diff --git a/VisualStudio/osgWrappers/osgText/wrapper_osgText.dsp b/VisualStudio/osgWrappers/osgText/wrapper_osgText.dsp
index bd12068eb..9a1fcbbc9 100644
--- a/VisualStudio/osgWrappers/osgText/wrapper_osgText.dsp
+++ b/VisualStudio/osgWrappers/osgText/wrapper_osgText.dsp
@@ -103,10 +103,6 @@ SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgWrappers\osgText\Export.cpp
 SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgWrappers\osgText\FadeText.cpp
 # End Source File
 
-# Begin Source File
-SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgWrappers\osgText\FadeTextBKP.cpp
-# End Source File
-
 # Begin Source File
 SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgWrappers\osgText\Font.cpp
 # End Source File
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/osgText/FadeText.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/osgText/FadeText.cpp
index 3e34e4545..33fbce555 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/osgText/FadeText.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/osgText/FadeText.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 #include <osgIntrospection/StaticMethodInfo>
 #include <osgIntrospection/Attributes>
 
+#include <osg/CopyOp>
+#include <osg/Object>
+#include <osg/RenderInfo>
 #include <osgText/FadeText>
+#include <osgText/Text>
 
 // Must undefine IN and OUT macros defined in Windows headers
 #ifdef IN
@@ -22,7 +26,20 @@
 
 TYPE_NAME_ALIAS(std::map< osg::View * COMMA  osg::Vec4 >, osgText::FadeText::ViewBlendColourMap);
 
-TYPE_NAME_ALIAS(std::map< osg::View * COMMA  osg::Vec4 >, osgText::FadeText::ViewBlendColourMap);
+BEGIN_OBJECT_REFLECTOR(osgText::FadeText)
+	I_BaseType(osgText::Text);
+	I_Constructor0();
+	I_ConstructorWithDefaults2(IN, const osgText::Text &, text, , IN, const osg::CopyOp &, copyop, osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
+	I_Method0(osg::Object *, cloneType);
+	I_Method1(osg::Object *, clone, IN, const osg::CopyOp &, copyop);
+	I_Method1(bool, isSameKindAs, IN, const osg::Object *, obj);
+	I_Method0(const char *, libraryName);
+	I_Method0(const char *, className);
+	I_Method0(osgText::FadeText::ViewBlendColourMap &, getViewBlendColourMap);
+	I_Method0(const osgText::FadeText::ViewBlendColourMap &, getViewBlendColourMap);
+	I_Method1(void, drawImplementation, IN, osg::RenderInfo &, renderInfo);
+	I_ReadOnlyProperty(osgText::FadeText::ViewBlendColourMap &, ViewBlendColourMap);
+END_REFLECTOR
 
 STD_MAP_REFLECTOR(std::map< osg::View * COMMA  osg::Vec4 >);
 
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/osgText/GNUmakefile b/src/osgWrappers/osgText/GNUmakefile
index 264dc6e5b..810863966 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/osgText/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/osgText/GNUmakefile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs
 CXXFILES =\
 	Export.cpp\
 	FadeText.cpp\
-	FadeTextBKP.cpp\
 	Font.cpp\
 	String.cpp\
 	Text.cpp\