diff --git a/source/src/renderhud.cpp b/source/src/renderhud.cpp
index df91c58b..d5153e57 100644
--- a/source/src/renderhud.cpp
+++ b/source/src/renderhud.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ void drawicon(Texture *tex, float x, float y, float s, int col, int row, float t
     if(tex && tex->xs == tex->ys) quad(tex->id, x, y, s, ts*col, ts*row, ts);
 }
 
-VARP(transparency, 0, 1, 1); // ft: 2010jun12 : seems it's not needed - the opaque/orig items.png works with it on or off - delete if no graphics guy has any objection
+//VARP(transparency, 0, 1, 1); // ft: 2010jun12 : seems it's not needed - the opaque/orig items.png works with it on or off - delete if no graphics guy has any objection
 
 inline void turn_on_transparency()
 {
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ void drawequipicon(float x, float y, int col, int row, float blend)
     if(!tex) tex = textureload("packages/misc/items.png", 4);
     if(tex)
     {
-        if(blend||transparency) glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-        if(transparency) turn_on_transparency();
+        //if(blend||transparency) glEnable(GL_BLEND); if(transparency)
+        turn_on_transparency();
         drawicon(tex, x, y, 120, col, row, 1/4.0f);
-        if(blend||transparency) glDisable(GL_BLEND);
+        //if(blend||transparency)
+        glDisable(GL_BLEND);
     }
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ void drawvoteicon(float x, float y, int col, int row, bool noblend)
     if(tex)
     {
         if(noblend) glDisable(GL_BLEND);
-        if(transparency && !noblend) turn_on_transparency();
+        else turn_on_transparency(); // if(transparency && !noblend)
         drawicon(tex, x, y, 240, col, row, 1/2.0f);
         if(noblend) glEnable(GL_BLEND);
     }