diff --git a/src/mortar.jl b/src/mortar.jl
index eca41a8..b9ecc55 100644
--- a/src/mortar.jl
+++ b/src/mortar.jl
@@ -708,16 +708,6 @@ function assemble!{E<:MortarElements2D}(assembly::BoundaryAssembly, problem::Bou
             N2 = master_element(xi_projected, time)
             S = w*kron(N1', N1)
             M = w*kron(N1', N2)
-            X1 = slave_element("geometry", xi_gauss, time)
-            u1 = slave_element("displacement", xi_gauss, time)
-            X2 = master_element("geometry", xi_projected, time)
-            u2 = master_element("displacement", xi_projected, time)
-            x1 = X1+u1
-            x2 = X2+u2
-            g = x1-x2 # gap in strong form
-#           info("gap in strong form", g)
-            gh = w*g*N1 # weighted gap (gap in weak form)
-#           info("weighted gap", gh)
             for i=1:field_dim
                 sd = slave_dofs[i:field_dim:end]
                 md = master_dofs[i:field_dim:end]
@@ -725,7 +715,6 @@ function assemble!{E<:MortarElements2D}(assembly::BoundaryAssembly, problem::Bou
                 add!(assembly.C1, sd, md, -M)
                 add!(assembly.C2, sd, sd, S)
                 add!(assembly.C2, sd, md, -M)
-                add!(assembly.g, sd, gh[i,:])
             end
 
         end