diff --git a/components/terrain/chunkmanager.cpp b/components/terrain/chunkmanager.cpp
index 41b1fdbe1..881397936 100644
--- a/components/terrain/chunkmanager.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/chunkmanager.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ ChunkManager::ChunkManager(Storage *storage, Resource::SceneManager *sceneMgr, T
     , mCompositeMapSize(512)
     , mCompositeMapLevel(1.f)
     , mMaxCompGeometrySize(1.f)
-    , mCullingActive(true)
 {
 
 }
@@ -208,7 +207,8 @@ osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> ChunkManager::createChunk(float chunkSize, const osg::Ve
 
         mCompositeMapRenderer->addCompositeMap(compositeMap.get(), false);
 
-        transform->getOrCreateUserDataContainer()->setUserData(compositeMap);
+        geometry->setCompositeMap(compositeMap);
+        geometry->setCompositeMapRenderer(mCompositeMapRenderer);
 
         TextureLayer layer;
         layer.mDiffuseMap = compositeMap->mTexture;
@@ -222,14 +222,7 @@ osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> ChunkManager::createChunk(float chunkSize, const osg::Ve
     }
 
     transform->addChild(geometry);
-
-    if (!mCullingActive)
-    {
-        transform->setCullingActive(false);
-        geometry->setCullingActive(false);
-    }
-    else
-        transform->getBound();
+    transform->getBound();
 
     if (mSceneManager->getIncrementalCompileOperation())
     {
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreenode.cpp b/components/terrain/quadtreenode.cpp
index 141803cf7..69f9b3fa4 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreenode.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreenode.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ QuadTreeNode::QuadTreeNode(QuadTreeNode* parent, ChildDirection direction, float
     , mValidBounds(false)
     , mSize(size)
     , mCenter(center)
-    , mViewDataMap(nullptr)
 {
     for (unsigned int i=0; i<4; ++i)
         mNeighbours[i] = 0;
@@ -109,56 +108,63 @@ void QuadTreeNode::initNeighbours()
         getChild(i)->initNeighbours();
 }
 
-void QuadTreeNode::traverse(osg::NodeVisitor &nv)
+void QuadTreeNode::traverse(ViewData* vd, const osg::Vec3f& viewPoint, LodCallback* lodCallback, float maxDist)
 {
     if (!hasValidBounds())
         return;
 
-    bool needsUpdate = true;
-    ViewData* vd = getView(nv, needsUpdate);
+    float dist = distance(viewPoint);
+    if (dist > maxDist)
+        return;
 
