diff --git a/src/Model/acmodel.cxx b/src/Model/acmodel.cxx
index 9dc98c8e1..a1721228a 100644
--- a/src/Model/acmodel.cxx
+++ b/src/Model/acmodel.cxx
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 FGAircraftModel::FGAircraftModel ()
-  : _aircraft(0),
-    _nearplane(0.10f),
-    _farplane(1000.0f)
+  : _aircraft(0)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Model/acmodel.hxx b/src/Model/acmodel.hxx
index ec30be8e8..16fc45527 100644
--- a/src/Model/acmodel.hxx
+++ b/src/Model/acmodel.hxx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#// model.hxx - manage a 3D aircraft model.
+// model.hxx - manage a 3D aircraft model.
 // Written by David Megginson, started 2002.
 //
 // This file is in the Public Domain, and comes with no warranty.
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ public:
 private:
 
   SGModelPlacement * _aircraft;
-  float _nearplane;
-  float _farplane;
-
 };
 
 #endif // __ACMODEL_HXX