--- deliantra/server/common/object.C	2007/07/05 08:10:29	1.164
+++ deliantra/server/common/object.C	2007/07/10 07:31:19	1.165
@@ -2642,13 +2642,10 @@
 const materialtype_t *
 object::dominant_material () const
 {
-  if (materialtype_t *mat = name_to_material (materialname))
-    return mat;
+  if (materialtype_t *mt = name_to_material (materialname))
+    return mt;
 
-  // omfg this is slow, this has to be temporary :)
-  shstr unknown ("unknown");
-
-  return name_to_material (unknown);
+  return name_to_material (shstr_unknown);
 }
 
 void