diff --git a/engine/client/client.h b/engine/client/client.h
index 9bcd4efd..dc50afcc 100644
--- a/engine/client/client.h
+++ b/engine/client/client.h
@@ -679,7 +679,6 @@ extern convar_t	*cl_fixtimerate;
 extern convar_t	*hud_scale;
 extern convar_t	*gl_showtextures;
 extern convar_t	*cl_bmodelinterp;
-extern convar_t	*cl_righthand;
 extern convar_t	*cl_lw;		// local weapons
 extern convar_t	*cl_charset;
 extern convar_t	*cl_trace_messages;
diff --git a/engine/client/ref_common.c b/engine/client/ref_common.c
index 6dfd6d8c..0760d904 100644
--- a/engine/client/ref_common.c
+++ b/engine/client/ref_common.c
@@ -658,6 +658,12 @@ qboolean R_Init( void )
 	Cvar_Get( "tracerblue", "0.4", 0, "tracer blue component weight ( 0 - 1.0 )" );
 	Cvar_Get( "traceralpha", "0.5", 0, "tracer alpha amount ( 0 - 1.0 )" );
 
+	Cvar_Get( "r_sprite_lerping", "1", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "enables sprite animation lerping" );
+	Cvar_Get( "r_sprite_lighting", "1", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "enables sprite lighting (blood etc)" );
+
+	Cvar_Get( "r_drawviewmodel", "1", 0, "draw firstperson weapon model" );
+	Cvar_Get( "r_glowshellfreq", "2.2", 0, "glowing shell frequency update" );
+
 	// cvars that are expected to exist by client.dll
 	// refdll should just get pointer to them
 	Cvar_Get( "r_drawentities", "1", FCVAR_CHEAT, "render entities" );
diff --git a/engine/ref_api.h b/engine/ref_api.h
index 158b91a1..26c67a3a 100644
--- a/engine/ref_api.h
+++ b/engine/ref_api.h
@@ -656,6 +656,10 @@ typedef void (*REF_HUMANREADABLE_NAME)( char *out, size_t len );
 	ENGINE_SHARED_CVAR( f, tracergreen ) \
 	ENGINE_SHARED_CVAR( f, tracerblue ) \
 	ENGINE_SHARED_CVAR( f, traceralpha ) \
+	ENGINE_SHARED_CVAR( f, r_sprite_lerping ) \
+	ENGINE_SHARED_CVAR( f, r_sprite_lighting ) \
+	ENGINE_SHARED_CVAR( f, r_drawviewmodel ) \
+	ENGINE_SHARED_CVAR( f, r_glowshellfreq ) \
 
 #define DECLARE_ENGINE_SHARED_CVAR_LIST() \
 	ENGINE_SHARED_CVAR_LIST( DECLARE_ENGINE_SHARED_CVAR )
diff --git a/ref_gl/gl_sprite.c b/ref_gl/gl_sprite.c
index e6564740..ceffbb5a 100644
--- a/ref_gl/gl_sprite.c
+++ b/ref_gl/gl_sprite.c
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 #define MAPSPRITE_SIZE	128
 #define GLARE_FALLOFF	19000.0f
 
-cvar_t		*r_sprite_lerping;
-cvar_t		*r_sprite_lighting;
 char		sprite_name[MAX_QPATH];
 char		group_suffix[8];
 static uint	r_texFlags = 0;
@@ -40,8 +38,6 @@ R_SpriteInit
 */
 void R_SpriteInit( void )
 {
-	r_sprite_lerping = gEngfuncs.Cvar_Get( "r_sprite_lerping", "1", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "enables sprite animation lerping" );
-	r_sprite_lighting = gEngfuncs.Cvar_Get( "r_sprite_lighting", "1", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "enables sprite lighting (blood etc)" );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/ref_gl/gl_studio.c b/ref_gl/gl_studio.c
index 7660aff1..efd8f6ae 100644
--- a/ref_gl/gl_studio.c
+++ b/ref_gl/gl_studio.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ typedef struct
 	model_t		*model;
 } player_model_t;
 
