diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/tr_local.h b/src/engine/renderer/tr_local.h
index 2a1f6513c8..46dc295621 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/tr_local.h
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/tr_local.h
@@ -1280,7 +1280,6 @@ enum
 	enum {
 		LINEAR_RGBGEN = ( 1 << 0 ),
 		LINEAR_COLORMAP = ( 1 << 1 ),
-		LINEAR_SPECULARMAP = ( 1 << 2 ),
 	};
 
 // *INDENT-ON*
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/tr_shader.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/tr_shader.cpp
index bffc8d2f72..9dc842fe3c 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/tr_shader.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/tr_shader.cpp
@@ -1509,9 +1509,6 @@ static bool LoadMap( shaderStage_t *stage, const char *buffer, stageType_t type,
 				case stageType_t::ST_SKYBOXMAP:
 					imageParams.bits |= IF_SRGB;
 					break;
-				case stageType_t::ST_SPECULARMAP:
-					imageParams.bits |= stage->colorspaceBits & LINEAR_SPECULARMAP ? 0 : IF_SRGB;
-					break;
 				default:
 					break;
 			}
@@ -2679,19 +2676,6 @@ static bool ParseStage( shaderStage_t *stage, const char **text )
 
 			stage->colorspaceBits |= LINEAR_COLORMAP;
 		}
-		else if ( !Q_stricmp( token, "rawSpecularMap" ) )
-		{
-			stage->colorspaceBits |= LINEAR_SPECULARMAP;
-		}
-		else if ( !Q_stricmp( token, "linearSpecularMap" ) )
-		{
-			if ( !tr.worldLinearizeTexture )
-			{
-				Log::Warn("Usage of linearSpecularMap in naive pipeline, assuming rawSpecularMap");
-			}
-
-			stage->colorspaceBits |= LINEAR_SPECULARMAP;
-		}
 		// stage <type>
 		else if ( !Q_stricmp( token, "stage" ) )
 		{