diff --git a/src/game/Tactical/Overhead.cc b/src/game/Tactical/Overhead.cc
index e17b161f3e..7f267998d5 100644
--- a/src/game/Tactical/Overhead.cc
+++ b/src/game/Tactical/Overhead.cc
@@ -4036,8 +4036,6 @@ void ExitCombatMode( )
 	}
 
 	// Change music modes
-	gfForceMusicToTense = TRUE;
-
 	SetMusicMode( MUSIC_TACTICAL_ENEMYPRESENT );
 
 	BetweenTurnsVisibilityAdjustments();
@@ -4327,7 +4325,6 @@ BOOLEAN CheckForEndOfCombatMode( BOOLEAN fIncrementTurnsNotSeen )
 		}*/
 
 		// Begin tense music....
-		gfForceMusicToTense = TRUE;
 		SetMusicMode( MUSIC_TACTICAL_ENEMYPRESENT );
 
 		return( TRUE );
diff --git a/src/game/Utils/Music_Control.cc b/src/game/Utils/Music_Control.cc
index e493b1d6b3..d27f98b48c 100644
--- a/src/game/Utils/Music_Control.cc
+++ b/src/game/Utils/Music_Control.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ static INT8 gbDeathSongCount   = 0;
 static INT8 gbFadeSpeed = 1;
 
 
-BOOLEAN        gfForceMusicToTense = FALSE;
 static BOOLEAN gfDontRestartSong   = FALSE;
 
 
diff --git a/src/game/Utils/Music_Control.h b/src/game/Utils/Music_Control.h
index d3dc88992f..d6fe37f3f8 100644
--- a/src/game/Utils/Music_Control.h
+++ b/src/game/Utils/Music_Control.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <string_theory/string>
 
 extern MusicMode gubMusicMode;
-extern BOOLEAN	gfForceMusicToTense;
 
 
 void SetMusicMode(MusicMode ubMusicMode);