diff --git a/src/game/bg.c b/src/game/bg.c
index e9a30b048..7f78c4e62 100644
--- a/src/game/bg.c
+++ b/src/game/bg.c
@@ -928,15 +928,11 @@ Gfx *bgRenderSceneInXray(Gfx *gdl)
 
 				gSPMatrix(gdl++, osVirtualToPhysical(camGetPerspectiveMtxL()), G_MTX_NOPUSH | G_MTX_LOAD | G_MTX_PROJECTION);
 
-				if (getVar80084040()) {
-					if (thing->roomnum == -1) {
-						gdl = propsRender(gdl, 0, RENDERPASS_XLU, roomnumsbyprop);
-					}
-
-					gdl = propsRender(gdl, thing->roomnum, RENDERPASS_XLU, roomnumsbyprop);
+				if (thing->roomnum == -1) {
+					gdl = propsRender(gdl, 0, RENDERPASS_XLU, roomnumsbyprop);
 				}
 
-				if (1);
+				gdl = propsRender(gdl, thing->roomnum, RENDERPASS_XLU, roomnumsbyprop);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1105,24 +1101,20 @@ Gfx *bgRenderScene(Gfx *gdl)
 		gSPMatrix(gdl++, osVirtualToPhysical(camGetPerspectiveMtxL()), G_MTX_NOPUSH | G_MTX_LOAD | G_MTX_PROJECTION);
 		gdl = envStopFog(gdl);
 
-		if (getVar80084040()) {
-			if (firstroomnum == thing->roomnum) {
-				gdl = propsRender(gdl, 0, RENDERPASS_OPA_PREBG, roomnumsbyprop);
-			}
-
-			gdl = propsRender(gdl, thing->roomnum, RENDERPASS_OPA_PREBG, roomnumsbyprop);
+		if (firstroomnum == thing->roomnum) {
+			gdl = propsRender(gdl, 0, RENDERPASS_OPA_PREBG, roomnumsbyprop);
 		}
 
+		gdl = propsRender(gdl, thing->roomnum, RENDERPASS_OPA_PREBG, roomnumsbyprop);
+
 		// Render BG opaque components
 		gSPMatrix(gdl++, osVirtualToPhysical(camGetOrthogonalMtxL()), G_MTX_NOPUSH | G_MTX_LOAD | G_MTX_PROJECTION);
 
 		gdl = currentPlayerScissorWithinViewportF(gdl, thing->box.xmin, thing->box.ymin, thing->box.xmax, thing->box.ymax);
 		gdl = envStartFog(gdl, false);
 
-		if (getVar80084040()) {
-			if (g_StageIndex != STAGEINDEX_TEST_OLD) {
-				gdl = bgRenderRoomOpaque(gdl, thing->roomnum);
-			}
+		if (g_StageIndex != STAGEINDEX_TEST_OLD) {
+			gdl = bgRenderRoomOpaque(gdl, thing->roomnum);
 		}
 
 		// Render prop opaque components - post BG pass
@@ -1130,13 +1122,11 @@ Gfx *bgRenderScene(Gfx *gdl)
 
 		gdl = envStopFog(gdl);
 
-		if (getVar80084040()) {
-			if (firstroomnum == thing->roomnum) {
-				gdl = propsRender(gdl, 0, RENDERPASS_OPA_POSTBG, roomnumsbyprop);
-			}
-
-			gdl = propsRender(gdl, thing->roomnum, RENDERPASS_OPA_POSTBG, roomnumsbyprop);
+		if (firstroomnum == thing->roomnum) {
+			gdl = propsRender(gdl, 0, RENDERPASS_OPA_POSTBG, roomnumsbyprop);
 		}
+
+		gdl = propsRender(gdl, thing->roomnum, RENDERPASS_OPA_POSTBG, roomnumsbyprop);
 	}
 
 	gdl = envStopFog(gdl);
@@ -1145,7 +1135,7 @@ Gfx *bgRenderScene(Gfx *gdl)
 	// Render wall hits
 	gSPMatrix(gdl++, osVirtualToPhysical(camGetOrthogonalMtxL()), G_MTX_NOPUSH | G_MTX_LOAD | G_MTX_PROJECTION);
 
-	if (getVar80084040() && g_Vars.currentplayer->visionmode != VISIONMODE_XRAY) {
+	if (g_Vars.currentplayer->visionmode != VISIONMODE_XRAY) {
 		for (i = 0; i < var8007fc2c; i++) {
 			roomnum = roomnums[i];
 			gdl = wallhitRenderBgHits(var800a4640.unk000[roomnum].roomnum, gdl);
@@ -1167,23 +1157,19 @@ Gfx *bgRenderScene(Gfx *gdl)
 		gdl = currentPlayerScissorWithinViewportF(gdl, thing->box.xmin, thing->box.ymin, thing->box.xmax, thing->box.ymax);
 		gdl = envStartFog(gdl, true);
 
-		if (getVar80084040()) {
-			gdl = bgRenderRoomXlu(gdl, thing->roomnum);
-		}
+		gdl = bgRenderRoomXlu(gdl, thing->roomnum);
 
 		gSPMatrix(gdl++, osVirtualToPhysical(camGetPerspectiveMtxL()), G_MTX_NOPUSH | G_MTX_LOAD | G_MTX_PROJECTION);
 
 		gdl = envStopFog(gdl);
 
 		// Render prop translucent components
-		if (getVar80084040()) {
-			if (firstroomnum == thing->roomnum) {
-				gdl = propsRender(gdl, 0, RENDERPASS_XLU, roomnumsbyprop);
-			}
-
-			gdl = propsRender(gdl, thing->roomnum, RENDERPASS_XLU, roomnumsbyprop);
+		if (firstroomnum == thing->roomnum) {
+			gdl = propsRender(gdl, 0, RENDERPASS_XLU, roomnumsbyprop);
 		}
 
+		gdl = propsRender(gdl, thing->roomnum, RENDERPASS_XLU, roomnumsbyprop);
+
 		if (!g_Vars.mplayerisrunning) {
 			artifactsCalculateGlaresForRoom(thing->roomnum);
 
diff --git a/src/game/lv.c b/src/game/lv.c
index c9c54d445..ee8a535ca 100644
--- a/src/game/lv.c
+++ b/src/game/lv.c
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ s32 g_MpTeamScoreLimit = 20;
 struct sndstate *g_MiscAudioHandle = NULL;
 s32 g_NumReasonsToEndMpMatch = 0;
 f32 g_StageTimeElapsed1f = 0;
-bool var80084040 = true;
 
 u32 g_MiscSfxSounds[] = {
 	SFX_HEARTBEAT,
@@ -134,11 +133,6 @@ s16 g_FadeDelay = 0;
 
 void lvResetSoloHandicaps(void);
 
-u32 getVar80084040(void)
-{
-	return var80084040;
-}
-
 void lvInit(void)
 {
 	g_Vars.lockscreen = 0;
@@ -240,7 +234,6 @@ void lvReset(s32 stagenum)
 
 	cheatsReset();
 
-	var80084040 = true;
 	g_Vars.lvframenum = 0;
 	var80084050 = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/include/game/lv.h b/src/include/game/lv.h
index bc14d4356..74b57903d 100644
--- a/src/include/game/lv.h
+++ b/src/include/game/lv.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "data.h"
 #include "types.h"
 
-u32 getVar80084040(void);
 void lvInit(void);
 void lvResetMiscSfx(void);
 s32 lvGetMiscSfxIndex(u32 arg0);