diff --git a/src/ATCDCL/AIEntity.cxx b/src/ATCDCL/AIEntity.cxx
index 3f0f1f7ea..aa741e359 100644
--- a/src/ATCDCL/AIEntity.cxx
+++ b/src/ATCDCL/AIEntity.cxx
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ FGAIEntity::~FGAIEntity() {
 }
 
 void FGAIEntity::SetModel(osg::Node* model) {
-	_model = model;
-	_aip.init(_model.get());
+	_aip.init(model);
 	_aip.setVisible(false);
 	globals->get_scenery()->get_scene_graph()->addChild(_aip.getSceneGraph());
 
diff --git a/src/ATCDCL/AIEntity.hxx b/src/ATCDCL/AIEntity.hxx
index 2822e0184..f85dae217 100644
--- a/src/ATCDCL/AIEntity.hxx
+++ b/src/ATCDCL/AIEntity.hxx
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ protected:
     double _roll;	//degrees
     double _pitch;	//degrees
 
-    char* _model_path;	//Path to the 3D model
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> _model;	// Pointer to the model
     SGModelPlacement _aip;
     double _ground_elevation_m;
 
diff --git a/src/ATCDCL/AIGAVFRTraffic.hxx b/src/ATCDCL/AIGAVFRTraffic.hxx
index 771aa8f9d..ce3870dcf 100644
--- a/src/ATCDCL/AIGAVFRTraffic.hxx
+++ b/src/ATCDCL/AIGAVFRTraffic.hxx
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ private:
 	bool _entering;
 	bool _turning;
 	
-	//ssgBranch* _model;
-	
 	int GetQuadrangleAltitude(int dir, int des_alt);
 	
 	Point3D GetPatternApproachPos();
diff --git a/src/ATCDCL/AILocalTraffic.cxx b/src/ATCDCL/AILocalTraffic.cxx
index 091709e61..51399a286 100644
--- a/src/ATCDCL/AILocalTraffic.cxx
+++ b/src/ATCDCL/AILocalTraffic.cxx
@@ -53,16 +53,6 @@ using std::string;
 #include "AIMgr.hxx"
 
 FGAILocalTraffic::FGAILocalTraffic() {
-	/*ssgBranch *model = sgLoad3DModel( globals->get_fg_root(),
-	                                  planepath.c_str(),
-	                                  globals->get_props(),
-	                                  globals->get_sim_time_sec() );
-	*//*
-	_model = model;
-	_aip.init(_model);
-	*/
-	//SetModel(model);
-	
 	ATC = globals->get_ATC_mgr();
 	
 	// TODO - unhardwire this