diff --git a/include/common/bspfile_common.hh b/include/common/bspfile_common.hh
index c4295b62..b86e51b0 100644
--- a/include/common/bspfile_common.hh
+++ b/include/common/bspfile_common.hh
@@ -270,9 +270,6 @@ struct surfflags_t
     // don't expand this face for larger clip hulls
     bool no_expand : 1;
 
-    // block any way phong can be enabled
-    bool no_phong : 1;
-
     // this face doesn't receive light
     bool light_ignore : 1;
 
diff --git a/light/light.cc b/light/light.cc
index 0bb6a823..0c92acbf 100644
--- a/light/light.cc
+++ b/light/light.cc
@@ -1051,9 +1051,6 @@ static void LoadExtendedTexinfoFlags(const fs::path &sourcefilename, const mbsp_
         if (val.contains("no_expand")) {
             flags.no_expand = val.at("no_expand").get<bool>();
         }
-        if (val.contains("no_phong")) {
-            flags.no_expand = val.at("no_phong").get<bool>();
-        }
         if (val.contains("light_ignore")) {
             flags.light_ignore = val.at("light_ignore").get<bool>();
         }
diff --git a/light/phong.cc b/light/phong.cc
index ce6402dc..893a3103 100644
--- a/light/phong.cc
+++ b/light/phong.cc
@@ -483,9 +483,6 @@ void CalculateVertexNormals(const mbsp_t *bsp)
         if (!f_wants_phong)
             continue;
 
-        if (extended_texinfo_flags[f.texinfo].no_phong)
-            continue;
-
         for (int j = 0; j < f.numedges; j++) {
             const int v = Face_VertexAtIndex(bsp, &f, j);
             // walk over all faces incident to f (we will walk over neighbours multiple times, doesn't matter)
@@ -509,9 +506,6 @@ void CalculateVertexNormals(const mbsp_t *bsp)
                 if (!f2_wants_phong)
                     continue;
 
-                if (extended_texinfo_flags[f2->texinfo].no_phong)
-                    continue;
-
                 auto *f2_texinfo = Face_Texinfo(bsp, f2);
                 if (f2_texinfo != nullptr && f_texinfo != nullptr) {
                     if (!bsp->loadversion->game->surfflags_may_phong(f_texinfo->flags, f2_texinfo->flags)) {
diff --git a/qbsp/writebsp.cc b/qbsp/writebsp.cc
index 11c2e664..a3bab93e 100644
--- a/qbsp/writebsp.cc
+++ b/qbsp/writebsp.cc
@@ -395,9 +395,6 @@ static void WriteExtendedTexinfoFlags()
         if (tx.flags.no_expand) {
             t["no_expand"] = tx.flags.no_expand;
         }
-        if (tx.flags.no_phong) {
-            t["no_phong"] = tx.flags.no_phong;
-        }
         if (tx.flags.light_ignore) {
             t["light_ignore"] = tx.flags.light_ignore;
         }