diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
index 635d9d0529..0deb4c75e7 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ const quint64 CALIBRATION_TIMELAPSE = 1 * USECS_PER_SECOND;
 static const char* MENU_PARENT = "Avatar";
 static const char* MENU_NAME = "Vive Controllers";
 static const char* MENU_PATH = "Avatar" ">" "Vive Controllers";
-static const char* RENDER_CONTROLLERS = "Render Hand Controllers";
 
 static const int MIN_HEAD = 1;
 static const int MIN_PUCK_COUNT = 2;
@@ -205,11 +204,6 @@ bool ViveControllerManager::activate() {
         return false;
     }
 
-    _container->addMenu(MENU_PATH);
-    _container->addMenuItem(PluginType::INPUT_PLUGIN, MENU_PATH, RENDER_CONTROLLERS,
-        [this](bool clicked) { this->setRenderControllers(clicked); },
-        true, true);
-
     enableOpenVrKeyboard(_container);
 
     // register with UserInputMapper
@@ -224,9 +218,6 @@ void ViveControllerManager::deactivate() {
 
     disableOpenVrKeyboard();
 
-    _container->removeMenuItem(MENU_NAME, RENDER_CONTROLLERS);
-    _container->removeMenu(MENU_PATH);
-
     if (_system) {
         _container->makeRenderingContextCurrent();
         releaseOpenVrSystem();
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
index f3631ece9d..30f8590062 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ public:
     void pluginFocusOutEvent() override { _inputDevice->focusOutEvent(); }
     void pluginUpdate(float deltaTime, const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibrationData) override;
 
-    void setRenderControllers(bool renderControllers) { _renderControllers = renderControllers; }
-
     virtual void saveSettings() const override;
     virtual void loadSettings() override;
 
@@ -219,7 +217,6 @@ private:
     int _leftHandRenderID { 0 };
     int _rightHandRenderID { 0 };
 
-    bool _renderControllers { false };
     vr::IVRSystem* _system { nullptr };
     std::shared_ptr<InputDevice> _inputDevice { std::make_shared<InputDevice>(_system) };