diff --git a/libsrc/occ/occmeshsurf.cpp b/libsrc/occ/occmeshsurf.cpp
index ff3d1ae3..8f815b5c 100644
--- a/libsrc/occ/occmeshsurf.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/occ/occmeshsurf.cpp
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ namespace netgen
 
     double u = gi.u;
     double v = gi.v;
+#ifdef OLD
+    // was a problem for pheres: got u-v paramters outside range of definition
+    
     gp_Pnt x = occface->Value (u,v);
 
     if (p.SquareDistance(x) <= sqr(PROJECTION_TOLERANCE)) return;
@@ -418,7 +421,7 @@ namespace netgen
           }
       }
     while (count < 20);
-    
+#endif
 
     // Newton did not converge, use OCC projection