diff --git a/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp b/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp
index 7965311..78c4cfe 100644
--- a/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp
@@ -2510,13 +2510,6 @@ void DSQ::unloadMods()
 #endif
 }
 
-void DSQ::applyParallaxUserSettings()
-{
-	getRenderObjectLayer(LR_ELEMENTS10)->visible = user.video.parallaxOn0;
-	getRenderObjectLayer(LR_ELEMENTS11)->visible = user.video.parallaxOn1;
-	getRenderObjectLayer(LR_ELEMENTS12)->visible = user.video.parallaxOn2;
-}
-
 void DSQ::clearModSelector()
 {
 	if (blackout)
diff --git a/Aquaria/DSQ.h b/Aquaria/DSQ.h
index 81600a6..b37ace0 100644
--- a/Aquaria/DSQ.h
+++ b/Aquaria/DSQ.h
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ public:
 
 	void fade(float alpha, float time);
 
-	void applyParallaxUserSettings();
-
 	void nag(NagType type);
 
 	void action(int id, int state, int source, InputDevice device);
diff --git a/Aquaria/Game.cpp b/Aquaria/Game.cpp
index f22d0aa..844db0e 100644
--- a/Aquaria/Game.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/Game.cpp
@@ -2583,8 +2583,6 @@ void Game::applyState()
 		setElementLayerVisible(i-LR_ELEMENTS1, true);
 	}
 
-	dsq->applyParallaxUserSettings();
-
 	controlHintTimer = 0;
 	cameraConstrained = true;
 	// reset parallax
@@ -3638,7 +3636,6 @@ void Game::toggleHelpScreen(bool on, const std::string &label)
 		{
 			core->getRenderObjectLayer(i)->visible = true;
 		}
-		dsq->applyParallaxUserSettings();
 
 		dsq->screenTransition->transition(MENUPAGETRANSTIME);
 
diff --git a/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp b/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp
index aa9d3a1..651b71b 100644
--- a/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp
@@ -117,12 +117,6 @@ void UserSettings::save()
 			}
 			xml_video->InsertEndChild(xml_fpsSmoothing);
 
-			XMLElement *xml_parallax = doc.NewElement("Parallax");
-			std::ostringstream os;
-			os << video.parallaxOn0 << " " << video.parallaxOn1 << " " << video.parallaxOn2;
-			xml_parallax->SetAttribute("on", os.str().c_str());
-			xml_video->InsertEndChild(xml_parallax);
-
 			XMLElement *xml_numParticles = doc.NewElement("NumParticles");
 			xml_numParticles->SetAttribute("v", video.numParticles);
 			xml_video->InsertEndChild(xml_numParticles);
@@ -426,17 +420,6 @@ bool UserSettings::load(bool doApply, const std::string &overrideFile)
 
 		readInt(xml_video, "FpsSmoothing", "v", &video.fpsSmoothing);
 
-
-		XMLElement *xml_parallax = xml_video->FirstChildElement("Parallax");
-		if (xml_parallax)
-		{
-			if (xml_parallax->Attribute("on"))
-			{
-				std::istringstream is(xml_parallax->Attribute("on"));
-				is >> video.parallaxOn0 >> video.parallaxOn1 >> video.parallaxOn2;
-			}
-		}
-
 		readInt(xml_video, "NumParticles", "v", &video.numParticles);
 
 		XMLElement *xml_screenMode = xml_video->FirstChildElement("ScreenMode");
diff --git a/Aquaria/UserSettings.h b/Aquaria/UserSettings.h
index 72163f4..3214f8c 100644
--- a/Aquaria/UserSettings.h
+++ b/Aquaria/UserSettings.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ public:
 	{
 		Video() {
 			numParticles = 2048;
-			parallaxOn0 = parallaxOn1 = parallaxOn2 = 1;
 			saveSlotScreens = 1;
 			blur = 1;
 			noteEffects = 0;
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ public:
 		int fpsSmoothing;
 		int resx, resy, full, fbuffer, bits, vsync, darkfbuffer, darkbuffersize, hz, displayindex;
 		int saveSlotScreens;
-		int parallaxOn0, parallaxOn1, parallaxOn2;
 		int numParticles;
 		int worldMapRevealMethod;
 	} video;