diff --git a/src/twn_engine_context_c.h b/src/twn_engine_context_c.h
index b91b9bd..ddb9003 100644
--- a/src/twn_engine_context_c.h
+++ b/src/twn_engine_context_c.h
@@ -72,11 +72,6 @@ typedef struct EngineContext {
     SDL_Window *window;
     uint32_t window_id;
 
-    /* this should be a multiple of the current ticks per second */
-    /* use it to simulate low framerate (e.g. at 60 tps, set to 2 for 30 fps) */
-    /* it can be changed at runtime; any resulting logic anomalies are bugs */
-    uint32_t update_multiplicity;
-
     bool is_running;
     bool window_size_has_changed;
     bool resync_flag;
diff --git a/src/twn_loop.c b/src/twn_loop.c
index b817ba6..83960a0 100644
--- a/src/twn_loop.c
+++ b/src/twn_loop.c
@@ -204,34 +204,32 @@ static void main_loop(void) {
 
     /* finally, let's get to work */
     int frames = 0;
-    while (ctx.frame_accumulator >= ctx.desired_frametime * ctx.update_multiplicity) {
+    while (ctx.frame_accumulator >= ctx.desired_frametime) {
         frames += 1;
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < ctx.update_multiplicity; ++i) {
-            /* TODO: disable rendering pushes on not-last ? */
-            render_queue_clear();
-            poll_events();
-            if (ctx.window_size_has_changed)
-                update_viewport();
-            input_state_update(&ctx.input);
-            game_object_tick();
-            input_state_update_postframe(&ctx.input);
+        /* TODO: disable rendering pushes on not-last ? */
+        render_queue_clear();
+        poll_events();
+        if (ctx.window_size_has_changed)
+            update_viewport();
+        input_state_update(&ctx.input);
+        game_object_tick();
+        input_state_update_postframe(&ctx.input);
 
-            #ifdef TWN_FEATURE_PUSH_AUDIO
-            static uint8_t audio_buffer[(AUDIO_FREQUENCY / 60) * sizeof (float) * 2];
-            audio_callback(NULL, audio_buffer, sizeof audio_buffer);
-            if (SDL_QueueAudio(ctx.audio_device, audio_buffer, sizeof audio_buffer))
-                CRY_SDL("Error queueing audio: ");
-            #endif
+        #ifdef TWN_FEATURE_PUSH_AUDIO
+        static uint8_t audio_buffer[(AUDIO_FREQUENCY / 60) * sizeof (float) * 2];
+        audio_callback(NULL, audio_buffer, sizeof audio_buffer);
+        if (SDL_QueueAudio(ctx.audio_device, audio_buffer, sizeof audio_buffer))
+            CRY_SDL("Error queueing audio: ");
+        #endif
 
-            preserve_persistent_ctx_fields();
+        preserve_persistent_ctx_fields();
 
-            ctx.frame_accumulator -= ctx.desired_frametime;
-            ctx.game.frame_number++;
-            /* TODO: should we ask for reinitialization in such case? */
-            if (ctx.game.frame_number > 16777216)
-                ctx.game.frame_number = 0;
-            ctx.game.initialization_needed = false;
-        }
+        ctx.frame_accumulator -= ctx.desired_frametime;
+        ctx.game.frame_number++;
+        /* TODO: should we ask for reinitialization in such case? */
+        if (ctx.game.frame_number > 16777216)
+            ctx.game.frame_number = 0;
+        ctx.game.initialization_needed = false;
     }
 
     /* TODO: in some cases machine might want to assume frames will be fed as much as possible */
@@ -555,9 +553,6 @@ static bool initialize(void) {
 
     }
 
-    /* you could change this at runtime if you wanted */
-    ctx.update_multiplicity = 1;
-
     /* random seeding */
     /* SDL_GetPerformanceCounter returns some platform-dependent number. */
     /* it should vary between game instances. i checked! random enough for me. */