diff --git a/plugins/playercommands.sp b/plugins/playercommands.sp
index 7ddcee54..ff14b5f7 100644
--- a/plugins/playercommands.sp
+++ b/plugins/playercommands.sp
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ public Plugin:myinfo =
 TopMenu hTopMenu;
 
 /* Used to get the SDK / Engine version. */
-/* This is used in sm_rename and sm_changeteam */
-new EngineVersion:g_ModVersion = Engine_Unknown;
-
 #include "playercommands/slay.sp"
 #include "playercommands/slap.sp"
 #include "playercommands/rename.sp"
@@ -65,8 +62,6 @@ public OnPluginStart()
 	RegAdminCmd("sm_slap", Command_Slap, ADMFLAG_SLAY, "sm_slap <#userid|name> [damage]");
 	RegAdminCmd("sm_slay", Command_Slay, ADMFLAG_SLAY, "sm_slay <#userid|name>");
 	RegAdminCmd("sm_rename", Command_Rename, ADMFLAG_SLAY, "sm_rename <#userid|name>");
-
-	g_ModVersion = GetEngineVersion();
 	
 	/* Account for late loading */
 	TopMenu topmenu;
diff --git a/plugins/playercommands/rename.sp b/plugins/playercommands/rename.sp
index 2afd3765..5571444f 100644
--- a/plugins/playercommands/rename.sp
+++ b/plugins/playercommands/rename.sp
@@ -37,22 +37,8 @@ PerformRename(client, target)
 {
 	LogAction(client, target, "\"%L\" renamed \"%L\" to \"%s\")", client, target, g_NewName[target]);
 
-	/* Used on OB / L4D engine */
-	if (g_ModVersion != Engine_SourceSDK2006)
-	{
-		SetClientInfo(target, "name", g_NewName[target]);
-	}
-	else /* Used on CSS and EP1 / older engine */
-	{
-		if (!IsPlayerAlive(target)) /* Lets tell them about the player renamed on the next round since they're dead. */
-		{
-			decl String:m_TargetName[MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
+	SetClientName(target, g_NewName[target]);
 
-			GetClientName(target, m_TargetName, sizeof(m_TargetName));
-			ReplyToCommand(client, "[SM] %t", "Dead Player Rename", m_TargetName);
-		}
-		ClientCommand(target, "name %s", g_NewName[target]);
-	}
 	g_NewName[target][0] = '\0';
 }