diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 2130713d50c4dee45c1cd1e04d5fdb2c9bd5670c..51ed26505ef6d21174f8fd4a02c19ca388b3085d 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -8295,17 +8295,6 @@
       <key>Value</key>
       <real>1.0</real>
     </map>
-    <key>RunMultipleThreads</key>
-    <map>
-      <key>Comment</key>
-      <string>If TRUE keep background threads active during render</string>
-      <key>Persist</key>
-      <integer>1</integer>
-      <key>Type</key>
-      <string>Boolean</string>
-      <key>Value</key>
-      <integer>0</integer>
-    </map>
     <key>SafeMode</key>
     <map>
       <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
index 58b651ec39fa88ec9b4e6539f58e77171852600e..d6ecb2f1681e896f1c015e1cfc77e9ef51a5ce20 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
@@ -1108,8 +1108,7 @@ bool LLAppViewer::mainLoop()
 			{
 				LLMemType mt_sleep(LLMemType::MTYPE_SLEEP);
 				LLFastTimer t2(FTM_SLEEP);
-				bool run_multiple_threads = gSavedSettings.getBOOL("RunMultipleThreads");
-
+				
 				// yield some time to the os based on command line option
 				if(mYieldTime >= 0)
 				{
@@ -1147,9 +1146,7 @@ bool LLAppViewer::mainLoop()
 				}
 
 				static const F64 FRAME_SLOW_THRESHOLD = 0.5; //2 frames per seconds				
-				const F64 min_frame_time = 0.0; //(.0333 - .0010); // max video frame rate = 30 fps
-				const F64 min_idle_time = 0.0; //(.0010); // min idle time = 1 ms
-				const F64 max_idle_time = run_multiple_threads ? min_idle_time : llmin(.005*10.0*gFrameTimeSeconds, 0.005); // 5 ms a second
+				const F64 max_idle_time = llmin(.005*10.0*gFrameTimeSeconds, 0.005); // 5 ms a second
 				idleTimer.reset();
 				bool is_slow = (frameTimer.getElapsedTimeF64() > FRAME_SLOW_THRESHOLD) ;
 				S32 total_work_pending = 0;
@@ -1187,34 +1184,24 @@ bool LLAppViewer::mainLoop()
 
 					total_work_pending += work_pending ;
 					total_io_pending += io_pending ;
-					F64 frame_time = frameTimer.getElapsedTimeF64();
-					F64 idle_time = idleTimer.getElapsedTimeF64();
-					if (frame_time >= min_frame_time &&
-						idle_time >= min_idle_time &&
-						(!work_pending || idle_time >= max_idle_time))
+					
+					if (!work_pending || idleTimer.getElapsedTimeF64() >= max_idle_time)
 					{
 						break;
 					}
 				}
 
-				 // Prevent the worker threads from running while rendering.
-				// if (LLThread::processorCount()==1) //pause() should only be required when on a single processor client...
-				if (run_multiple_threads == FALSE)
+				if(!total_work_pending) //pause texture fetching threads if nothing to process.
 				{
-					//LLFastTimer ftm(FTM_PAUSE_THREADS); //not necessary.
-	 				
-					if(!total_work_pending) //pause texture fetching threads if nothing to process.
-					{
-						LLAppViewer::getTextureCache()->pause();
-						LLAppViewer::getImageDecodeThread()->pause();
-						LLAppViewer::getTextureFetch()->pause(); 
-					}
-					if(!total_io_pending) //pause file threads if nothing to process.
-					{
-						LLVFSThread::sLocal->pause(); 
-						LLLFSThread::sLocal->pause(); 
-					}
-				}					
+					LLAppViewer::getTextureCache()->pause();
+					LLAppViewer::getImageDecodeThread()->pause();
+					LLAppViewer::getTextureFetch()->pause(); 
+				}
+				if(!total_io_pending) //pause file threads if nothing to process.
+				{
+					LLVFSThread::sLocal->pause(); 
+					LLLFSThread::sLocal->pause(); 
+				}									
 
 				if ((LLStartUp::getStartupState() >= STATE_CLEANUP) &&
 					(frameTimer.getElapsedTimeF64() > FRAME_STALL_THRESHOLD))
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
index 63ff7047b48ff06f807bd49181adbe0acbaf46c5..2f6ecd8a34e6a9aad118f058790f5a994f034ae2 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
@@ -1393,17 +1393,7 @@
                  function="Advanced.ToggleFeature"
                  parameter="flexible" />
             </menu_item_check>
-        </menu>
-        <menu_item_check
-         label="Run Multiple Threads"
-         name="Run Multiple Threads">
-            <menu_item_check.on_check
-             function="CheckControl"
-             parameter="RunMultipleThreads" />
-            <menu_item_check.on_click
-             function="ToggleControl"
-             parameter="RunMultipleThreads" />
-        </menu_item_check>
+        </menu>        
         <menu_item_check
          label="Use Plugin Read Thread"
          name="Use Plugin Read Thread">