diff --git a/DOCS/man/osc.rst b/DOCS/man/osc.rst
index 6431495958..0a9b54c5cf 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/osc.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/osc.rst
@@ -247,11 +247,6 @@ Configurable Options
 
     Scale factor of the OSC when fullscreen
 
-``scaleforcedwindow``
-    Default: 2.0
-
-    Scale factor of the OSC when rendered on a forced (dummy) window
-
 ``vidscale``
     Default: yes
 
diff --git a/player/lua/osc.lua b/player/lua/osc.lua
index 31db711f25..6388c3e988 100644
--- a/player/lua/osc.lua
+++ b/player/lua/osc.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ local user_opts = {
     idlescreen = true,          -- show mpv logo on idle
     scalewindowed = 1,          -- scaling of the controller when windowed
     scalefullscreen = 1,        -- scaling of the controller when fullscreen
-    scaleforcedwindow = 2,      -- scaling when rendered on a forced window
     vidscale = true,            -- scale the controller with the video?
     valign = 0.8,               -- vertical alignment, -1 (top) to 1 (bottom)
     halign = 0,                 -- horizontal alignment, -1 (left) to 1 (right)
@@ -1780,9 +1779,7 @@ function osc_init()
     local _, display_h, display_aspect = mp.get_osd_size()
     local scale
 
-    if mp.get_property("video") == "no" then -- dummy/forced window
-        scale = user_opts.scaleforcedwindow
-    elseif state.fullscreen then
+    if state.fullscreen then
         scale = user_opts.scalefullscreen
     else
         scale = user_opts.scalewindowed