diff --git a/release/scripts/ui/properties_data_modifier.py b/release/scripts/ui/properties_data_modifier.py
index 3ab102a803b..332bea61364 100644
--- a/release/scripts/ui/properties_data_modifier.py
+++ b/release/scripts/ui/properties_data_modifier.py
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ class DATA_PT_modifiers(DataButtonsPanel):
         sub = col.column()
         sub.label(text="Object:")
         sub.prop(md, "object", text="")
-        sub.prop(md, "mode", text="")
         sub.active = not md.is_bound
         if wide_ui:
             col = split.column()
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/armature/meshlaplacian.c b/source/blender/editors/armature/meshlaplacian.c
index 3190d8ad576..c5e96dd5fd4 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/armature/meshlaplacian.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/armature/meshlaplacian.c
@@ -1886,6 +1886,7 @@ static void harmonic_coordinates_bind(Scene *scene, MeshDeformModifierData *mmd,
 	BLI_memarena_free(mdb->memarena);
 }
 
+#if 0
 static void heat_weighting_bind(Scene *scene, DerivedMesh *dm, MeshDeformModifierData *mmd, MeshDeformBind *mdb)
 {
 	LaplacianSystem *sys;
@@ -1953,6 +1954,7 @@ static void heat_weighting_bind(Scene *scene, DerivedMesh *dm, MeshDeformModifie
 
 	mmd->bindweights= mdb->weights;
 }
+#endif
 
 void mesh_deform_bind(Scene *scene, DerivedMesh *dm, MeshDeformModifierData *mmd, float *vertexcos, int totvert, float cagemat[][4])
 {
@@ -1981,10 +1983,14 @@ void mesh_deform_bind(Scene *scene, DerivedMesh *dm, MeshDeformModifierData *mmd
 		mul_v3_m4v3(mdb.vertexcos[a], mdb.cagemat, vertexcos + a*3);
 
 	/* solve */
+#if 0
 	if(mmd->mode == MOD_MDEF_VOLUME)
 		harmonic_coordinates_bind(scene, mmd, &mdb);
 	else
 		heat_weighting_bind(scene, dm, mmd, &mdb);
+#else
+	harmonic_coordinates_bind(scene, mmd, &mdb);
+#endif
 
 	/* assign bind variables */
 	mmd->bindcos= (float*)mdb.cagecos;
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c
index 14be3665adc..e789d2d0c46 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c
@@ -1487,10 +1487,12 @@ static void rna_def_modifier_meshdeform(BlenderRNA *brna)
 {
 	StructRNA *srna;
 	PropertyRNA *prop;
+#if 0
 	static EnumPropertyItem prop_mode_items[] = {
 		{0, "VOLUME", 0, "Volume", "Bind to volume inside cage mesh"},
 		{1, "SURFACE", 0, "Surface", "Bind to surface of cage mesh"},
 		{0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}};
+#endif
 
 	srna= RNA_def_struct(brna, "MeshDeformModifier", "Modifier");
 	RNA_def_struct_ui_text(srna, "MeshDeform Modifier", "Mesh deformation modifier to deform with other meshes");
@@ -1530,10 +1532,12 @@ static void rna_def_modifier_meshdeform(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Dynamic", "Recompute binding dynamically on top of other deformers (slower and more memory consuming.)");
 	RNA_def_property_update(prop, 0, "rna_Modifier_update");
 
+#if 0
 	prop= RNA_def_property(srna, "mode", PROP_ENUM, PROP_NONE);
 	RNA_def_property_enum_items(prop, prop_mode_items);
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Mode", "Method of binding vertices are bound to cage mesh");
 	RNA_def_property_update(prop, 0, "rna_Modifier_update");
+#endif
 }
 
 static void rna_def_modifier_particlesystem(BlenderRNA *brna)