diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index b8ebb84b1..8f9fb17af 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ add_component_dir (translation
 
 add_definitions(-DTERRAIN_USE_SHADER=1)
 add_component_dir (terrain
-    quadtreenode chunk world defaultworld storage material buffercache defs backgroundloader
+    quadtreenode chunk world defaultworld storage material buffercache defs
     )
 
 add_component_dir (loadinglistener
diff --git a/components/terrain/backgroundloader.cpp b/components/terrain/backgroundloader.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000