diff --git a/sdk/jme3-core/src/com/jme3/gde/core/scene/SceneApplication.java b/sdk/jme3-core/src/com/jme3/gde/core/scene/SceneApplication.java
index 00949fdeb..20ea60bb2 100644
--- a/sdk/jme3-core/src/com/jme3/gde/core/scene/SceneApplication.java
+++ b/sdk/jme3-core/src/com/jme3/gde/core/scene/SceneApplication.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ package com.jme3.gde.core.scene;
 import com.jme3.app.Application;
 import com.jme3.app.StatsView;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetManager;
-import com.jme3.audio.AudioContext;
 import com.jme3.bullet.BulletAppState;
 import com.jme3.font.BitmapFont;
 import com.jme3.font.BitmapText;
@@ -70,8 +69,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
-import org.netbeans.api.progress.ProgressHandle;
-import org.netbeans.api.progress.ProgressHandleFactory;
 import org.netbeans.spi.project.LookupProvider;
 import org.openide.DialogDisplayer;
 import org.openide.NotifyDescriptor;
@@ -125,7 +122,6 @@ public class SceneApplication extends Application implements LookupProvider {
     private ScenePreviewProcessor previewProcessor;
     private ApplicationLogHandler logHandler = new ApplicationLogHandler();
     private WireProcessor wireProcessor;
-    private ProgressHandle progressHandle = ProgressHandleFactory.createHandle("Opening SceneViewer..");
     private String lastError = "";
     private boolean started = false;
     private boolean initFailed = false;
@@ -139,7 +135,6 @@ public class SceneApplication extends Application implements LookupProvider {
 
     public SceneApplication() {
         Logger.getLogger("com.jme3").addHandler(logHandler);
-        progressHandle.start(7);
         useCanvas = "true".equals(NbPreferences.forModule(Installer.class).get("use_lwjgl_canvas", "false"));
         try {
             AppSettings newSetting = new AppSettings(true);
@@ -158,7 +153,6 @@ public class SceneApplication extends Application implements LookupProvider {
             fakeApp = new FakeApplication(rootNode, guiNode, assetManager, cam);
             nodeSync = new NodeSyncAppState();
             stateManager.attach(nodeSync);
-            progressHandle.progress("initialize Base Application", 1);
             if (!useCanvas) {
                 start();
             }
@@ -167,7 +161,6 @@ public class SceneApplication extends Application implements LookupProvider {
         } catch (Error e) {
             showStartupErrorMessage(e);
         } finally {
-            getProgressHandle().finish();
         }
     }
 
@@ -228,33 +221,26 @@ public class SceneApplication extends Application implements LookupProvider {
                     overlayView.setClearFlags(false, true, false);
                     guiViewPort.setClearFlags(false, false, false);
                 }
-                getProgressHandle().progress("Setup Camera Controller", 2);
                 //create camera controller
                 camController = new SceneCameraController(cam, inputManager);
                 //create preview view
-                getProgressHandle().progress("Setup Preview Scene", 3);
 
                 previewProcessor = new ScenePreviewProcessor();
                 previewProcessor.setupPreviewView();
 
-                getProgressHandle().progress("Prepare Camera", 4);
                 camLight = new PointLight();
                 camLight.setColor(ColorRGBA.White);
 
-                getProgressHandle().progress("Prepare Stats View", 5);
                 guiNode.setQueueBucket(Bucket.Gui);
                 guiNode.setCullHint(CullHint.Never);
                 loadFPSText();
                 loadStatsView();
-                getProgressHandle().progress("Attach Scene to Viewport", 6);
                 viewPort.attachScene(rootNode);
                 viewPort.attachScene(toolsNode);
                 guiViewPort.attachScene(guiNode);
                 cam.setLocation(new Vector3f(0, 0, 10));
 
-                getProgressHandle().progress("Create", 6);
                 wireProcessor = new WireProcessor(assetManager);
-                getProgressHandle().finish();
 
                 inputManager.addMapping("MouseAxisX", new MouseAxisTrigger(MouseInput.AXIS_X, false));
                 inputManager.addMapping("MouseAxisY", new MouseAxisTrigger(MouseInput.AXIS_Y, false));
@@ -273,7 +259,6 @@ public class SceneApplication extends Application implements LookupProvider {
                     fakeApp.stopFakeApp();
                 }
             } finally {
-                getProgressHandle().finish();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -627,7 +612,6 @@ public class SceneApplication extends Application implements LookupProvider {
 
     @Override
     public void handleError(String msg, Throwable t) {
-        progressHandle.finish();
         if (msg == null) {
             msg = t.getMessage();
         }
@@ -677,10 +661,6 @@ public class SceneApplication extends Application implements LookupProvider {
         return guiNode;
     }
 
-    public ProgressHandle getProgressHandle() {
-        return progressHandle;
-    }
-
     public AbstractCameraController getActiveCameraController() {
         return activeCamController;
     }