diff --git a/include/osgUtil/DisplayRequirementsVisitor b/include/osgUtil/DisplayRequirementsVisitor
index f29d277d7..0c397f931 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/DisplayRequirementsVisitor
+++ b/include/osgUtil/DisplayRequirementsVisitor
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT DisplayRequirementsVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
 
         virtual void apply(osg::Node& node);
 
-        virtual void apply(osg::Geode& geode);
-
     protected:
 
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::DisplaySettings> _ds;
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/DisplayRequirementsVisitor.cpp b/src/osgUtil/DisplayRequirementsVisitor.cpp
index 2d6dfc094..44e9b73e1 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/DisplayRequirementsVisitor.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/DisplayRequirementsVisitor.cpp
@@ -71,15 +71,3 @@ void DisplayRequirementsVisitor::apply(Node& node)
 
     traverse(node);
 }
-
-void DisplayRequirementsVisitor::apply(Geode& geode)
-{
-    osg::StateSet* geode_stateset = geode.getStateSet();
-    if (geode_stateset) applyStateSet(*geode_stateset);
-
-    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < geode.getNumDrawables(); i++ )
-    {
-        osg::StateSet* stateset = geode.getDrawable(i)->getStateSet();
-        if (stateset) applyStateSet(*stateset);
-    }
-}