diff --git a/applications/osgviewer/osgviewer.cpp b/applications/osgviewer/osgviewer.cpp
index 71f5d41a4..133d1935a 100644
--- a/applications/osgviewer/osgviewer.cpp
+++ b/applications/osgviewer/osgviewer.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include <osgProducer/Viewer>
 #include <osg/CoordinateSystemNode>
 
-#include <osgUtil/SceneView>
-
 int main( int argc, char **argv )
 {
 
@@ -104,16 +102,6 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     // create the windows and run the threads.
     viewer.realize();
 
-    {
-        osgProducer::OsgSceneHandler *sh = viewer.getSceneHandlerList().front().get();
-        osgUtil::SceneView *sv = sh->getSceneView();
-        osg::CullStack::CullingMode cullingMode = sv->getCullingMode();
-        cullingMode &= ~(osg::CullStack::SMALL_FEATURE_CULLING);
-        sv->setCullingMode( cullingMode );
-
-
-    }
-
     while( !viewer.done() )
     {
         // wait for all cull and draw threads to complete.