diff --git a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
index 6a97cd471..c35cf66e6 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClPrintBroadcasts, cl_print_broadcasts, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClPrintMotd, cl_print_motd, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Print motd to console")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClFriendsIgnoreClan, cl_friends_ignore_clan, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Ignore clan tag when searching for friends")
 
-MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClEventthread, cl_eventthread, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Enables the usage of a thread to pump the events")
-
 MACRO_CONFIG_STR(BrFilterString, br_filter_string, 25, "Novice", CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Server browser filtering string")
 MACRO_CONFIG_STR(BrExcludeString, br_exclude_string, 25, "", CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Server browser exclusion string")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(BrFilterFull, br_filter_full, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Filter out full server in browser")