diff --git a/src/org/oscim/core/WebMercator.java b/src/org/oscim/core/WebMercator.java
deleted file mode 100644
index bce11915..00000000
--- a/src/org/oscim/core/WebMercator.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2012 Hannes Janetzek
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
- * terms of the GNU Lesser General License as published by the Free Software
- * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
- * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
- * PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General License along with
- * this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-package org.oscim.core;
-
-/**
- *
- */
-public class WebMercator {
-	/**
-	 *
-	 */
-	public static final String NAME = "SphericalMercator";
-
-	// earth radius * pi, roughly
-	public static final double f900913 = 20037508.342789244;
-	private static final double f900913_2 = 20037508.342789244 * 2;
-
-	/**
-	 * @param lon
-	 *            ...
-	 * @param z
-	 *            ...
-	 * @param offset
-	 *            ...
-	 * @return ...
-	 */
-	public static float sphericalMercatorToPixelX(float lon, long z, long offset) {
-		return (float) (((lon + f900913) / f900913_2) * z - offset);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param lat
-	 *            ...
-	 * @param z
-	 *            ...
-	 * @param offset
-	 *            ...
-	 * @return ...
-	 */
-	public static float sphericalMercatorToPixelY(float lat, long z, long offset) {
-		return (float) (((lat + f900913) / f900913_2) * z
-		- (z - offset));
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param pixelY
-	 *            ...
-	 * @param z
-	 *            ...
-	 * @return ...
-	 */
-	public static double PixelYtoSphericalMercator(long pixelY, byte z) {
-		long half = (Tile.SIZE << z) >> 1;
-		return ((half - pixelY) / (double) half) * f900913;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param pixelX
-	 *            ...
-	 * @param z
-	 *            ...
-	 * @return ...
-	 */
-	public static double PixelXtoSphericalMercator(long pixelX, byte z) {
-		long half = (Tile.SIZE << z) >> 1;
-		return ((pixelX - half) / (double) half) * f900913;
-	}
-
-	private static double radius = 6378137;
-	private static double D2R = Math.PI / 180;
-	private static double HALF_PI = Math.PI / 2;
-
-	/**
-	 * from http://pauldendulk.com/2011/04/projecting-from-wgs84-to.html
-	 *
-	 * @param lon
-	 *            ...
-	 * @param lat
-	 *            ...
-	 * @return ...
-	 */
-	public static float[] fromLonLat(double lon, double lat)
-	{
-		double lonRadians = (D2R * lon);
-		double latRadians = (D2R * lat);
-
-		double x = radius * lonRadians;
-		double y = radius * Math.log(Math.tan(Math.PI * 0.25 + latRadians * 0.5));
-
-		float[] result = { (float) x, (float) y };
-		return result;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * from http://pauldendulk.com/2011/04/projecting-from-wgs84-to.html
-	 *
-	 * @param x
-	 *            ...
-	 * @param y
-	 *            ...
-	 * @return ...
-	 */
-	public static float[] toLonLat(double x, double y)
-	{
-		double ts;
-		ts = Math.exp(-y / (radius));
-		double latRadians = HALF_PI - 2 * Math.atan(ts);
-
-		double lonRadians = x / (radius);
-
-		double lon = (lonRadians / D2R);
-		double lat = (latRadians / D2R);
-
-		float[] result = { (float) lon, (float) lat };
-		return result;
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/database/postgis/MapDatabase.java b/src/org/oscim/database/postgis/MapDatabase.java
index 195cf979..847dc0a0 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/database/postgis/MapDatabase.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/database/postgis/MapDatabase.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import org.oscim.core.BoundingBox;
 import org.oscim.core.GeoPoint;
 import org.oscim.core.GeometryBuffer;
 import org.oscim.core.Tag;
-import org.oscim.core.WebMercator;
 import org.oscim.database.IMapDatabase;
 import org.oscim.database.IMapDatabaseCallback;
 import org.oscim.database.IMapDatabaseCallback.WayData;
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ public class MapDatabase implements IMapDatabase {
 	private final MapInfo mMapInfo =
 			new MapInfo(new BoundingBox(-180, -85, 180, 85),
 					new Byte((byte) 14), new GeoPoint(53.11, 8.85),
-					WebMercator.NAME,
+					null,
 					0, 0, 0, "de", "comment", "author", null);
 
 	private boolean mOpenFile = false;
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ public class MapDatabase implements IMapDatabase {
 
 	@Override
 	public String getMapProjection() {
-		return WebMercator.NAME;
+		return null;
 	}
 
 	@Override