diff --git a/comptime.bat b/comptime.bat
index 9e127f00..0c7ea06d 100644
--- a/comptime.bat
+++ b/comptime.bat
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@ECHO OFF
+@echo off
 set BRA=Unknown
 set REV=illegal
 
@@ -13,20 +13,20 @@ goto filwri
 :gitrev
 set GIT=%2
 if "%GIT%"=="" set GIT=git
-FOR /F "usebackq" %%s IN (`%GIT% rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`) DO @SET BRA=%%s
-FOR /F "usebackq" %%s IN (`%GIT% rev-parse HEAD`) DO @SET REV=%%s
+for /f "usebackq" %%s in (`%GIT% rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`) do @set BRA=%%s
+for /f "usebackq" %%s in (`%GIT% rev-parse HEAD`) do @set REV=%%s
 set REV=%REV:~0,8%
 goto filwri
 
 :svnrev
 set BRA=Subversion
-FOR /F "usebackq" %%s IN (`svnversion .`) DO @SET REV=%%s
+for /f "usebackq" %%s in (`svnversion .`) do @set REV=%%s
 set REV=r%REV%
 goto filwri
 
 :filwri
-ECHO // Do not edit!  This file was autogenerated > %1\comptime.h
-ECHO // by the %0 batch file >> %1\comptime.h
-ECHO // >> %1\comptime.h
-ECHO const char* compbranch = "%BRA%"; >> %1\comptime.h
-ECHO const char* comprevision = "%REV%"; >> %1\comptime.h
+echo // Do not edit!  This file was autogenerated > %1\comptime.h
+echo // by the %0 batch file >> %1\comptime.h
+echo // >> %1\comptime.h
+echo const char* compbranch = "%BRA%"; >> %1\comptime.h
+echo const char* comprevision = "%REV%"; >> %1\comptime.h
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index bee60804..449b4065 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -262,9 +262,7 @@ else
 	OBJS+=$(OBJDIR)/hw3sound.o
 endif
 
-ifndef NOVERSION
 OPTS += -DCOMPVERSION
-endif
 
 ifndef NONX86
 ifndef GCC29
@@ -551,15 +549,11 @@ cleandep:
 	$(REMOVE) comptime.h
 
 pre-build:
-ifdef NOVERSION
-	-@touch comptime.c
-else
 ifdef WINDOWSHELL
 	-..\comptime.bat .
 else
 	-@../comptime.sh .
 endif
-endif
 
 clean:
 	$(REMOVE) *~ *.flc
diff --git a/src/d_main.c b/src/d_main.c
index 1349a64e..b04c55cb 100644
--- a/src/d_main.c
+++ b/src/d_main.c
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ static void D_Display(void)
 // =========================================================================
 
 tic_t rendergametic;
-boolean supdate;
 
 void D_SRB2Loop(void)
 {
@@ -604,7 +603,6 @@ void D_SRB2Loop(void)
 
 			// Update display, next frame, with current state.
 			D_Display();
-			supdate = false;
 
 			if (moviemode)
 				M_SaveFrame();
diff --git a/src/d_main.h b/src/d_main.h
index 800b61f5..c5ce19ef 100644
--- a/src/d_main.h
+++ b/src/d_main.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "d_event.h"
 #include "w_wad.h"   // for MAX_WADFILES
 
-extern boolean supdate;
 extern boolean advancedemo;
 
 // make sure not to write back the config until it's been correctly loaded