diff --git a/include/osg/Texture b/include/osg/Texture
index 96d0f8648..4243fb896 100644
--- a/include/osg/Texture
+++ b/include/osg/Texture
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ class OSG_EXPORT Texture : public osg::StateAttribute
             GLint layer;
             GLenum access;
             GLenum format;
-            
+
             ImageAttachment()
             : unit(0), level(0), layered(GL_FALSE), layer(0), access(0), format(0) {}
         };
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ class OSG_EXPORT Texture : public osg::StateAttribute
 
                 void setTextureCompressionETCSupported(bool flag) { _isTextureCompressionETCSupported=flag; }
                 bool isTextureCompressionETCSupported() const { return _isTextureCompressionETCSupported; }
-                
+
                 void setTextureCompressionETC2Supported(bool flag) { _isTextureCompressionETC2Supported=flag; }
                 bool isTextureCompressionETC2Supported() const { return _isTextureCompressionETC2Supported; }
 
@@ -834,9 +834,6 @@ class OSG_EXPORT Texture : public osg::StateAttribute
                 void setMaxTextureSize(GLint maxsize) { _maxTextureSize=maxsize; }
                 GLint maxTextureSize() const { return _maxTextureSize; }
 
-                void setNumTextureUnits(GLint nunits ) { _numTextureUnits=nunits; }
-                GLint numTextureUnits() const { return _numTextureUnits; }
-
                 bool isCompressedTexImage2DSupported() const { return _glCompressedTexImage2D!=0; }
                 bool isCompressedTexSubImage2DSupported() const { return _glCompressedTexSubImage2D!=0; }
 
@@ -938,7 +935,6 @@ class OSG_EXPORT Texture : public osg::StateAttribute
                 bool    _isTextureMaxLevelSupported;
 
                 GLint   _maxTextureSize;
-                GLint   _numTextureUnits;
         };
 
         /** Gets the extension for the specified context. Creates the
diff --git a/src/osg/Texture.cpp b/src/osg/Texture.cpp
index 46819fe9b..090337c20 100644
--- a/src/osg/Texture.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Texture.cpp
@@ -2667,27 +2667,6 @@ Texture::Extensions::Extensions(unsigned int contextID)
         }
     }
 
-    if( _isMultiTexturingSupported )
-    {
-       _numTextureUnits = 0;
-       #if defined(OSG_GLES2_AVAILABLE) || defined(OSG_GL3_AVAILABLE)
-           glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS,&_numTextureUnits);
-       #else
-           if (osg::asciiToFloat(version)>=2.0)
-           {
-               glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS,&_numTextureUnits);
-           }
-           else
-           {
-               glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS,&_numTextureUnits);
-           }
-       #endif
-    }
-    else
-    {
-       _numTextureUnits = 1;
-    }
-
     setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glCompressedTexImage2D,"glCompressedTexImage2D","glCompressedTexImage2DARB");
     setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glCompressedTexSubImage2D,"glCompressedTexSubImage2D","glCompressedTexSubImage2DARB");
     setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glGetCompressedTexImage,"glGetCompressedTexImage","glGetCompressedTexImageARB");;