diff --git a/examples/osghud/osghud.cpp b/examples/osghud/osghud.cpp
index 42d67d793..3cedf6959 100644
--- a/examples/osghud/osghud.cpp
+++ b/examples/osghud/osghud.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ osg::Node* createHUD()
     // create the hud.
     osg::MatrixTransform* modelview_abs = new osg::MatrixTransform;
     modelview_abs->setReferenceFrame(osg::Transform::ABSOLUTE_RF);
-    modelview_abs->setCullingActive(false);
     modelview_abs->setMatrix(osg::Matrix::identity());
     modelview_abs->addChild(geode);
 
diff --git a/examples/osgscalarbar/osgscalarbar.cpp b/examples/osgscalarbar/osgscalarbar.cpp
index 7f6cbd2d9..80e56937c 100644
--- a/examples/osgscalarbar/osgscalarbar.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgscalarbar/osgscalarbar.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ osg::Node * createScalarBar_HUD()
 
     osg::MatrixTransform * modelview = new osg::MatrixTransform;
     modelview->setReferenceFrame(osg::Transform::ABSOLUTE_RF);
-    modelview->setCullingActive(false);
     osg::Matrixd matrix(osg::Matrixd::scale(1000,1000,1000) * osg::Matrixd::translate(120,10,0)); // I've played with these values a lot and it seems to work, but I have no idea why
     modelview->setMatrix(matrix);
     modelview->addChild(geode);