diff --git a/src/osgShadow/ViewDependentShadowMap.cpp b/src/osgShadow/ViewDependentShadowMap.cpp
index 02836e977..ff19f65ad 100644
--- a/src/osgShadow/ViewDependentShadowMap.cpp
+++ b/src/osgShadow/ViewDependentShadowMap.cpp
@@ -1723,14 +1723,18 @@ void ViewDependentShadowMap::cullShadowReceivingScene(osgUtil::CullVisitor* cv)
 {
     OSG_INFO<<"cullShadowReceivingScene()"<<std::endl;
 
+#if 0    
     // record the traversal mask on entry so we can reapply it later.
     unsigned int traversalMask = cv->getTraversalMask();
 
     cv->setTraversalMask( traversalMask & _shadowedScene->getReceivesShadowTraversalMask() );
+#endif
 
     _shadowedScene->osg::Group::traverse(*cv);
 
+#if 0
     cv->setTraversalMask( traversalMask );
+#endif
 
     return;
 }