diff --git a/src/client/component/patches.cpp b/src/client/component/patches.cpp
index 1dfd1b8f..ca0ef735 100644
--- a/src/client/component/patches.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/patches.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ namespace patches
 			// prevent servers overriding our fov
 			utils::hook::nop(0x17DA96_b, 0x16);
 			utils::hook::nop(0xE00BE_b, 0x17);
-			utils::hook::set<uint8_t>(0x307F39_b, 0xEB);
+			utils::hook::nop(0x307F90_b, 0x5); // don't change cg_fov when toggling third person spectating
 
 			// make setclientdvar behave like older games
 			cg_set_client_dvar_from_server_hook.create(0x11AA90_b, cg_set_client_dvar_from_server_stub);
diff --git a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
index 8d48b504..62bf8a98 100644
--- a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
@@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ namespace game
 
 	WEAK symbol<int> connectionState{0x0, 0x2EC82C8};
 
-	// TODO: move to dvars.cpp when done
-	WEAK symbol<dvar_t> fs_gameDirVal{0x0, 0x2EC86B8};
-
 	WEAK symbol<int> g_poolSize{0x0, 0x10B3C80};
 	WEAK symbol<int> g_compressor{0x2574804, 0x3962804};