diff --git a/projects/mtg/include/DeckMenuItem.h b/projects/mtg/include/DeckMenuItem.h
index 9b33aa7f0..93e4f2e97 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/include/DeckMenuItem.h
+++ b/projects/mtg/include/DeckMenuItem.h
@@ -19,16 +19,12 @@ class DeckMenuItem: public JGuiObject
   DeckMenu* parent;
   int fontId;
   string mText;
-  float mScale;
-  float mTargetScale;
 
  public:
   string imageFilename;
   string desc;
   DeckMetaData *meta;
 
-  DeckMenuItem(DeckMenu* _parent, int id, int fontId, string text, float x, float y, bool hasFocus = false, bool autoTranslate = false, DeckMetaData *meta = NULL, const float &scaleFactor = 1.0f);
-  ~DeckMenuItem();
   float mX;
   float mY;
 
@@ -36,9 +32,11 @@ class DeckMenuItem: public JGuiObject
   float GetWidth();
   bool hasFocus();
 
+  DeckMenuItem(DeckMenu* _parent, int id, int fontId, string text, float x, float y, bool hasFocus = false, bool autoTranslate = false, DeckMetaData *meta = NULL);
+  ~DeckMenuItem();
+
   void RenderWithOffset(float yOffset);
   virtual void Render();
-  virtual void Update(float dt);
 
   virtual void Entering();
   virtual bool Leaving(JButton key);
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/DeckMenu.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/DeckMenu.cpp
index e08b1c082..91a82e994 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/DeckMenu.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/DeckMenu.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void DeckMenu::Update(float dt){
 }
 
 void DeckMenu::Add(int id, const char * text,string desc, bool forceFocus, DeckMetaData * deckMetaData) {
-  DeckMenuItem * menuItem = NEW DeckMenuItem(this, id, fontId, text, 0, mY + kVerticalMargin + mCount*kLineHeight, (mCount == 0), autoTranslate, deckMetaData, 0.8f);
+  DeckMenuItem * menuItem = NEW DeckMenuItem(this, id, fontId, text, 0, mY + kVerticalMargin + mCount*kLineHeight, (mCount == 0), autoTranslate, deckMetaData);
   menuItem->desc = deckMetaData ? deckMetaData->getDescription() : desc;
 
   JGuiController::Add(menuItem);
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/DeckMenuItem.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/DeckMenuItem.cpp
index 7a85222d5..d91d5b482 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/DeckMenuItem.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/DeckMenuItem.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ namespace
   const float kMaxDeckNameWidth = 180; // pixel width
 }
 
-DeckMenuItem::DeckMenuItem(DeckMenu* _parent, int id, int fontId, string text, float x, float y, bool hasFocus, bool autoTranslate, DeckMetaData *deckMetaData, const float &scaleFactor)
-: JGuiObject(id), parent(_parent), fontId(fontId), mX(x), mY(y), mScale(scaleFactor)
+DeckMenuItem::DeckMenuItem(DeckMenu* _parent, int id, int fontId, string text, float x, float y, bool hasFocus, bool autoTranslate, DeckMetaData *deckMetaData)
+: JGuiObject(id), parent(_parent), fontId(fontId), mX(x), mY(y)
 {
   if (autoTranslate) 
     mText = _(text);
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ DeckMenuItem::DeckMenuItem(DeckMenu* _parent, int id, int fontId, string text, f
     mText = text;
   mHasFocus = hasFocus;
 
-  mScale = 1.0f;
-  mTargetScale = 1.0f;
   if (hasFocus)
     Entering();
 
@@ -46,23 +44,6 @@ void DeckMenuItem::Render()
   RenderWithOffset(0);
 }
 
-void DeckMenuItem::Update(float dt)
-{
-    if (mScale < mTargetScale)
-    {
-      mScale += 8.0f*dt;
-      if (mScale > mTargetScale)
-	mScale = mTargetScale;
-    }
-  else if (mScale > mTargetScale)
-    {
-      mScale -= 8.0f*dt;
-      if (mScale < mTargetScale)
-	mScale = mTargetScale;
-	}
-}
-
-
 void DeckMenuItem::Entering()
 {
   mHasFocus = true;
@@ -104,8 +85,6 @@ ostream& DeckMenuItem::toString(ostream& out) const
   return out << "DeckMenuItem ::: mHasFocus : " << mHasFocus
 	     << " ; parent : " << parent
 	     << " ; mText : " << mText
-	     << " ; mScale : " << mScale
-	     << " ; mTargetScale : " << mTargetScale
 	     << " ; mX,mY : " << mX << "," << mY;
 }