diff --git a/indra/newview/qtoolalign.cpp b/indra/newview/qtoolalign.cpp
index 306cca1bf2..6b12659c3f 100644
--- a/indra/newview/qtoolalign.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/qtoolalign.cpp
@@ -474,7 +474,11 @@ public:
 	}
 	BOOL tick()
 	{
-		AlignThread::sInstance->shutdown();
+		if (!AlignThread::sInstance->isStopped())
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
 		delete AlignThread::sInstance;
 		AlignThread::sInstance = NULL;
 		LLSelectMgr::getInstance()->sendMultipleUpdate(UPD_POSITION);
@@ -652,7 +656,3 @@ void AlignThread::run()
 	QToolAlign::getInstance()->aligndone();
 }
 
-void AlignThread::shutdown()
-{
-	
-}
diff --git a/indra/newview/qtoolalign.h b/indra/newview/qtoolalign.h
index 7a8082c2eb..4410472bc9 100644
--- a/indra/newview/qtoolalign.h
+++ b/indra/newview/qtoolalign.h
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ class AlignThread : public LLThread
 {
 public:
 	AlignThread(void);
-	~AlignThread();	
+	~AlignThread();
 	/*virtual*/ void run(void);
-	/*virtual*/ void shutdown(void);
 	static AlignThread* sInstance;
 };