diff --git a/Core/Core.cc b/Core/Core.cc
index 2e6643c22afeba08d50917991a0cfa9c5b929ecd..94360be27839a8de6e8bdca8565ec5c6cbab9ce3 100644
--- a/Core/Core.cc
+++ b/Core/Core.cc
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ Core() :
   coordsysMaterialNode_ = new ACG::SceneGraph::MaterialNode(root_node_scenegraph_,"Coordsys Material Node");
   coordsysNode_ = new ACG::SceneGraph::CoordsysNode(coordsysMaterialNode_,"Core Coordsys Node");
   coordsysNode_->setTraverseMode (BaseNode::NodeFirst | BaseNode::SecondPass);
-  gridNode_ = new ACG::SceneGraph::GridNode(root_node_scenegraph_,"Grid Node");
-  gridNode_->hide();
+//   gridNode_ = new ACG::SceneGraph::GridNode(root_node_scenegraph_,"Grid Node");
+//   gridNode_->hide();
 
    // Add ViewMode All
   ViewMode* vm = new ViewMode();
diff --git a/Core/Core.hh b/Core/Core.hh
index 0cc14acd4771cd8e908388f81e51715b0cec84b8..e84916c64e64997f39cd0178d3881f5ea49e77a7 100644
--- a/Core/Core.hh
+++ b/Core/Core.hh
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ private:
       ACG::SceneGraph::CoordsysNode* coordsysNode_;
 
       /// Node for the grid
-      ACG::SceneGraph::GridNode* gridNode_;
+//       ACG::SceneGraph::GridNode* gridNode_;
 
    /** @} */
 
diff --git a/Core/optionHandling.cc b/Core/optionHandling.cc
index 652a26c52552c301a95c569e359093d9385ac58e..03a1361a1555f2a01a588036ae4363daccd55333 100644
--- a/Core/optionHandling.cc
+++ b/Core/optionHandling.cc
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ void Core::applyOptions(){
     if ( OpenFlipper::Options::multiView() )
       coreWidget_->setViewerLayout( OpenFlipper::Options::defaultViewerLayout() );
 
-    if ( OpenFlipper::Options::gridVisible() )
-      gridNode_->show();
-    else
-      gridNode_->hide();
+//     if ( OpenFlipper::Options::gridVisible() )
+//       gridNode_->show();
+//     else
+//       gridNode_->hide();
 
     //set defaultBackgroundColor
     QColor c = OpenFlipper::Options::defaultBackgroundColor() ;