diff --git a/indra/newview/lldrawpoolterrain.cpp b/indra/newview/lldrawpoolterrain.cpp
index 75b0d75e7f..764d49b1c0 100755
--- a/indra/newview/lldrawpoolterrain.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/lldrawpoolterrain.cpp
@@ -57,38 +57,6 @@ F32 LLDrawPoolTerrain::sDetailScale = DETAIL_SCALE;
 static LLGLSLShader* sShader = NULL;
 static LLTrace::BlockTimerStatHandle FTM_SHADOW_TERRAIN("Terrain Shadow");
 
-// <FS:ND> Hack to preload the invisiprim textures and make them fall into the right texturelist bucket
-
-LLPointer<LLViewerTexture> mAlphaRampImagep2;
-LLPointer<LLViewerTexture> m2DAlphaRampImagep2;
-
-void preloadForInvisiprims()
-{
-	U32 format = GL_ALPHA8;
-	U32 int_format = GL_ALPHA;
-	mAlphaRampImagep2 = LLViewerTextureManager::getFetchedTextureFromFile( "alpha_gradient.tga",
-                                                                           FTT_LOCAL_FILE,
-                                                                           TRUE, LLGLTexture::BOOST_NONE,
-                                                                           LLViewerTexture::FETCHED_TEXTURE,
-                                                                           format, int_format,
-                                                                           LLUUID( "e97cf410-8e61-7005-ec06-629eba4cd1fb" ) );
-
-	//gGL.getTexUnit(0)->bind(mAlphaRampImagep.get());
-	mAlphaRampImagep2->setAddressMode( LLTexUnit::TAM_CLAMP );
-
-	m2DAlphaRampImagep2 = LLViewerTextureManager::getFetchedTextureFromFile( "alpha_gradient_2d.j2c",
-                                                                             FTT_LOCAL_FILE,
-                                                                             TRUE, LLGLTexture::BOOST_NONE,
-                                                                             LLViewerTexture::FETCHED_TEXTURE,
-                                                                             format, int_format,
-                                                                             LLUUID( "38b86f85-2575-52a9-a531-23108d8da837" ) );
-
-	//gGL.getTexUnit(0)->bind(m2DAlphaRampImagep.get());
-	m2DAlphaRampImagep2->setAddressMode( LLTexUnit::TAM_CLAMP );
-
-}
-// </FS:ND>
-
 
 LLDrawPoolTerrain::LLDrawPoolTerrain(LLViewerTexture *texturep) :
 	LLFacePool(POOL_TERRAIN),
@@ -131,8 +99,6 @@ LLDrawPoolTerrain::LLDrawPoolTerrain(LLViewerTexture *texturep) :
 	mTexturep->setBoostLevel(LLGLTexture::BOOST_TERRAIN);
 	
 	//gGL.getTexUnit(0)->unbind(LLTexUnit::TT_TEXTURE);
-
-	preloadForInvisiprims(); // <FS:ND/> load textures for invisiprims (same UUID as above, but put them into the texturelist for normal textures rather than UI).
 }
 
 LLDrawPoolTerrain::~LLDrawPoolTerrain()