diff --git a/Plugin/Plugin.m b/Plugin/Plugin.m
index a7fea340..9c03f8bf 100755
--- a/Plugin/Plugin.m
+++ b/Plugin/Plugin.m
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 
 BOOL usingMATrackingArea = NO;
 
-@interface NSBezierPath(MRGradientFill)
--(void)linearGradientFill:(NSRect)thisRect
-               startColor:(NSColor *)startColor
-                 endColor:(NSColor *)endColor;
-@end
-
 @interface CTFClickToFlashPlugin (Internal)
 - (void) _convertTypesForFlashContainer;
 - (void) _convertTypesForFlashContainerAfterDelay;
@@ -766,22 +760,10 @@ - (void) _drawBackground
 		gradient = [CTGradient gradientWithBeginningColor:startingColor
 											  endingColor:endingColor];
 		
-		//angle is reversed
+		//angle is reversed compared to NSGradient
 		[gradient fillBezierPath:[NSBezierPath bezierPathWithRect:fillRect] angle:-90.0 - ((mouseIsDown && mouseInside) ? 0.0 : 180.0)];
 		
 		//CTGradient instances are returned autoreleased - no need for explicit release here
-		
-		/*Old Tiger gradient code - remove if CTGradient works out
-		 //tweak colors for better compatibility with linearGradientFill
-		 startingColor = [NSColor colorWithDeviceWhite:0.633 alpha:0.15];
-		 endingColor = [NSColor colorWithDeviceWhite:0.333 alpha:0.15];
-		 NSBezierPath *path = [NSBezierPath bezierPath];
-		 
-		 //Draw Gradient
-		 [path linearGradientFill:fillRect
-		 startColor:((mouseIsDown && mouseInside) ? endingColor : startingColor)
-		 endColor:((mouseIsDown && mouseInside) ? startingColor : endingColor)];
-		 [path stroke];*/
     }
 
     // Draw stroke
@@ -1192,114 +1174,4 @@ - (void)setLaunchedAppBundleIdentifier:(NSString *)newValue
     [_launchedAppBundleIdentifier release];
     _launchedAppBundleIdentifier = newValue;
 }
-
-@end
-
-
-//### globals
-float start_red,
-start_green,
-start_blue,
-start_alpha;
-float end_red,
-end_green,
-end_blue,
-end_alpha;
-float d_red,
-d_green,
-d_blue,
-d_alpha;
-
-@implementation NSBezierPath(MRGradientFill)
-
-static void
-evaluate(void *info, const float *in, float *out)
-{
-    // red
-    *out++ = start_red + *in * d_red;
-
-    // green
-    *out++ = start_green + *in * d_green;
-
-    // blue
-    *out++ = start_blue + *in * d_blue;
-
-    //alpha
-    *out++ = start_alpha + *in * d_alpha;
-}
-
-float absDiff(float a, float b);
-float absDiff(float a, float b)
-{
-    return (a < b) ? b-a : a-b;
-}
-
--(void)linearGradientFill:(NSRect)thisRect
-               startColor:(NSColor *)startColor
-                 endColor:(NSColor *)endColor
-{
-    CGColorSpaceRef colorspace = nil;
-    CGShadingRef shading;
-    static CGPoint startPoint = { 0, 0 };
-    static CGPoint endPoint = { 0, 0 };
-    //int k;
-    CGFunctionRef function;
-    //CGFunctionRef (*getFunction)(CGColorSpaceRef);
-    //CGShadingRef (*getShading)(CGColorSpaceRef, CGFunctionRef);
-
-    // get my context
-    CGContextRef currentContext =
-        (CGContextRef)[[NSGraphicsContext currentContext] graphicsPort];
-
-
-    NSColor *s = [startColor colorUsingColorSpaceName:NSDeviceRGBColorSpace];
-    NSColor *e = [endColor colorUsingColorSpaceName:NSDeviceRGBColorSpace];
-
-    // set up colors for gradient
-    start_red = [s redComponent];
-    start_green = [s greenComponent];
-    start_blue = [s blueComponent];
-    start_alpha = [s alphaComponent];
-
-    end_red = [e redComponent];
-    end_green = [e greenComponent];
-    end_blue = [e blueComponent];
-    end_alpha = [e alphaComponent];
-
-    d_red = absDiff(end_red, start_red);
-    d_green = absDiff(end_green, start_green);
-    d_blue = absDiff(end_blue, start_blue);
-    d_alpha = absDiff(end_alpha ,start_alpha);
-
-
-    // draw gradient
-    colorspace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
-
-    size_t components;
-    static const float domain[2] = { 0.0, 1.0 };
-    static const float range[10] = { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 };
-    static const CGFunctionCallbacks callbacks = { 0, &evaluate, NULL };
-
-    components = 1 + CGColorSpaceGetNumberOfComponents(colorspace);
-    function = CGFunctionCreate((void *)components, 1, domain, components,
-                                range, &callbacks);
-
-    // function = getFunction(colorspace);
-    startPoint.x = 0;
-    startPoint.y = thisRect.origin.y;
-    endPoint.x = 0;
-    endPoint.y = NSMaxY(thisRect);
-
-
-    shading = CGShadingCreateAxial(colorspace,
-                                   startPoint, endPoint,
-                                   function,
-                                   NO, NO);
-
-    CGContextDrawShading(currentContext, shading);
-
-    CGFunctionRelease(function);
-    CGShadingRelease(shading);
-    CGColorSpaceRelease(colorspace);
-}
 @end