diff --git a/src/Main/main.cxx b/src/Main/main.cxx
index d6a89fab5..2b6ffa0ac 100644
--- a/src/Main/main.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/main.cxx
@@ -405,17 +405,6 @@ static void upper_case_property(const char *name)
     p->addChangeListener(muc);
 }
 
-// see http://code.google.com/p/flightgear-bugs/issues/detail?id=385
-// for the details of this.
-static void ATIScreenSizeHack()
-{
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Camera> hackCam = new osg::Camera;
-    hackCam->setRenderOrder(osg::Camera::PRE_RENDER);
-    int prettyMuchAnyInt = 1;
-    hackCam->setViewport(0, 0, prettyMuchAnyInt, prettyMuchAnyInt);
-    globals->get_renderer()->addCamera(hackCam, false);
-}
-
 // Propose NVIDIA Optimus to use high-end GPU
 #if defined(SG_WINDOWS)
 extern "C" {
@@ -545,11 +534,6 @@ int fgMainInit( int argc, char **argv )
     fntInit();
     fgSplashInit();
 
-    if (fgGetBool("/sim/ati-viewport-hack", true)) {
-        SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_ALERT, "Enabling ATI viewport hack");
-        ATIScreenSizeHack();
-    }
-    
     fgOutputSettings();
     
     //try to disable the screensaver