diff --git a/common/main/multi.h b/common/main/multi.h
index e64661b8f..462f6d006 100644
--- a/common/main/multi.h
+++ b/common/main/multi.h
@@ -483,11 +483,6 @@ void multi_prep_level_objects(const d_vclip_array &Vclip);
 void multi_prep_level_player();
 void multi_leave_game(void);
 void multi_process_bigdata(playernum_t pnum, const uint8_t *buf, uint_fast32_t len);
-}
-#endif
-void multi_do_death(int objnum);
-#ifdef dsx
-namespace dsx {
 void multi_make_ghost_player(playernum_t);
 void multi_make_player_ghost(playernum_t);
 }
diff --git a/similar/main/gameseq.cpp b/similar/main/gameseq.cpp
index e761bd20c..57a4338ee 100644
--- a/similar/main/gameseq.cpp
+++ b/similar/main/gameseq.cpp
@@ -1769,7 +1769,6 @@ window_event_result DoPlayerDead()
 	auto &plr = get_local_player();
 	if ( Game_mode&GM_MULTI )
 	{
-		multi_do_death(plr.objnum);
 	}
 	else
 	{				//Note link to above else!
diff --git a/similar/main/multi.cpp b/similar/main/multi.cpp
index 6a64ec359..caba44a76 100644
--- a/similar/main/multi.cpp
+++ b/similar/main/multi.cpp
@@ -1630,18 +1630,6 @@ window_event_result multi_message_input_sub(int key)
 	return window_event_result::ignored;
 }
 
-void multi_do_death(int)
-{
-	auto &Objects = LevelUniqueObjectState.Objects;
-	auto &vmobjptr = Objects.vmptr;
-	// Do any miscellaneous stuff for a new network player after death
-	if (!(Game_mode & GM_MULTI_COOP))
-	{
-		auto &player_info = get_local_plrobj().ctype.player_info;
-		player_info.powerup_flags |= (PLAYER_FLAGS_RED_KEY | PLAYER_FLAGS_BLUE_KEY | PLAYER_FLAGS_GOLD_KEY);
-	}
-}
-
 namespace dsx {
 
 namespace {