diff --git a/source/g3d_viewer/main.cpp b/source/g3d_viewer/main.cpp
index 122ef6d56..c21ef0ad9 100644
--- a/source/g3d_viewer/main.cpp
+++ b/source/g3d_viewer/main.cpp
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 			menuCustomColor->AppendCheckItem(miColorCyan, wxT("&Cyan\t5"));
 			menuCustomColor->AppendCheckItem(miColorOrange, wxT("&Orange\t6"));
 			menuCustomColor->AppendCheckItem(miColorMagenta, wxT("&Pink\t7"));
-			menuCustomColor->AppendCheckItem(miColorTransparent, wxT("&Transparent\t8"));
 			menu->Append(menuCustomColor, wxT("&Custom Color"));
 
 			menuMode->Check(miModeGrid, true);
@@ -1706,7 +1705,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorCyan, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorOrange, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorMagenta, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorTransparent, false);
 			} catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
 				std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
 				wxMessageDialog(NULL, ToUnicode(e.what()), ToUnicode("Error"), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR).ShowModal();
@@ -1724,7 +1722,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorCyan, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorOrange, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorMagenta, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorTransparent, false);
 			} catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
 				std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
 				wxMessageDialog(NULL, ToUnicode(e.what()), ToUnicode("Error"), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR).ShowModal();
@@ -1742,7 +1739,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorCyan, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorOrange, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorMagenta, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorTransparent, false);
 			} catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
 				std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
 				wxMessageDialog(NULL, ToUnicode(e.what()), ToUnicode("Error"), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR).ShowModal();
@@ -1760,7 +1756,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorCyan, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorOrange, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorMagenta, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorTransparent, false);
 			} catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
 				std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
 				wxMessageDialog(NULL, ToUnicode(e.what()), ToUnicode("Error"), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR).ShowModal();
@@ -1778,7 +1773,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorCyan, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorOrange, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorMagenta, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorTransparent, false);
 			} catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
 				std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
 				wxMessageDialog(NULL, ToUnicode(e.what()), ToUnicode("Error"), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR).ShowModal();
@@ -1796,7 +1790,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorCyan, true);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorOrange, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorMagenta, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorTransparent, false);
 			} catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
 				std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
 				wxMessageDialog(NULL, ToUnicode(e.what()), ToUnicode("Error"), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR).ShowModal();
@@ -1814,7 +1807,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorCyan, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorOrange, true);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorMagenta, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorTransparent, false);
 			} catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
 				std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
 				wxMessageDialog(NULL, ToUnicode(e.what()), ToUnicode("Error"), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR).ShowModal();
@@ -1832,32 +1824,12 @@ namespace Shared {
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorCyan, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorOrange, false);
 				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorMagenta, true);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorTransparent, false);
 			} catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
 				std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
 				wxMessageDialog(NULL, ToUnicode(e.what()), ToUnicode("Error"), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR).ShowModal();
 			}
 		}
 
-		void MainWindow::onMenuColorTransparent(wxCommandEvent &event) {
-			try {
-				playerColor = Renderer::pcTransparent;
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorRed, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorBlue, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorGreen, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorYellow, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorWhite, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorCyan, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorOrange, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorMagenta, false);
-				menuCustomColor->Check(miColorTransparent, true);
-			} catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
-				std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
-				wxMessageDialog(NULL, ToUnicode(e.what()), ToUnicode("Error"), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR).ShowModal();
-			}
-		}
-
-
 		void MainWindow::onTimer(wxTimerEvent &event) {
 			anim = anim + speed;
 			if (anim > 1.0f) {
@@ -2008,7 +1980,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 			EVT_MENU(miColorCyan, MainWindow::onMenuColorCyan)
 			EVT_MENU(miColorOrange, MainWindow::onMenuColorOrange)
 			EVT_MENU(miColorMagenta, MainWindow::onMenuColorMagenta)
-			EVT_MENU(miColorTransparent, MainWindow::onMenuColorTransparent)
 
 			EVT_MENU(miChangeBackgroundColor, MainWindow::OnChangeColor)
 			END_EVENT_TABLE()
diff --git a/source/g3d_viewer/main.h b/source/g3d_viewer/main.h
index 8108aee5d..5107c73d5 100644
--- a/source/g3d_viewer/main.h
+++ b/source/g3d_viewer/main.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 				miColorCyan,
 				miColorOrange,
 				miColorMagenta,
-				miColorTransparent
 			};
 
 		private:
diff --git a/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.cpp b/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.cpp
index e3a716bb1..c66809280 100644
--- a/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.cpp
+++ b/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 			customTextureCyan = NULL;
 			customTextureOrange = NULL;
 			customTextureMagenta = NULL;
-			customTextureTransparent = NULL;
 			particleManager = NULL;
 		}
 
@@ -220,11 +219,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 			customTextureMagenta->getPixmap()->init(1, 1, 4);
 			customTextureMagenta->getPixmap()->setPixel(0, 0, Vec4f(1.f, 0.5f, 1.f, 1.0f));
 
-			//transparent tex
-			customTextureTransparent = textureManager->newTexture2D();
-			customTextureTransparent->getPixmap()->init(1, 1, 4);
-			customTextureTransparent->getPixmap()->setPixel(0, 0, Vec4f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f));
-
 			glClearColor(red, green, blue, alpha);  //backgroundcolor constant 0.3
 			//glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
 
@@ -305,9 +299,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 				case pcMagenta:
 					customTexture = customTextureMagenta;
 					break;
-				case pcTransparent:
-					customTexture = customTextureTransparent;
-					break;
 				default:
 					assert(false);
 					break;
@@ -434,9 +425,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 				case pcMagenta:
 					customTexture = customTextureMagenta;
 					break;
-				case pcTransparent:
-					customTexture = customTextureTransparent;
-					break;
 				default:
 					throw megaglest_runtime_error("Unknown playercolor: " + intToStr(playerColor));
 					break;
diff --git a/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.h b/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.h
index 8ca5ec539..b770c7ee1 100644
--- a/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.h
+++ b/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 				pcCyan,
 				pcOrange,
 				pcMagenta,
-				pcTransparent
 			};
 
 		private:
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ namespace Shared {
 			Texture2D *customTextureCyan;
 			Texture2D *customTextureOrange;
 			Texture2D *customTextureMagenta;
-			Texture2D *customTextureTransparent;
 			MeshCallback meshCallback;
 
 			float red;