diff --git a/src/render/software/CloudBasicLayerRenderer.cpp b/src/render/software/CloudBasicLayerRenderer.cpp
index 6d3b9a8..91e7c29 100644
--- a/src/render/software/CloudBasicLayerRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/software/CloudBasicLayerRenderer.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ CloudBasicLayerRenderer::CloudBasicLayerRenderer(SoftwareRenderer *parent) : Bas
  */
 int CloudBasicLayerRenderer::findSegments(BaseCloudsModel *model, const Vector3 &start, const Vector3 &direction,
                                           int max_segments, double max_inside_length, double max_total_length,
-                                          double *inside_length, double *total_length, CloudSegment *out_segments,
-                                          double base_detail) {
+                                          double *inside_length, double *total_length, CloudSegment *out_segments) {
     double ymin, ymax;
     int inside, segment_count;
     double current_total_length, current_inside_length;
@@ -175,10 +174,10 @@ Color CloudBasicLayerRenderer::getColor(BaseCloudsModel *model, const Vector3 &e
     material.shininess = 3.0;
 
     segment_count = findSegments(model, start, direction, 30, transparency_depth, max_length, &inside_length,
-                                 &total_length, segments, 0.001);
+                                 &total_length, segments);
     for (i = segment_count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
         const Vector3 &location = segments[i].start;
-        Vector3 normal = model->getNormal(location, 1.0);
+        Vector3 normal = model->getNormal(location);
 
         material.ambient = 1.0 - normal.getNorm() * 0.2;
         material.reflection = 0.2 * normal.getNorm();
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ bool CloudBasicLayerRenderer::alterLight(BaseCloudsModel *model, LightComponent
     model->getAltitudeRange(&ymin, &ymax);
     double light_traversal = (ymax - ymin) * 0.8 * light->color.getPower();
     findSegments(model, start, direction, 30, light_traversal, end.sub(start).getNorm(), &inside_depth, &total_depth,
-                 segments, 0.1);
+                 segments);
 
     if (light_traversal < 0.0001) {
         factor = 0.0;
diff --git a/src/render/software/CloudBasicLayerRenderer.h b/src/render/software/CloudBasicLayerRenderer.h
index 6d3cc78..4d50433 100644
--- a/src/render/software/CloudBasicLayerRenderer.h
+++ b/src/render/software/CloudBasicLayerRenderer.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class SOFTWARESHARED_EXPORT CloudBasicLayerRenderer : public BaseCloudLayerRende
   private:
     int findSegments(BaseCloudsModel *model, const Vector3 &start, const Vector3 &direction, int max_segments,
                      double max_inside_length, double max_total_length, double *inside_length, double *total_length,
-                     CloudSegment *out_segments, double base_detail);
+                     CloudSegment *out_segments);
 };
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/render/software/clouds/BaseCloudsModel.cpp b/src/render/software/clouds/BaseCloudsModel.cpp
index ff38bed..71118e0 100644
--- a/src/render/software/clouds/BaseCloudsModel.cpp
+++ b/src/render/software/clouds/BaseCloudsModel.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static inline Vector3 _getPseudoNormal(const BaseCloudsModel *model, const Vecto
     return direction.scale(diff > 0.0 ? diff : 0.0);
 }
 
-Vector3 BaseCloudsModel::getNormal(const Vector3 &location, double quality) const
+Vector3 BaseCloudsModel::getNormal(const Vector3 &location) const
 {
     double precision = 0.3;
     Vector3 normal = VECTOR_ZERO;
diff --git a/src/render/software/clouds/BaseCloudsModel.h b/src/render/software/clouds/BaseCloudsModel.h
index 59c9737..d38495c 100644
--- a/src/render/software/clouds/BaseCloudsModel.h
+++ b/src/render/software/clouds/BaseCloudsModel.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class SOFTWARESHARED_EXPORT BaseCloudsModel {
      * The length of the result vector indicates its relevance. A short vector marks an area
      * where applying a normal vector is not relevant.
      */
-    virtual Vector3 getNormal(const Vector3 &location, double quality) const;
+    Vector3 getNormal(const Vector3 &location) const;
 
   protected:
     CloudLayerDefinition *layer;