diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/IRenderTheme.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/IRenderTheme.java
index fe1a6f81..854afc80 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/IRenderTheme.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/IRenderTheme.java
@@ -56,14 +56,6 @@ public interface IRenderTheme {
 	 */
 	public abstract int getMapBackground();
 
-	/**
-	 * Scales the stroke width of this RenderTheme by the given factor.
-	 * 
-	 * @param scaleFactor
-	 *            the factor by which the stroke width should be scaled.
-	 */
-	public abstract void scaleStrokeWidth(float scaleFactor);
-
 	/**
 	 * Scales the text size of this RenderTheme by the given factor.
 	 * 
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/RenderTheme.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/RenderTheme.java
index e75839da..e7448ae4 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/RenderTheme.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/RenderTheme.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ public class RenderTheme implements IRenderTheme {
 
 	private static final int MATCHING_CACHE_SIZE = 512;
 
-	private final float mBaseStrokeWidth;
 	private final float mBaseTextSize;
 	private final int mMapBackground;
 
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ public class RenderTheme implements IRenderTheme {
 
 	public RenderTheme(int mapBackground, float baseStrokeWidth, float baseTextSize) {
 		mMapBackground = mapBackground;
-		mBaseStrokeWidth = baseStrokeWidth;
 		mBaseTextSize = baseTextSize;
 
 		mElementCache = new ElementCache[3];
@@ -253,13 +251,6 @@ public class RenderTheme implements IRenderTheme {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void scaleStrokeWidth(float scaleFactor) {
-
-		for (int i = 0, n = mRules.length; i < n; i++)
-			mRules[i].scaleStrokeWidth(scaleFactor * mBaseStrokeWidth);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public void scaleTextSize(float scaleFactor) {
 
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/renderinstruction/RenderInstruction.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/renderinstruction/RenderInstruction.java
index ea5e1308..b146c490 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/renderinstruction/RenderInstruction.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/renderinstruction/RenderInstruction.java
@@ -43,15 +43,6 @@ public abstract class RenderInstruction {
 	public void renderWay(Callback renderCallback) {
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Scales the stroke width of this RenderInstruction by the given factor.
-	 * 
-	 * @param scaleFactor
-	 *            the factor by which the stroke width should be scaled.
-	 */
-	public void scaleStrokeWidth(float scaleFactor) {
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Scales the text size of this RenderInstruction by the given factor.
 	 * 
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/rule/Rule.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/rule/Rule.java
index 20849d96..1ad33b48 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/rule/Rule.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/rule/Rule.java
@@ -280,14 +280,6 @@ public abstract class Rule {
 			subRule.onDestroy();
 	}
 
-	public void scaleStrokeWidth(float scaleFactor) {
-		for (RenderInstruction ri : mRenderInstructions)
-			ri.scaleStrokeWidth(scaleFactor);
-
-		for (Rule subRule : mSubRules)
-			subRule.scaleStrokeWidth(scaleFactor);
-	}
-
 	public void scaleTextSize(float scaleFactor) {
 		for (RenderInstruction ri : mRenderInstructions)
 			ri.scaleTextSize(scaleFactor);