diff --git a/source/simulation2/components/ICmpOverlayRenderer.h b/source/simulation2/components/ICmpOverlayRenderer.h
index 962dc67014..135179636e 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/components/ICmpOverlayRenderer.h
+++ b/source/simulation2/components/ICmpOverlayRenderer.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2025 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2026 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -54,19 +54,7 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual void AddSprite(const VfsPath& textureName, const CFixedVector2D& corner0, const CFixedVector2D& corner1, const CFixedVector3D& offset, const std::string& color = "255 255 255 255") = 0;
 
-	/**
-	* Enables or disables rendering of all sprites.
-	* @param visible Whether the selectable should be visible.
-	*/
-	static void SetOverrideVisibility(bool visible)
-	{
-		ICmpOverlayRenderer::m_OverrideVisible = visible;
-	}
-
 	DECLARE_INTERFACE_TYPE(OverlayRenderer)
-
-protected:
-	static bool m_OverrideVisible;
 };
 
 #endif // INCLUDED_ICMPOVERLAYRENDERER
diff --git a/source/simulation2/components/ICmpSelectable.cpp b/source/simulation2/components/ICmpSelectable.cpp
index f9b31c5c71..6813a45016 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/components/ICmpSelectable.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation2/components/ICmpSelectable.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2021 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2026 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -29,4 +29,3 @@ DEFINE_INTERFACE_METHOD("UpdateColor", ICmpSelectable, UpdateColor)
 END_INTERFACE_WRAPPER(Selectable)
 
 bool ICmpSelectable::ms_EnableDebugOverlays = false;
-bool ICmpSelectable::m_OverrideVisible = true;
diff --git a/source/simulation2/components/ICmpSelectable.h b/source/simulation2/components/ICmpSelectable.h
index f98ab9d842..5b7a3409a9 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/components/ICmpSelectable.h
+++ b/source/simulation2/components/ICmpSelectable.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2025 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2026 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -47,15 +47,6 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual void SetVisibility(bool visible) = 0;
 
-	/**
-	* Enables or disables rendering of all entities selectable.
-	* @param visible Whether the selectable should be visible.
-	*/
-	static void SetOverrideVisibility(bool visible)
-	{
-		ICmpSelectable::m_OverrideVisible = visible;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Updates the selection color to match the current owner.
 	 */
@@ -72,9 +63,6 @@ public:
 	// and methods, where we can keep settings like these. Note that any such data store would need to be per-component-manager
 	// and not entirely global, to support multiple simulation instances.
 	static bool ms_EnableDebugOverlays; // ms for member static
-
-protected:
-	static bool m_OverrideVisible;
 };
 
 #endif // INCLUDED_ICMPSELECTABLE