diff --git a/e107_plugins/news/templates/news_menu_template.php b/e107_plugins/news/templates/news_menu_template.php
index 18d88d224..ced49bca0 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/news/templates/news_menu_template.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/news/templates/news_menu_template.php
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@
 
 if (!defined('e107_INIT'))  exit;
 
-global $sc_style;
-
-// $sc_style['NEWS_CATEGORY_NEWS_COUNT']['pre']  = '(';
-// $sc_style['NEWS_CATEGORY_NEWS_COUNT']['post'] = ')';
-
-
 
 // category menu
 $NEWS_MENU_TEMPLATE['category']['start']       = '<ul class="list-group news-menu-category">';
diff --git a/e107_plugins/news/templates/news_template.php b/e107_plugins/news/templates/news_template.php
index 9e10623c2..ec922162e 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/news/templates/news_template.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/news/templates/news_template.php
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 
 if (!defined('e107_INIT'))  exit;
 
-global $sc_style;
-
-
 
 $NEWS_TEMPLATE = array();