diff --git a/simgear/ephemeris/moon.cxx b/simgear/ephemeris/moon.cxx
index bd7fd0a2..75d304c8 100644
--- a/simgear/ephemeris/moon.cxx
+++ b/simgear/ephemeris/moon.cxx
@@ -392,7 +392,6 @@ void Moon::newImage()
 	glDisable(GL_BLEND);	// BLEND DISABLED
       }
       xglPopMatrix();
-      glBlendFunc ( GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA ) ;
       glDisable(GL_LIGHTING);	// Lighting Disabled.
       
     }
diff --git a/simgear/ephemeris/star.cxx b/simgear/ephemeris/star.cxx
index 51bc3883..c3985d7e 100644
--- a/simgear/ephemeris/star.cxx
+++ b/simgear/ephemeris/star.cxx
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ void Star::newImage(void)
       }
     glPopMatrix();
     glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);	// TEXTURE DISABLED
-    glBlendFunc ( GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA ) ;
     glDisable(GL_BLEND);	// BLEND DISABLED  
   }
 }