diff --git a/include/osgUtil/GLObjectsVisitor b/include/osgUtil/GLObjectsVisitor
index e2a075145..b9a130f3e 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/GLObjectsVisitor
+++ b/include/osgUtil/GLObjectsVisitor
@@ -94,11 +94,6 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT GLObjectsVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
         /** Simply traverse using standard NodeVisitor traverse method.*/
         virtual void apply(osg::Node& node);
 
-        /** For each Geode visited set the display list usage according to the
-          * _displayListMode.
-          */
-        virtual void apply(osg::Geode& node);
-
         void apply(osg::Drawable& drawable);
         void apply(osg::StateSet& stateset);
 
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/GLObjectsVisitor.cpp b/src/osgUtil/GLObjectsVisitor.cpp
index 3731cfd34..b194b7990 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/GLObjectsVisitor.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/GLObjectsVisitor.cpp
@@ -53,28 +53,6 @@ void GLObjectsVisitor::apply(osg::Node& node)
     }
 }
 
-void GLObjectsVisitor::apply(osg::Geode& node)
-{
-    bool programSetBefore = _lastCompiledProgram.valid();
-
-    if (node.getStateSet())
-    {
-        apply(*(node.getStateSet()));
-    }
-
-    traverse(node);
-
-    bool programSetAfter = _lastCompiledProgram.valid();
-    if (!programSetBefore && programSetAfter)
-    {
-        osg::State* state = _renderInfo.getState();
-        osg::GLExtensions* extensions = state->get<osg::GLExtensions>();
-        extensions->glUseProgram(0);
-        state->setLastAppliedProgramObject(0);
-        _lastCompiledProgram = 0;
-    }
-}
-
 void GLObjectsVisitor::apply(osg::Drawable& drawable)
 {
     if (_drawablesAppliedSet.count(&drawable)!=0) return;