diff --git a/src/am_map.cpp b/src/am_map.cpp
index 63d328c647..fd3f4373fc 100644
--- a/src/am_map.cpp
+++ b/src/am_map.cpp
@@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ void AM_Drawer ()
 	}
 	AM_activateNewScale();
 
-	if (am_textured && hasglnodes && textured)
+	if (am_textured && hasglnodes && textured && !viewactive)
 		AM_drawSubsectors();
 
 	if (grid)	
diff --git a/src/p_glnodes.cpp b/src/p_glnodes.cpp
index 426552c37d..f08ef55ed6 100644
--- a/src/p_glnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/p_glnodes.cpp
@@ -1387,6 +1387,8 @@ void P_SetRenderSector()
 	TArray<subsector_t *> undetermined;
 	subsector_t *		ss;
 
+#if 0	// doesn't work as expected :(
+
 	// hide all sectors on textured automap that only have hidden lines.
 	bool *hidesec = new bool[numsectors];
 	for(i = 0; i < numsectors; i++)
@@ -1409,6 +1411,7 @@ void P_SetRenderSector()
 		if (hidesec[i]) sectors[i].MoreFlags |= SECF_HIDDEN;
 	}
 	delete [] hidesec;
+#endif
 
 	// Check for incorrect partner seg info so that the following code does not crash.
 	for(i=0;i<numsegs;i++)