diff --git a/Shaders/water.vert b/Shaders/water.vert
index 03fd0c0e8..1f83a168f 100644
--- a/Shaders/water.vert
+++ b/Shaders/water.vert
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ varying vec3 normal;
 
 void main(void)
 {
-
 vec3 N = normalize(gl_Normal);
 normal = N;
 
@@ -18,14 +17,7 @@ ecPosition = gl_ModelViewMatrix * gl_Vertex;
 viewerdir = vec3(gl_ModelViewMatrixInverse[3]) - vec3(gl_Vertex);
 lightdir = normalize(vec3(gl_ModelViewMatrixInverse * gl_LightSource[0].position));
 
-vec4 tangent = vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-vec4 norm = vec4(0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-vec4 binormal = vec4(0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
-
-waterTex4.x = dot(ecPosition, tangent);
-waterTex4.y = dot(ecPosition, binormal);
-waterTex4.z = dot(ecPosition, norm);
-waterTex4.w = 0.0;
+waterTex4 = vec4( ecPosition.xzy, 0.0 );
 
 vec4 t1 = vec4(0.0, osg_SimulationTime*0.005217, 0.0,0.0);
 vec4 t2 = vec4(0.0, osg_SimulationTime*-0.0012, 0.0,0.0);