diff --git a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_init.cpp b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_init.cpp
index 879fe6f297..2d7decd382 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_init.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_init.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ cvar_t	*cl_ratioFix;
 // Vulkan
 cvar_t	*r_defaultImage;
 cvar_t	*r_device;
-cvar_t	*r_stencilbits;
+//cvar_t	*r_stencilbits;
 cvar_t	*r_ext_multisample;
 cvar_t	*r_ext_supersample;
 cvar_t	*r_ext_alpha_to_coverage;
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ void R_Register( void )
 	ri.Cvar_CheckRange(r_device, -2, 8, qtrue);
 	r_device->modified					= qfalse;
 
-	r_stencilbits						= ri.Cvar_Get("r_stencilbits",						"8",						CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND | CVAR_LATCH, "");
+	//r_stencilbits						= ri.Cvar_Get("r_stencilbits",						"8",						CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND | CVAR_LATCH, "");
 	r_ext_multisample					= ri.Cvar_Get("r_ext_multisample",					"0",						CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND | CVAR_LATCH, "");
 	ri.Cvar_CheckRange(r_ext_multisample, 0, 64, qtrue);
 	r_ext_supersample					= ri.Cvar_Get("r_ext_supersample",					"0",						CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND | CVAR_LATCH, "");
diff --git a/codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_attachments.cpp b/codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_attachments.cpp
index 1275051112..87161d1be9 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_attachments.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_attachments.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static void create_depth_attachment( uint32_t width, uint32_t height, VkSampleCo
     desc.initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
 
     image_aspect_flags = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT;
-    if (r_stencilbits->integer)
+    if ( glConfig.stencilBits > 0 )
         image_aspect_flags |= VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT;
 
     VK_CHECK(qvkCreateImage(vk.device, &desc, NULL, image));
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ void vk_clear_depthstencil_attachments( qboolean clear_stencil ) {
 #endif
     attachment.clearValue.depthStencil.stencil = 0;
 
-    if ( clear_stencil && r_stencilbits->integer ) {
+    if ( clear_stencil && glConfig.stencilBits > 0 ) {
         attachment.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT | VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT;
     }
     else {
diff --git a/codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_frame.cpp b/codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_frame.cpp
index d6a4424862..f1f56f8628 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_frame.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_frame.cpp
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ void vk_create_render_passes()
     attachments[1].samples = (VkSampleCountFlagBits)vkSamples;
     attachments[1].loadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
     //attachments[1].stencilLoadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
-    attachments[1].stencilLoadOp = r_stencilbits->integer ? VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR : VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE;
+    attachments[1].stencilLoadOp = glConfig.stencilBits ? VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR : VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE;
     if ( vk.bloomActive || vk.dglowActive || vk.refractionActive ) {
         attachments[1].storeOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE; // keep it for post-bloom/dynamic-glow pass
         //attachments[1].stencilStoreOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE;
-        attachments[1].stencilStoreOp = r_stencilbits->integer ? VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE : VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
+        attachments[1].stencilStoreOp = glConfig.stencilBits ? VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE : VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
     }
     else {
         attachments[1].storeOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
diff --git a/codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_instance.cpp b/codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
index 89aefde77d..f3376644ec 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
@@ -376,15 +376,13 @@ static VkFormat get_depth_format( VkPhysicalDevice physical_device ) {
     VkFormat formats[2];
     uint32_t i;
 
-    if (r_stencilbits->integer > 0) {
+    if ( glConfig.stencilBits > 0 ) {
         formats[0] = glConfig.depthBits == 16 ? VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM_S8_UINT : VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT;
         formats[1] = VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT;
-        glConfig.stencilBits = 8;
     }
     else {
         formats[0] = glConfig.depthBits == 16 ? VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM : VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32;
         formats[1] = VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT;
-        glConfig.stencilBits = 0;
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_LEN(formats); i++) {