diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/rgb/ReaderWriterRGB.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/rgb/ReaderWriterRGB.cpp
index 6bc0f397f..658c15e4d 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/rgb/ReaderWriterRGB.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/rgb/ReaderWriterRGB.cpp
@@ -487,13 +487,8 @@ class ReaderWriterRGB : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
                 raw->sizeZ == 2 ? GL_LUMINANCE_ALPHA :
                 raw->sizeZ == 3 ? GL_RGB :
                 raw->sizeZ == 4 ? GL_RGBA : (GLenum)-1;
-        #if 0
-            int internalFormat = raw->sizeZ == 3 ? GL_RGB5 :
-            raw->sizeZ == 4 ? GL_RGB5_A1 : GL_RGB;
-        #else
-            int internalFormat = pixelFormat;
-        #endif
 
+            int internalFormat = pixelFormat;
 
             unsigned int dataType = raw->bpc == 1 ? GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE :
               GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT;