diff --git a/simgear/timing/sg_time.cxx b/simgear/timing/sg_time.cxx
index 3fca4a8b..2e19401e 100644
--- a/simgear/timing/sg_time.cxx
+++ b/simgear/timing/sg_time.cxx
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@
 
 SGTime::SGTime( const string& root )
 {
-    if (cur_time_params) {
+    /* if (cur_time_params) {
 	FG_LOG( FG_GENERAL, FG_ALERT, 
 		"Error: only one instance of SGTime allowed" );
 	exit(-1);
-    }
+    } */
 
-    cur_time_params = this;
+    // cur_time_params = this;
 
     FGPath zone( root );
     zone.append( "Timezone" );
@@ -475,4 +475,4 @@ char* SGTime::format_time( const struct tm* p, char* buf )
 }
 
 
-SGTime* SGTime::cur_time_params = 0;
+// SGTime* SGTime::cur_time_params = 0;
diff --git a/simgear/timing/sg_time.hxx b/simgear/timing/sg_time.hxx
index 8acd4293..488937f2 100644
--- a/simgear/timing/sg_time.hxx
+++ b/simgear/timing/sg_time.hxx
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public:
     void utc_gst(); 
     double sidereal_precise (double lng);
     double sidereal_course(double lng); 
-    static SGTime *cur_time_params;
+    // static SGTime *cur_time_params;
 
     // Some other stuff which were changed to SGTime members on
     // questionable grounds -:)