diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index a54230c98c1b57cb8350589d10aecfe1c16b8fa0..91f47beb2681319de7ac286579f406070b694b63 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -5306,7 +5306,7 @@
     <key>ImagePipelineUseHTTP</key>
     <map>
       <key>Comment</key>
-      <string>If TRUE use HTTP GET to fetch textures from the server</string>
+      <string>[OBSOLETE]</string>
       <key>Persist</key>
       <integer>1</integer>
       <key>Type</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.cpp b/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.cpp
index 84f723941dc42fe9a15e5b1c6bd32b1d18a21ebd..a4bfd6372e44403508e0b061ebf95185039691af 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.cpp
@@ -1294,10 +1294,8 @@ bool LLTextureFetchWorker::doWork(S32 param)
 			}
 		}
 
-		static LLCachedControl<bool> use_http(gSavedSettings, "ImagePipelineUseHTTP", true);
-
 // 		if (mHost.isInvalid()) get_url = false;
-		if ( use_http && mCanUseHTTP && mUrl.empty())//get http url.
+		if (mCanUseHTTP && mUrl.empty())//get http url.
 		{
 			LLViewerRegion* region = NULL;
             if (mHost.isInvalid())
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
index ee4960de19a9cf2ec331d7765cac3b99f3ac2d16..afa69bb766cb9911f15b392421baff64eccf4076 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
@@ -4363,17 +4363,6 @@ function="World.EnvPreset"
         </menu>
 
         <menu_item_separator/>
-
-        <menu_item_check
-         label="HTTP Textures"
-         name="HTTP Textures">
-            <menu_item_check.on_check
-             function="CheckControl"
-             parameter="ImagePipelineUseHTTP" />
-            <menu_item_check.on_click
-             function="ToggleControl"
-             parameter="ImagePipelineUseHTTP" />
-        </menu_item_check>
         <menu_item_call
          label="Compress Images"
          name="Compress Images">