[asherkin]

As a note, if the map was overriding the cvar, you would see the map set value when you query it in the console.

If the console says the value is 2, the current value is 2, and the problem is elsewhere.

I agree with the suggestion to try Stripper:Source and removing the entity - if you're not running addons because you are concerned about performance, Stripper:Source only does anything in a single hook during map load, after that it is completely inactive.