diff --git a/basegraph.cpp b/basegraph.cpp
index 7e6b50fe..6e066928 100644
--- a/basegraph.cpp
+++ b/basegraph.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace stereo {
   ld lr_eyewidth, anaglyph_eyewidth;
   ld fov, tanfov;
 
-  GLfloat scrdist, scrdist_text;
+  GLfloat scrdist;
   }
 
 bool display_data::in_anaglyph() { return vid.stereo_mode == sAnaglyph; }
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ void display_data::set_projection(int ed) {
     if(DIM == 3 && apply_models) {
       glhr::projection_multiply(glhr::ortho(cd->xsize/2, -cd->ysize/2, 1));
       glhr::id_modelview();
-      current_display->scrdist_text = 0;
       }
     else {
       glhr::projection_multiply(glhr::ortho(cd->xsize/2, -cd->ysize/2, abs(current_display->scrdist) + 30000));
@@ -280,7 +279,6 @@ void display_data::set_projection(int ed) {
     if(pers3) {
       glhr::projection_multiply(glhr::frustum(current_display->tanfov, current_display->tanfov * cd->ysize / cd->xsize));
       glhr::projection_multiply(glhr::scale(1, -1, -1));
-      current_display->scrdist_text = cd->ysize;
       }
     else if(DIM == 3) {
       glhr::glmatrix M = glhr::ortho(cd->xsize/current_display->radius/2, -cd->ysize/current_display->radius/2, 1);
@@ -289,13 +287,11 @@ void display_data::set_projection(int ed) {
       M[2][2] = 2 / (clip_max - clip_min);
       M[3][2] = (clip_min + clip_max) / (clip_max - clip_min);
       glhr::projection_multiply(M);
-      current_display->scrdist_text = 0;
       }
     else {
       glhr::projection_multiply(glhr::frustum(cd->xsize / cd->ysize, 1));
       GLfloat sc = current_display->radius / (cd->ysize/2.);  
       glhr::projection_multiply(glhr::scale(sc, -sc, -1));
-      current_display->scrdist_text = cd->ysize * sc / 2;
       }
 
     
diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index 03c64162..242fc0da 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -6356,7 +6356,6 @@ void calcparam() {
     cd->scrdist = vid.xres / 2 / cd->tanfov;
   else 
     cd->scrdist = cd->radius;
-  cd->scrdist_text = cd->scrdist;
 
   callhooks(hooks_calcparam);
   reset_projection();
diff --git a/polygons.cpp b/polygons.cpp
index 9fba8e11..03ac01e2 100644
--- a/polygons.cpp
+++ b/polygons.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void glflush() {
     glhr::color2(text_color);
     glhr::set_depthtest(false);
     for(int ed = (current_display->stereo_active() && text_shift)?-1:0; ed<2; ed+=2) {
-      glhr::set_modelview(glhr::translate(-ed*text_shift-current_display->xcenter,-current_display->ycenter, current_display->scrdist_text));
+      glhr::set_modelview(glhr::translate(-ed*text_shift-current_display->xcenter,-current_display->ycenter, current_display->scrdist));
       current_display->set_mask(ed);
   
       glhr::current_vertices = NULL;