diff --git a/docs/Complete_list_of_command_line_parameters.htm b/docs/Complete_list_of_command_line_parameters.htm
index 90b6879a..80271f00 100644
--- a/docs/Complete_list_of_command_line_parameters.htm
+++ b/docs/Complete_list_of_command_line_parameters.htm
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ td.formatted_questions ol { margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; }
 		<li><strong><code>-snap</code> N:</strong> Snap brush bevel planes to the given number of units</li>
 		<li><strong><code>-tempname</code> filename.map:</strong> Read the MAP file from the given file name</li>
 		<li><strong><code>-texrange</code> N:</strong> Limit per-surface texture range to the given number of units, and subdivide surfaces like with <code>q3map_tessSize</code> if this is not met</li>
-		<li><strong><code>-tmpout</code>:</strong> Write the BSP file to /tmp</li>
 		<li><strong><code>-verboseentities</code>:</strong> Enable <code>-v</code> only for map entities, not for the world</li>
 	</ul>
 
@@ -174,8 +173,6 @@ td.formatted_questions ol { margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; }
 		<li><strong><code>-nosort</code>:</strong> Do not sort the portals before calculating vis (usually slower)</li>
 		<li><strong><code>-passageOnly</code>:</strong> Just use PassageFlow vis (usually less fps)</li>
 		<li><strong><code>-saveprt</code>:</strong> Keep the PRT file after running vis (so you can run vis again)</li>
-		<li><strong><code>-tmpin</code>:</strong> Use /tmp folder for input</li>
-		<li><strong><code>-tmpout</code>:</strong> Use /tmp folder for output</li>
 	</ul>
 
 
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/bsp.cpp b/tools/quake3/q3map2/bsp.cpp
index d0e169d2..5f05e812 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/bsp.cpp
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/bsp.cpp
@@ -738,9 +738,6 @@ int BSPMain( int argc, char **argv ){
 		else if ( strEqual( argv[ i ], "-tempname" ) ) {
 			strcpy( tempSource, argv[ ++i ] );
 		}
-		else if ( strEqual( argv[ i ], "-tmpout" ) ) {
-			strcpy( outbase, "/tmp" );
-		}
 		else if ( strEqual( argv[ i ],  "-nowater" ) ) {
 			Sys_Printf( "Disabling water\n" );
 			nowater = true;
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/help.cpp b/tools/quake3/q3map2/help.cpp
index 86884b34..ce8b7047 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/help.cpp
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/help.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ void HelpBsp()
 		{"-sRGBtex", "Treat textures as sRGB colorspace"},
 		{"-tempname <filename.map>", "Read the MAP file from the given file name"},
 		{"-texrange <N>", "Limit per-surface texture range to the given number of units, and subdivide surfaces like with `q3map_tessSize` if this is not met"},
-		{"-tmpout", "Write the BSP file to /tmp"},
 		{"-verboseentities", "Enable `-v` only for map entities, not for the world"},
 	};
 	HelpOptions("BSP Stage", 0, 80, bsp, sizeof(bsp)/sizeof(struct HelpOption));
@@ -154,8 +153,6 @@ void HelpVis()
 		{"-passageOnly", "Just use PassageFlow vis (usually less fps)"},
 		{"-prtfile <filename.prt>", "Portal file to read"},
 		{"-saveprt", "Keep the Portal file after running vis (so you can run vis again)"},
-		{"-tmpin", "Use /tmp folder for input"},
-		{"-tmpout", "Use /tmp folder for output"},
 		{"-v -v", "Extra verbose mode for cluster debug"}, // q3map2 common takes first -v
 	};
 	HelpOptions("VIS Stage", 0, 80, vis, sizeof(vis)/sizeof(struct HelpOption));
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/q3map2.h b/tools/quake3/q3map2/q3map2.h
index 8ca44272..f70fd2bb 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/q3map2.h
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/q3map2.h
@@ -2124,7 +2124,6 @@ Q_EXTERN char EnginePath[ 1024 ];
 
 Q_EXTERN char name[ 1024 ];
 Q_EXTERN char source[ 1024 ];
-Q_EXTERN char outbase[ 32 ];
 
 Q_EXTERN int sampleSize Q_ASSIGN( DEFAULT_LIGHTMAP_SAMPLE_SIZE );          /* lightmap sample size in units */
 Q_EXTERN int minSampleSize Q_ASSIGN( DEFAULT_LIGHTMAP_MIN_SAMPLE_SIZE );   /* minimum sample size to use at all */
@@ -2209,7 +2208,6 @@ Q_EXTERN bool mergevisportals;
 Q_EXTERN bool nosort;
 Q_EXTERN bool saveprt;
 Q_EXTERN bool hint;             /* ydnar */
-Q_EXTERN char inbase[ MAX_QPATH ];
 Q_EXTERN String64 globalCelShader;
 
 Q_EXTERN float farPlaneDist Q_ASSIGN( 0.0f );                /* rr2do2, rf, mre, ydnar all contributed to this one... */
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/vis.cpp b/tools/quake3/q3map2/vis.cpp
index 5308a94b..5af319f3 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/vis.cpp
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/vis.cpp
@@ -1123,14 +1123,6 @@ int VisMain( int argc, char **argv ){
 			debugCluster = true;
 			Sys_Printf( "Extra verbose mode enabled\n" );
 		}
-		else if ( strEqual( argv[i], "-tmpin" ) ) {
-			strcpy( inbase, "/tmp" );
-		}
-		else if ( strEqual( argv[i], "-tmpout" ) ) {
-			strcpy( outbase, "/tmp" );
-		}
-
-
 		/* ydnar: -hint to merge all but hint portals */
 		else if ( strEqual( argv[ i ], "-hint" ) ) {
 			Sys_Printf( "hint = true\n" );
@@ -1150,13 +1142,13 @@ int VisMain( int argc, char **argv ){
 
 
 	/* load the bsp */
-	sprintf( source, "%s%s", inbase, ExpandArg( argv[ i ] ) );
+	strcpy( source, ExpandArg( argv[ i ] ) );
 	path_set_extension( source, ".bsp" );
 	Sys_Printf( "Loading %s\n", source );
 	LoadBSPFile( source );
 
 	/* load the portal file */
-	sprintf( portalfile, "%s%s", inbase, ExpandArg( argv[ i ] ) );
+	strcpy( portalfile, ExpandArg( argv[ i ] ) );
 	path_set_extension( portalfile, ".prt" );
 	Sys_Printf( "Loading %s\n", portalfile );
 	LoadPortals( portalfile );