diff --git a/src/Gui/ChartSpace.h b/src/Gui/ChartSpace.h
index dfd902782..2775ebc54 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ChartSpace.h
+++ b/src/Gui/ChartSpace.h
@@ -89,12 +89,14 @@ class ChartSpaceItem : public QGraphicsWidget
             type = 0;
             delcounter=0;
 
+#if 0
             effect = new QGraphicsDropShadowEffect();
             effect->setXOffset(6);
             effect->setYOffset(6);
             effect->setColor(QColor(127,127,127,64));
             effect->setBlurRadius(10);
             this->setGraphicsEffect(effect);
+#endif
 
             // watch geom changes
             connect(this, SIGNAL(geometryChanged()), SLOT(geometryChanged()));