diff --git a/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/GlConfigChooser.java b/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/GlConfigChooser.java
index d3b725be..cc52c12b 100644
--- a/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/GlConfigChooser.java
+++ b/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/GlConfigChooser.java
@@ -6,20 +6,11 @@ import javax.microedition.khronos.egl.EGLDisplay;
 
 import android.opengl.GLSurfaceView;
 
-/**
- *
- *
- */
 public class GlConfigChooser implements GLSurfaceView.EGLConfigChooser {
 
-	/**
-	 *
-	 */
-	public static int stencilSize = 0;
-
 	@Override
 	public EGLConfig chooseConfig(EGL10 egl, EGLDisplay display) {
-		mValue = new int[1];
+		int[] val = new int[1];
 
 		// Try to find a normal multisample configuration first.
 		int[] configSpec = {
@@ -33,13 +24,12 @@ public class GlConfigChooser implements GLSurfaceView.EGLConfigChooser {
 		        EGL10.EGL_STENCIL_SIZE, 8,
 		        EGL10.EGL_NONE };
 
-		if (!egl.eglChooseConfig(display, configSpec, null, 0, mValue)) {
+		if (!egl.eglChooseConfig(display, configSpec, null, 0, val)) {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("eglChooseConfig failed");
 		}
-		int numConfigs = mValue[0];
+		int numConfigs = val[0];
 
 		if (numConfigs <= 0) {
-			stencilSize = 4;
 
 			configSpec = new int[] {
 			        // EGL10.EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, 4, EGL10.EGL_NONE };
@@ -52,21 +42,19 @@ public class GlConfigChooser implements GLSurfaceView.EGLConfigChooser {
 			        EGL10.EGL_STENCIL_SIZE, 8,
 			        EGL10.EGL_NONE };
 
-			if (!egl.eglChooseConfig(display, configSpec, null, 0, mValue)) {
+			if (!egl.eglChooseConfig(display, configSpec, null, 0, val)) {
 				throw new IllegalArgumentException("eglChooseConfig failed");
 			}
-			numConfigs = mValue[0];
+			numConfigs = val[0];
 
 			if (numConfigs <= 0) {
 				throw new IllegalArgumentException("No configs match configSpec");
 			}
-		} else {
-			stencilSize = 8;
 		}
 
 		// Get all matching configurations.
 		EGLConfig[] configs = new EGLConfig[numConfigs];
-		if (!egl.eglChooseConfig(display, configSpec, configs, numConfigs, mValue)) {
+		if (!egl.eglChooseConfig(display, configSpec, configs, numConfigs, val)) {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("data eglChooseConfig failed");
 		}
 
@@ -75,83 +63,10 @@ public class GlConfigChooser implements GLSurfaceView.EGLConfigChooser {
 		// configurations are considered to be "better" and returned first.
 		// You need to explicitly filter the data returned by eglChooseConfig!
 
-		// for (int i = 0; i < configs.length; ++i) {
-		// log.info(configs[i]));
-		// }
-
-		// int index = -1;
-		// for (int i = 0; i < configs.length; ++i) {
-		// // if (findConfigAttrib(egl, display, configs[i], EGL10.EGL_RED_SIZE, 0) == 8
-		// // &&
-		// // findConfigAttrib(egl, display, configs[i], EGL10.EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, 0) == 0) {
-		// // index = i;
-		// // break;
-		// // }
-		// // else
-		// if (findConfigAttrib(egl, display, configs[i], EGL10.EGL_RED_SIZE, 0) == 8
-		// &&
-		// findConfigAttrib(egl, display, configs[i], EGL10.EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, 0) == 0
-		// &&
-		// findConfigAttrib(egl, display, configs[i], EGL10.EGL_DEPTH_SIZE, 0) == 24) {
-		// index = i;
-		// break;
-		// }
-		// }
-		// if (index == -1) {
-		// log.warn(using first");
-		// index = 0;
-		// }
-		int index = 0;
-
-		//log.info(configs[index]);
-
-		EGLConfig config = configs.length > 0 ? configs[index] : null;
+		EGLConfig config = configs.length > 0 ? configs[0] : null;
 		if (config == null) {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("No config chosen");
 		}
 		return config;
 	}
-
-	// from quake2android
-	private String printConfig(EGL10 egl, EGLDisplay display,
-	        EGLConfig config) {
-
-		int r = findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_RED_SIZE, 0);
-		int g = findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 0);
-		int b = findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 0);
-		int a = findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, 0);
-		int d = findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_DEPTH_SIZE, 0);
-		int s = findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_STENCIL_SIZE, 0);
-
-		/*
-		 * EGL_CONFIG_CAVEAT value #define EGL_NONE 0x3038 #define
-		 * EGL_SLOW_CONFIG 0x3050 #define
-		 * EGL_NON_CONFORMANT_CONFIG 0x3051
-		 */
-
-		return String.format("EGLConfig rgba=%d%d%d%d depth=%d stencil=%d",
-		                     Integer.valueOf(r), Integer.valueOf(g),
-		                     Integer.valueOf(b), Integer.valueOf(a), Integer.valueOf(d),
-		                     Integer.valueOf(s))
-		        + " native="
-		        + findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_NATIVE_RENDERABLE, 0)
-		        + " buffer="
-		        + findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_BUFFER_SIZE, 0)
-		        + String.format(
-		                        " caveat=0x%04x",
-		                        Integer.valueOf(findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config,
-		                                                         EGL10.EGL_CONFIG_CAVEAT, 0)));
-
-	}
-
-	private int findConfigAttrib(EGL10 egl, EGLDisplay display, EGLConfig config,
-	        int attribute, int defaultValue) {
-		if (egl.eglGetConfigAttrib(display, config, attribute, mValue)) {
-			return mValue[0];
-		}
-		return defaultValue;
-	}
-
-	private int[] mValue;
-
 }
diff --git a/vtm-gdx/src/org/oscim/gdx/GdxMap.java b/vtm-gdx/src/org/oscim/gdx/GdxMap.java
index 1df09526..24f507b0 100644
--- a/vtm-gdx/src/org/oscim/gdx/GdxMap.java
+++ b/vtm-gdx/src/org/oscim/gdx/GdxMap.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import org.oscim.layers.tile.vector.VectorTileLayer;
 import org.oscim.layers.tile.vector.labeling.LabelLayer;
 import org.oscim.map.Map;
 import org.oscim.map.Viewport;
-import org.oscim.renderer.GLState;
 import org.oscim.renderer.GridRenderer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.MapRenderer;
 import org.oscim.theme.InternalRenderTheme;
@@ -105,9 +104,6 @@ public abstract class GdxMap implements ApplicationListener {
 			 *            also render frame FIXME (does nothing atm)
 			 */
 			private void redrawMapInternal(boolean forceRedraw) {
-				// FIXME needed?
-				GLState.blend(false);
-				GLState.test(false, false);
 
 				updateLayers();