diff --git a/src/console.c b/src/console.c
index 3702dd560..fff9ba96c 100644
--- a/src/console.c
+++ b/src/console.c
@@ -1394,32 +1394,32 @@ static void CON_DrawInput(void)
 		if (input_sel < c)
 			V_DrawFill(x, y, charwidth*3, (10 * con_scalefactor), 77 | V_NOSCALESTART);
 		for (i = 0; i < 3; ++i, x += charwidth)
-			V_DrawCharacter(x, y, '.' | cv_constextsize.value | V_GRAYMAP | V_NOSCALESTART, !cv_allcaps.value);
+			V_DrawCharacter(x, y, '.' | cv_constextsize.value | V_GRAYMAP | V_NOSCALESTART, true);
 	}
 	else
-		V_DrawCharacter(x-charwidth, y, CON_PROMPTCHAR | cv_constextsize.value | V_GRAYMAP | V_NOSCALESTART, !cv_allcaps.value);
+		V_DrawCharacter(x-charwidth, y, CON_PROMPTCHAR | cv_constextsize.value | V_GRAYMAP | V_NOSCALESTART, true);
 
 	for (cend = c + clen; c < cend; ++c, x += charwidth)
 	{
 		if ((input_sel > c && input_cur <= c) || (input_sel <= c && input_cur > c))
 		{
 			V_DrawFill(x, y, charwidth, (10 * con_scalefactor), 77 | V_NOSCALESTART);
-			V_DrawCharacter(x, y, p[c] | cv_constextsize.value | V_YELLOWMAP | V_NOSCALESTART, !cv_allcaps.value);
+			V_DrawCharacter(x, y, p[c] | cv_constextsize.value | V_YELLOWMAP | V_NOSCALESTART, true);
 		}
 		else
-			V_DrawCharacter(x, y, p[c] | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, !cv_allcaps.value);
+			V_DrawCharacter(x, y, p[c] | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, true);
 
 		if (c == input_cur && con_tick >= 4)
-			V_DrawCharacter(x, y + (con_scalefactor*2), '_' | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, !cv_allcaps.value);
+			V_DrawCharacter(x, y + (con_scalefactor*2), '_' | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, true);
 	}
 	if (cend == input_cur && con_tick >= 4)
-		V_DrawCharacter(x, y + (con_scalefactor*2), '_' | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, !cv_allcaps.value);
+		V_DrawCharacter(x, y + (con_scalefactor*2), '_' | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, true);
 	if (rellip)
 	{
 		if (input_sel > cend)
 			V_DrawFill(x, y, charwidth*3, (10 * con_scalefactor), 77 | V_NOSCALESTART);
 		for (i = 0; i < 3; ++i, x += charwidth)
-			V_DrawCharacter(x, y, '.' | cv_constextsize.value | V_GRAYMAP | V_NOSCALESTART, !cv_allcaps.value);
+			V_DrawCharacter(x, y, '.' | cv_constextsize.value | V_GRAYMAP | V_NOSCALESTART, true);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1465,11 +1465,11 @@ static void CON_DrawHudlines(void)
 			else
 			{
 				//charwidth = SHORT(hu_font['A'-HU_FONTSTART]->width) * con_scalefactor;
-				V_DrawCharacter(x, y, (INT32)(*p) | charflags | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, !cv_allcaps.value);
+				V_DrawCharacter(x, y, (INT32)(*p) | charflags | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, true);
 			}
 		}
 
-		//V_DrawCharacter(x, y, (p[c]&0xff) | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, !cv_allcaps.value);
+		//V_DrawCharacter(x, y, (p[c]&0xff) | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, true);
 		y += charheight;
 	}
 
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ static void CON_DrawConsole(void)
 				charflags = (*p & 0x7f) << V_CHARCOLORSHIFT;
 				p++;
 			}
-			V_DrawCharacter(x, y, (INT32)(*p) | charflags | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, !cv_allcaps.value);
+			V_DrawCharacter(x, y, (INT32)(*p) | charflags | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, true);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index f6275631c..30b2a1263 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ static void HU_DrawChat(void)
 		else
 		{
 			//charwidth = SHORT(hu_font[talk[i]-HU_FONTSTART]->width) * con_scalefactor;
-			V_DrawCharacter(HU_INPUTX + c, y, talk[i++] | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, !cv_allcaps.value);
+			V_DrawCharacter(HU_INPUTX + c, y, talk[i++] | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, true);
 		}
 		c += charwidth;
 	}
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ static void HU_DrawChat(void)
 		else
 		{
 			//charwidth = SHORT(hu_font[w_chat[i]-HU_FONTSTART]->width) * con_scalefactor;
-			V_DrawCharacter(HU_INPUTX + c, y, w_chat[i++] | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART | t, !cv_allcaps.value);
+			V_DrawCharacter(HU_INPUTX + c, y, w_chat[i++] | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART | t, true);
 		}
 
 		c += charwidth;
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ static void HU_DrawChat(void)
 	}
 
 	if (hu_tick < 4)
-		V_DrawCharacter(HU_INPUTX + c, y, '_' | cv_constextsize.value |V_NOSCALESTART|t, !cv_allcaps.value);
+		V_DrawCharacter(HU_INPUTX + c, y, '_' | cv_constextsize.value |V_NOSCALESTART|t, true);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index e7926207f..70388d40b 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -1333,9 +1333,8 @@ static menuitem_t OP_GameOptionsMenu[] =
 
 	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "Console Back Color",     &cons_backcolor, 100},
 	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "Console Text Size",      &cv_constextsize,110},
-	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "Uppercase Console",      &cv_allcaps,     120},
 
-	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "Title Screen Demos",     &cv_rollingdemos, 140},
+	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "Title Screen Demos",     &cv_rollingdemos, 130},
 };
 
 static menuitem_t OP_ServerOptionsMenu[] =
@@ -2826,9 +2825,6 @@ void M_Init(void)
 #ifndef NONET
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_serversort);
 #endif
-
-	//todo put this somewhere better...
-	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_allcaps);
 }
 
 // ==========================================================================
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index fb02dfc96..a906c43c2 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ static void CV_usegamma_OnChange(void);
 consvar_t cv_ticrate = {"showfps", "No", 0, CV_YesNo, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 consvar_t cv_usegamma = {"gamma", "0", CV_SAVE|CV_CALL, gamma_cons_t, CV_usegamma_OnChange, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 
-consvar_t cv_allcaps = {"allcaps", "Off", 0, CV_OnOff, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
-
 static CV_PossibleValue_t constextsize_cons_t[] = {
 	{V_NOSCALEPATCH, "Small"}, {V_SMALLSCALEPATCH, "Medium"}, {V_MEDSCALEPATCH, "Large"}, {0, "Huge"},
 	{0, NULL}};
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index ca1f58a30..0c9e289d0 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 extern UINT8 *screens[5];
 
 extern const UINT8 gammatable[5][256];
-extern consvar_t cv_ticrate, cv_usegamma, cv_allcaps, cv_constextsize;
+extern consvar_t cv_ticrate, cv_usegamma, cv_constextsize;
 
 // Allocates buffer screens, call before R_Init.
 void V_Init(void);