diff --git a/data/scene/earth/earth.mod b/data/scene/earth/earth.mod
index 0ccb3af464..505a150630 100644
--- a/data/scene/earth/earth.mod
+++ b/data/scene/earth/earth.mod
@@ -27,20 +27,6 @@ return {
                 Radius = { 6.371, 6 },
                 Segments = 100
             },
-            Shadow_Group = {
-                Source1 = {
-                    Name = "Sun",
-                    -- All radius in meters
-                    Radius = {696.3, 6}
-                },
-                --Source2 = { Name = "Monolith", Radius = {0.01, 6} },
-                Caster1 = { 
-                    Name = "Moon",
-                    -- All radius in meters
-                    Radius = {1.737, 6}
-                },
-                --Caster2 = { Name = "Independency Day Ship", Radius = {0.0, 0.0} }
-            },
             Textures = {
                 Type = "simple",
                 Color = "textures/earth_bluemarble.jpg",
@@ -49,57 +35,6 @@ return {
                 -- Depth = "textures/earth_depth.png",
                 Reflectance = "textures/earth_reflectance.png",
                 Clouds = "textures/earth_clouds.jpg"
-            },
-            Atmosphere = {
-                -- Atmosphere radius in Km
-                AtmoshereRadius = 6420,
-                --AtmoshereRadius = 6390,
-                --PlanetRadius    = 6371,
-                PlanetRadius    = 6360,
-                PlanetAverageGroundReflectance = 0.1,
-                Rayleigh = {
-                    Coefficients = {
-                        -- Wavelengths are given in 10^-9m
-                        Wavelengths = {680, 550, 440},
-                        -- Reflection coefficients are given in km^-1
-                        Scattering = {5.8e-3, 1.35e-2, 3.31e-2},
-                        -- In Rayleigh scattering, the coefficients of absorption and scattering are the same.
-                    },
-                    -- Thichkness of atmosphere if its density were uniform, in Km
-                    H_R = 8.0,
-                },
-                -- Default
-                Mie = {
-                    Coefficients = {
-                        -- Reflection coefficients are given in km^-1
-                        Scattering = {4e-3, 4e-3, 4e-3},
-                        --Scattering = {2e-5, 2e-5, 2e-5},
-                        -- Extinction coefficients are a fraction of the Scattering coefficients
-                        Extinction = {4e-3/0.9, 4e-3/0.9, 4e-3/0.9}
-                        -- Height scale (atmosphere thickness for constant density) in Km
-                    },
-                    H_M = 1.2,
-                    -- Mie Phase Function Value (G e [-1.0, 1.0]. If G = 1.0, Mie phase function = Rayleigh Phase Function)
-                    G = 1.0,
-                },
-                -- Clear Sky
-                -- Mie = {
-                --     Coefficients = {
-                --         Scattering = {20e-3, 20e-3, 20e-3},
-                --         Extinction = 1.0/0.9,
-                --      }
-                --     H_M = 1.2,
-                --     G = 0.76,
-                -- },
-                -- Cloudy
-                -- Mie = {
-                --     Coefficients = {
-                --         Scattering = {3e-3, 3e-3, 3e-3},
-                --         Extinction = 1.0/0.9,
-                --      }
-                --     H_M = 3.0,
-                --     G = 0.65,
-                -- },                
             }
         },