diff --git a/indra/llwindow/llwindowwin32.cpp b/indra/llwindow/llwindowwin32.cpp
index b2b123f0da..585905893b 100644
--- a/indra/llwindow/llwindowwin32.cpp
+++ b/indra/llwindow/llwindowwin32.cpp
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ LLWindowWin32::LLWindowWin32(LLWindowCallbacks* callbacks,
 	LLCoordScreen windowPos(x,y);
 	LLCoordScreen windowSize(window_rect.right - window_rect.left,
 							 window_rect.bottom - window_rect.top);
-	if (!switchContext(mFullscreen, windowSize, TRUE, &windowPos))
+	if (!switchContext(mFullscreen, windowSize, disable_vsync, &windowPos))
 	{
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1764,6 +1764,7 @@ const	S32   max_format  = (S32)num_formats - 1;
 	else
 	{
 		LL_DEBUGS("Window") << "Keeping vertical sync" << LL_ENDL;
+        wglSwapIntervalEXT(1);
 	}
 
 	SetWindowLongPtr(mWindowHandle, GWLP_USERDATA, (LONG_PTR)this);
diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index b1120c18b2..05c3fc3bfe 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -812,17 +812,6 @@
       <key>Value</key>
       <integer>0</integer>
     </map>
-    <key>FramePerSecondLimit</key>
-    <map>
-      <key>Comment</key>
-      <string>Controls upper limit of frames per second</string>
-      <key>Persist</key>
-      <integer>1</integer>
-      <key>Type</key>
-      <string>U32</string>
-      <key>Value</key>
-      <integer>120</integer>
-    </map>
     <key>BackgroundYieldTime</key>
     <map>
       <key>Comment</key>
@@ -3366,13 +3355,13 @@
     <key>DisableVerticalSync</key>
     <map>
       <key>Comment</key>
-      <string>Update frames as fast as possible (FALSE = update frames between display scans)</string>
+      <string>Update frames as fast as possible (FALSE = update frames between display scans).  Requires restart.</string>
       <key>Persist</key>
       <integer>1</integer>
       <key>Type</key>
       <string>Boolean</string>
       <key>Value</key>
-      <integer>1</integer>
+      <integer>0</integer>
     </map>
     <key>EnableGroupChatPopups</key>
     <map>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
index 94f0b31ecd..a71ef69512 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
@@ -694,8 +694,7 @@ LLAppViewer::LLAppViewer()
 	mPeriodicSlowFrame(LLCachedControl<bool>(gSavedSettings,"Periodic Slow Frame", FALSE)),
 	mFastTimerLogThread(NULL),
 	mSettingsLocationList(NULL),
-	mIsFirstRun(false),
-	mMinMicroSecPerFrame(0.f)
+	mIsFirstRun(false)
 {
 	if(NULL != sInstance)
 	{
@@ -1326,10 +1325,6 @@ bool LLAppViewer::init()
 	joystick = LLViewerJoystick::getInstance();
 	joystick->setNeedsReset(true);
 	/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-	gSavedSettings.getControl("FramePerSecondLimit")->getSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&LLAppViewer::onChangeFrameLimit, this, _2));
-	onChangeFrameLimit(gSavedSettings.getLLSD("FramePerSecondLimit"));
-
 	// Load User's bindings
 	loadKeyBindings();
 
@@ -1518,21 +1513,6 @@ bool LLAppViewer::doFrame()
 
 				display();
 
-				static U64 last_call = 0;
-				if (!gTeleportDisplay)
-				{
-					// Frame/draw throttling, controlled by FramePerSecondLimit
-					U64 elapsed_time = LLTimer::getTotalTime() - last_call;
-					if (elapsed_time < mMinMicroSecPerFrame)
-					{
-						LL_RECORD_BLOCK_TIME(FTM_SLEEP);
-						// llclamp for when time function gets funky
-						U64 sleep_time = llclamp(mMinMicroSecPerFrame - elapsed_time, (U64)1, (U64)1e6);
-						micro_sleep(sleep_time, 0);
-					}
-				}
-				last_call = LLTimer::getTotalTime();
-
 				pingMainloopTimeout("Main:Snapshot");
 				LLFloaterSnapshot::update(); // take snapshots
 					LLFloaterOutfitSnapshot::update();
@@ -5613,19 +5593,6 @@ void LLAppViewer::disconnectViewer()
 	LLUrlEntryParcel::setDisconnected(gDisconnected);
 }
 
-bool LLAppViewer::onChangeFrameLimit(LLSD const & evt)
-{
-	if (evt.asInteger() > 0)
-	{
-		mMinMicroSecPerFrame = (U64)(1000000.0f / F32(evt.asInteger()));
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		mMinMicroSecPerFrame = 0;
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
 void LLAppViewer::forceErrorLLError()
 {
    	LL_ERRS() << "This is a deliberate llerror" << LL_ENDL;
diff --git a/indra/newview/llappviewer.h b/indra/newview/llappviewer.h
index 0afb70958c..64e7caa36b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llappviewer.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llappviewer.h
@@ -262,8 +262,6 @@ private:
     void sendLogoutRequest();
     void disconnectViewer();
 
-	bool onChangeFrameLimit(LLSD const & evt);
-
 	// *FIX: the app viewer class should be some sort of singleton, no?
 	// Perhaps its child class is the singleton and this should be an abstract base.
 	static LLAppViewer* sInstance; 
@@ -319,10 +317,7 @@ private:
 	// llcorehttp library init/shutdown helper
 	LLAppCoreHttp mAppCoreHttp;
 
-        bool mIsFirstRun;
-	U64 mMinMicroSecPerFrame; // frame throttling
-
-
+    bool mIsFirstRun;
 };
 
 // consts from viewer.h