diff --git a/indra/newview/llmanip.cpp b/indra/newview/llmanip.cpp
index d6758a9632c64c9278a66a9fd944ab0afc499976..ae4d5b31bcf065e28397b2fdd0bdfe106911bced 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llmanip.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llmanip.cpp
@@ -561,9 +561,6 @@ void LLManip::renderTickValue(const LLVector3& pos, F32 value, const std::string
 			gGL.scalef(inv_zoom_amt, inv_zoom_amt, inv_zoom_amt);
 		}
 
-		LLColor4 shadow_color = LLColor4::black;
-		shadow_color.mV[VALPHA] = color.mV[VALPHA] * 0.5f;
-
 		if (fractional_portion != 0)
 		{
 			fraction_string = llformat("%c%02d%s", LLResMgr::getInstance()->getDecimalPoint(), fractional_portion, suffix.c_str());