diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/showBase.cxx b/direct/src/showbase/showBase.cxx
index 3d44f8424b..634cd1599e 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/showBase.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/showBase.cxx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 // Don't define this unless you have drose's new GraphicsWindow code,
 // which is currently a work in progress.  You probably won't have it
 // unless you are drose.
-#define NEW_WINDOW_CODE 1
+//#define NEW_WINDOW_CODE 1
 
 #ifdef NEW_WINDOW_CODE
 #include "graphicsPipeSelection.h"