diff --git a/6_rendering/gtIVPCmap.m b/6_rendering/gtIVPCmap.m
index a29c243ccb0dbe53c6d33af9ef2b109751d07278..786bb80838dcae3557d6bc5206f96b3c1e369fe7 100644
--- a/6_rendering/gtIVPCmap.m
+++ b/6_rendering/gtIVPCmap.m
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ if exist(fullfile('4_grains', sprintf('phase_%02d', phaseid), 'r_vectors.mat'),
     if size(r_vectors,2) == 4
         r_vectors = r_vectors(:, 2:4);
     end
-elseif exist('r_vectors.mat', 'file')
-    load('r_vectors.mat');
-    if size(r_vectors,2) == 4
-        r_vectors = r_vectors(:, 2:4);
-    end
 elseif exist(fullfile('4_grains', sprintf('phase_%02d', phaseid), 'index.mat'), 'file')
     grain = [];
     load(fullfile('4_grains', sprintf('phase_%02d', phaseid), 'index.mat'), 'grain');