framerate", (SDWORD)getFramerateLimit());
 	setWarzoneKeyNumeric("showFPS", (SDWORD)showFPS);
diff --git a/src/frontend.c b/src/frontend.c
index c7a352362..ca5aa1a9e 100644
--- a/src/frontend.c
+++ b/src/frontend.c
@@ -695,22 +695,14 @@ BOOL startGameOptions2Menu(void)
 
 	////////////
 	//subtitle mode.
-	if(war_GetAllowSubtitles())
+	addTextButton(FRONTEND_SUBTITLES, FRONTEND_POS5X - 35, FRONTEND_POS5Y, _("Subtitles"), 0);
+	if (!seq_GetSubtitles())
 	{
-		addTextButton(FRONTEND_SUBTITLES,	FRONTEND_POS5X-35,FRONTEND_POS5Y, _("Subtitles"), 0);
-		if ( !seq_GetSubtitles() )
-		{
-			addTextButton(FRONTEND_SUBTITLES_R,	FRONTEND_POS5M-55,FRONTEND_POS5Y, _("Off"), 0);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			addTextButton(FRONTEND_SUBTITLES_R,	FRONTEND_POS5M-55,FRONTEND_POS5Y, _("On"), 0);
-		}
+		addTextButton(FRONTEND_SUBTITLES_R, FRONTEND_POS5M - 55, FRONTEND_POS5Y, _("Off"), 0);
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		addTextButton(FRONTEND_SUBTITLES,	FRONTEND_POS5X-35, FRONTEND_POS5Y, _("Subtitles"), WBUT_DISABLE);
-		addTextButton(FRONTEND_SUBTITLES_R, FRONTEND_POS5M-55, FRONTEND_POS5Y, _("Off"), WBUT_DISABLE);
+		addTextButton(FRONTEND_SUBTITLES_R, FRONTEND_POS5M - 55, FRONTEND_POS5Y, _("On"), 0);
 	}
 
 	////////////
diff --git a/src/warzoneconfig.c b/src/warzoneconfig.c
index d83fb38fc..89611d26c 100644
--- a/src/warzoneconfig.c
+++ b/src/warzoneconfig.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ typedef struct _warzoneGlobals
 	FMV_MODE	FMVmode;
 	BOOL		bFog;
 	SWORD		effectsLevel;
-	BOOL		allowSubtitles;
 	BOOL		Fullscreen;
 	BOOL		soundEnabled;
 	BOOL		trapCursor;
@@ -95,14 +94,6 @@ void war_SetDefaultStates(void)//Sets all states
 	war_SetMusicEnabled(true);
 }
 
-void war_SetAllowSubtitles(BOOL b) {
-	warGlobs.allowSubtitles = b;
-}
-
-BOOL war_GetAllowSubtitles(void) {
-	return warGlobs.allowSubtitles;
-}
-
 void war_setFullscreen(BOOL b) {
 	warGlobs.Fullscreen = b;
 }