-cvar_t *r_glowshellfreq;
-
 cvar_t r_shadows = { "r_shadows", "0", 0 };
 
 static vec3_t hullcolor[8] =
@@ -125,8 +123,7 @@ typedef struct
 
 // studio-related cvars
 static cvar_t			*r_studio_sort_textures;
-static cvar_t			*r_drawviewmodel;
-cvar_t			*cl_righthand = NULL;
+static cvar_t			*cl_righthand = NULL;
 static cvar_t			*r_studio_drawelements;
 
 static r_studio_interface_t	*pStudioDraw;
@@ -152,11 +149,9 @@ R_StudioInit
 void R_StudioInit( void )
 {
 	r_studio_sort_textures = gEngfuncs.Cvar_Get( "r_studio_sort_textures", "0", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "change draw order for additive meshes" );
-	r_drawviewmodel = gEngfuncs.Cvar_Get( "r_drawviewmodel", "1", 0, "draw firstperson weapon model" );
 	r_studio_drawelements = gEngfuncs.Cvar_Get( "r_studio_drawelements", "1", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "use glDrawElements for studiomodels" );
 
 	Matrix3x4_LoadIdentity( g_studio.rotationmatrix );
-	r_glowshellfreq = gEngfuncs.Cvar_Get( "r_glowshellfreq", "2.2", 0, "glowing shell frequency update" );
 
 	// g-cont. cvar disabled by Valve
 //	gEngfuncs.Cvar_RegisterVariable( &r_shadows );
diff --git a/ref_soft/r_sprite.c b/ref_soft/r_sprite.c
index a512a27a..adb063a3 100644
--- a/ref_soft/r_sprite.c
+++ b/ref_soft/r_sprite.c
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 #define MAPSPRITE_SIZE	128
 #define GLARE_FALLOFF	19000.0f
 
-cvar_t		*r_sprite_lerping;
-cvar_t		*r_sprite_lighting;
 char		sprite_name[MAX_QPATH];
 char		group_suffix[8];
 static uint	r_texFlags = 0;
@@ -40,8 +38,6 @@ R_SpriteInit
 */
 void R_SpriteInit( void )
 {
-	r_sprite_lerping = gEngfuncs.Cvar_Get( "r_sprite_lerping", "1", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "enables sprite animation lerping" );
-	r_sprite_lighting = gEngfuncs.Cvar_Get( "r_sprite_lighting", "1", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "enables sprite lighting (blood etc)" );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/ref_soft/r_studio.c b/ref_soft/r_studio.c
index bb67e242..fd4a3b1e 100644
--- a/ref_soft/r_studio.c
+++ b/ref_soft/r_studio.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ typedef struct
 	model_t		*model;
 } player_model_t;
 
-cvar_t *r_glowshellfreq;
-
 cvar_t r_shadows = { "r_shadows", "0", 0 };
 
 static vec3_t hullcolor[8] =
@@ -122,8 +120,7 @@ typedef struct
 
 // studio-related cvars
 static cvar_t			*r_studio_sort_textures;
-static cvar_t			*r_drawviewmodel;
-cvar_t			*cl_righthand = NULL;
+static cvar_t			*cl_righthand = NULL;
 static cvar_t			*r_studio_drawelements;
 
 static r_studio_interface_t	*pStudioDraw;
@@ -150,10 +147,8 @@ void R_StudioInit( void )
 {
 	r_studio_sort_textures = gEngfuncs.Cvar_Get( "r_studio_sort_textures", "0", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "change draw order for additive meshes" );
 	r_drawviewmodel = gEngfuncs.Cvar_Get( "r_drawviewmodel", "1", 0, "draw firstperson weapon model" );
-	r_studio_drawelements = gEngfuncs.Cvar_Get( "r_studio_drawelements", "1", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "use glDrawElements for studiomodels" );
 
 	Matrix3x4_LoadIdentity( g_studio.rotationmatrix );
-	r_glowshellfreq = gEngfuncs.Cvar_Get( "r_glowshellfreq", "2.2", 0, "glowing shell frequency update" );
 
 	// g-cont. cvar disabled by Valve
 //	gEngfuncs.Cvar_RegisterVariable( &r_shadows );