diff --git a/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx b/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
index ec5bd8d3e..9ecffda84 100644
--- a/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
+++ b/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ bool FGTileMgr::current_elev_ssg( sgdVec3 abs_view_pos, double *terrain_elev ) {
 	sgSetVec3(tmp, hit_list.get_normal(this_hit));
 	// cout << "cur_normal: " << tmp[0] << " " << tmp[1] << " "
 	//      << tmp[2] << endl;
-	ssgState *IntersectedLeafState =
-	    ((ssgLeaf*)hit_list.get_entity(this_hit))->getState();
+	/* ssgState *IntersectedLeafState =
+	    ((ssgLeaf*)hit_list.get_entity(this_hit))->getState(); */
 	CurrentNormalInLocalPlane(tmp, tmp);
 	sgdSetVec3( scenery.cur_normal, tmp );
 	// cout << "NED: " << tmp[0] << " " << tmp[1] << " " << tmp[2] << endl;