diff --git a/libsrc/visualization/vsmesh.cpp b/libsrc/visualization/vsmesh.cpp
index 7e439d0f..0d00c3af 100644
--- a/libsrc/visualization/vsmesh.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/visualization/vsmesh.cpp
@@ -2,20 +2,10 @@
 
 #include <myadt.hpp>
 #include <meshing.hpp>
-// #include <csg.hpp>
-
-#ifdef STLGEOM
-#include <stlgeom.hpp>
-#endif
-
-
-// #include <parallel.hpp>
-
 #include <visual.hpp>
 
 namespace netgen
 {
-  // extern shared_ptr<Mesh> mesh;
   extern NetgenGeometry * ng_geometry;
 
   VisualSceneMesh vsmesh;
@@ -992,10 +982,6 @@ namespace netgen
 
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, colors.texture);
       
-#ifdef STLGEOM
-    STLGeometry * stlgeometry = dynamic_cast<STLGeometry*> (ng_geometry);
-    bool checkvicinity = (stlgeometry != NULL) && stldoctor.showvicinity;
-#endif
     glEnable (GL_NORMALIZE);
 
     glLineWidth (1.0f);
@@ -1075,13 +1061,6 @@ namespace netgen
 
             bool drawel = (!el.IsDeleted() && el.IsVisible());
 
-#ifdef STLGEOM
-            if (checkvicinity)
-	      for (int j = 0; j < el.GetNP(); j++)
-		if (!stlgeometry->Vicinity(el.GeomInfoPi(j+1).trignum))
-		  drawel = 0;
-#endif
-
             if (!drawel)
 	      continue;
 	    
@@ -1393,11 +1372,6 @@ namespace netgen
 
     linetimestamp = NextTimeStamp();
 
-#ifdef STLGEOM
-    STLGeometry * stlgeometry = dynamic_cast<STLGeometry*> (ng_geometry);
-    bool checkvicinity = (stlgeometry != NULL) && stldoctor.showvicinity;
-#endif
-
     if (linelist)
       glDeleteLists (linelist, 1);
 
@@ -1418,12 +1392,6 @@ namespace netgen
 
 	bool drawel = (!el.IsDeleted() && el.IsVisible());
 
-#ifdef STLGEOM
-	if (checkvicinity)
-	  for (int j = 0; j < el.GetNP(); j++)
-	    if (!stlgeometry->Vicinity(el.GeomInfoPi(j+1).trignum))
-	      drawel = 0;
-#endif
 
 	if (!drawel)
 	  continue;