diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index c2ad2a0432..024c10f3d0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ RenderingManager::RenderingManager (OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer& _rend, const
     // Load resources
     ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton().initialiseAllResourceGroups();
 
-    // disable MRT if it is unsupported
+    // disable unsupported effects
     const RenderSystemCapabilities* caps = Root::getSingleton().getRenderSystem()->getCapabilities();
     if (caps->getNumMultiRenderTargets() < 2)
-        Settings::Manager::setBool("multiple render targets", "Render", false);
+        Settings::Manager::setBool("shader", "Water", false);
 
-    if (Settings::Manager::getBool("multiple render targets", "Render"))
+    if (useMRT())
     {
         CompositorManager::getSingleton().addCompositor(mRendering.getViewport(), "gbuffer");
         CompositorManager::getSingleton().setCompositorEnabled(mRendering.getViewport(), "gbuffer", true);
@@ -266,8 +266,11 @@ bool RenderingManager::toggleRenderMode(int mode)
         if (mRendering.getCamera()->getPolygonMode() == PM_SOLID)
         {
             // disable compositors
-            CompositorManager::getSingleton().setCompositorEnabled(mRendering.getViewport(), "gbuffer", false);
-            CompositorManager::getSingleton().setCompositorEnabled(mRendering.getViewport(), "gbufferFinalizer", false);
+            if (useMRT())
+            {
+                CompositorManager::getSingleton().setCompositorEnabled(mRendering.getViewport(), "gbuffer", false);
+                CompositorManager::getSingleton().setCompositorEnabled(mRendering.getViewport(), "gbufferFinalizer", false);
+            }
 
             mRendering.getCamera()->setPolygonMode(PM_WIREFRAME);
             return true;
@@ -275,7 +278,7 @@ bool RenderingManager::toggleRenderMode(int mode)
         else
         {
             // re-enable compositors
-            if (Settings::Manager::getBool("multiple render targets", "Render"))
+            if (useMRT())
             {
                 CompositorManager::getSingleton().setCompositorEnabled(mRendering.getViewport(), "gbuffer", true);
                 CompositorManager::getSingleton().setCompositorEnabled(mRendering.getViewport(), "gbufferFinalizer", true);
@@ -449,4 +452,9 @@ void RenderingManager::enableLights()
     mObjects.enableLights();
 }
 
+const bool RenderingManager::useMRT()
+{
+    return Settings::Manager::getBool("shader", "Water");
+}
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index 27cd67bbc0..da9c55cb5a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ class RenderingManager: private RenderingInterface {
 
     void removeWater();
 
+    static const bool useMRT();
+
     void preCellChange (MWWorld::Ptr::CellStore* store);
     ///< this event is fired immediately before changing cell
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/terrainmaterial.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/terrainmaterial.cpp
index 867ec8e1fd..87798006c3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/terrainmaterial.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/terrainmaterial.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "OgreShadowCameraSetupPSSM.h"
 
 #include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
+#include "renderingmanager.hpp"
 
 namespace Ogre
 {
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ namespace Ogre
                         //params->setNamedAutoConstant("lightSpecularColour"+StringConverter::toString(i), GpuProgramParameters::ACT_LIGHT_SPECULAR_COLOUR, i);
                 }
 
-        if (Settings::Manager::getBool("multiple render targets", "Render"))
+        if (MWRender::RenderingManager::useMRT())
             params->setNamedAutoConstant("far", GpuProgramParameters::ACT_FAR_CLIP_DISTANCE);
 
 		params->setNamedAutoConstant("eyePosObjSpace", GpuProgramParameters::ACT_CAMERA_POSITION_OBJECT_SPACE);
@@ -1032,7 +1033,7 @@ namespace Ogre
 				__FUNCTION__);
 		}
 
-        if (Settings::Manager::getBool("multiple render targets", "Render")) outStream <<
+        if (MWRender::RenderingManager::useMRT()) outStream <<
             "   , out float4 oColor : COLOR \n"
             "   , out float4 oColor1 : COLOR1 \n"
             "   , uniform float far \n";
@@ -1348,7 +1349,7 @@ namespace Ogre
 		// Final return
 		outStream << "  oColor = outputCol;\n";
 
-        if (Settings::Manager::getBool("multiple render targets", "Render")) outStream <<
+        if (MWRender::RenderingManager::useMRT()) outStream <<
             "   oColor1 = float4(uvMisc.z / far, 0, 0, 1); \n";
 
         outStream
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
index d4ec9aeeaf..cbce0d0750 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Water::Water (Ogre::Camera *camera, SkyManager* sky, const ESM::Cell* cell) :
     // Create rendertarget for reflection
     int rttsize = Settings::Manager::getInt("rtt size", "Water");
 
-    if (Settings::Manager::getBool("shader", "Water") && Settings::Manager::getBool("multiple render targets", "Render"))
+    if (Settings::Manager::getBool("shader", "Water"))
     {
         TexturePtr tex = TextureManager::getSingleton().createManual("WaterReflection",
             ResourceGroupManager::DEFAULT_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME, TEX_TYPE_2D, rttsize, rttsize, 0, PF_R8G8B8, TU_RENDERTARGET);
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Ogre::MaterialPtr Water::createMaterial()
     if (mReflectionTarget == 0)
         mat->removeTechnique(0);
 
-    if (Settings::Manager::getBool("multiple render targets", "Render"))
+    if (Settings::Manager::getBool("shader", "Water"))
     {
         CompositorInstance* compositor = CompositorManager::getSingleton().getCompositorChain(mViewport)->getCompositor("gbuffer");
 
diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
index 83510db139..d2b53291e6 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void NIFLoader::createMaterial(const String &name,
 
     if (Settings::Manager::getBool("shaders", "Objects"))
     {
-        bool mrt = Settings::Manager::getBool("multiple render targets", "Render");
+        bool mrt = Settings::Manager::getBool("shader", "Water");
 
         // Create shader for the material
         // vertex
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index 7791f39ab1..90f832b998 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -57,9 +57,3 @@ reflect small statics = false
 reflect actors = true
 
 reflect misc = false
-
-[Render]
-
-# Only supported on SM3+ cards
-# If you have a lower end card, this will be disabled automatically
-multiple render targets = true