-    if ((mLodCallback && mLodCallback->isSufficientDetail(this, distance(vd->getViewPoint()))) || !getNumChildren())
-        vd->add(this, true);
+    bool stopTraversal = (lodCallback->isSufficientDetail(this, dist)) || !getNumChildren();
+
+    if (stopTraversal)
+        vd->add(this);
     else
-        osg::Group::traverse(nv);
-}
-
-void QuadTreeNode::setLodCallback(LodCallback *lodCallback)
-{
-    mLodCallback = lodCallback;
-}
-
-LodCallback *QuadTreeNode::getLodCallback()
-{
-    return mLodCallback;
-}
-
-void QuadTreeNode::setViewDataMap(ViewDataMap *map)
-{
-    mViewDataMap = map;
-}
-
-ViewDataMap *QuadTreeNode::getViewDataMap()
-{
-    return mViewDataMap;
-}
-
-ViewData* QuadTreeNode::getView(osg::NodeVisitor &nv, bool& needsUpdate)
-{
-    ViewData* vd = NULL;
-    if (nv.getVisitorType() == osg::NodeVisitor::CULL_VISITOR)
     {
-        osgUtil::CullVisitor* cv = static_cast<osgUtil::CullVisitor*>(&nv);
-        vd = mViewDataMap->getViewData(cv->getCurrentCamera(), nv.getViewPoint(), needsUpdate);
+        for (unsigned int i=0; i<getNumChildren(); ++i)
+            getChild(i)->traverse(vd, viewPoint, lodCallback, maxDist);
     }
-    else // INTERSECTION_VISITOR
+}
+
+void QuadTreeNode::traverseTo(ViewData* vd, float size, const osg::Vec2f& center)
+{
+    if (!hasValidBounds())
+        return;
+
+    if (getCenter().x() + getSize()/2.f <= center.x() - size/2.f
+            || getCenter().x() - getSize()/2.f >= center.x() + size/2.f
+            || getCenter().y() + getSize()/2.f <= center.y() - size/2.f
+            || getCenter().y() - getSize()/2.f >= center.y() + size/2.f)
+        return;
+
+    bool stopTraversal = (getSize() == size);
+
+    if (stopTraversal)
+        vd->add(this);
+    else
     {
-        osg::Vec3f viewPoint = nv.getViewPoint();
-        static osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> dummyObj = new osg::DummyObject;
-        vd = mViewDataMap->getViewData(dummyObj.get(), viewPoint, needsUpdate);
-        needsUpdate = true;
+        for (unsigned int i=0; i<getNumChildren(); ++i)
+            getChild(i)->traverseTo(vd, size, center);
+    }
+}
+
+void QuadTreeNode::intersect(ViewData* vd, TerrainLineIntersector* intersector)
+{
+    if (!hasValidBounds())
+        return;
+
+    if (!intersector->intersectAndClip(getBoundingBox()))
+        return;
+
+    if (getNumChildren() == 0)
+        vd->add(this);
+    else
+    {
+        for (unsigned int i=0; i<getNumChildren(); ++i)
+            getChild(i)->intersect(vd, intersector);
     }
-    return vd;
 }
 
 void QuadTreeNode::setBoundingBox(const osg::BoundingBox &boundingBox)
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreenode.hpp b/components/terrain/quadtreenode.hpp
index 9f7c7bbb7..26eecd109 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreenode.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreenode.hpp
@@ -2,12 +2,31 @@
 #define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_TERRAIN_QUADTREENODE_H
 
 #include <osg/Group>
+#include <osgUtil/LineSegmentIntersector>
 
 #include "defs.hpp"
 
 namespace Terrain
 {
 
+    class TerrainLineIntersector : public osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector
+    {
+    public:
+        TerrainLineIntersector(osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector* intersector, osg::Matrix& matrix) :
+            osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector(intersector->getStart() * matrix, intersector->getEnd() * matrix)
+        {
+            setPrecisionHint(intersector->getPrecisionHint());
+            _intersectionLimit = intersector->getIntersectionLimit();
+            _parent = intersector;
+        }
+
+        bool intersectAndClip(const osg::BoundingBox& bbInput)
+        {
+            osg::Vec3d s(_start), e(_end);
+            return osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector::intersectAndClip(s, e, bbInput);
+        }
+    };
+
     enum ChildDirection
     {
         NW = 0,
@@ -72,20 +91,14 @@ namespace Terrain
         /// center in cell coordinates
         const osg::Vec2f& getCenter() const;
 
-        virtual void traverse(osg::NodeVisitor& nv);
+        /// Traverse nodes according to LOD selection.
+        void traverse(ViewData* vd, const osg::Vec3f& viewPoint, LodCallback* lodCallback, float maxDist);
 
-        /// Set the Lod callback to use for determining when to stop traversing further down the quad tree.
-        void setLodCallback(LodCallback* lodCallback);
+        /// Traverse to a specific node and add only that node.
+        void traverseTo(ViewData* vd, float size, const osg::Vec2f& center);
 
-        LodCallback* getLodCallback();
-
-        /// Set the view data map that the finally used nodes for a given camera/intersection are pushed onto.
-        void setViewDataMap(ViewDataMap* map);
-
-        ViewDataMap* getViewDataMap();
-
-        /// Create or retrieve a view for the given traversal.
-        ViewData* getView(osg::NodeVisitor& nv, bool& needsUpdate);
+        /// Adds all leaf nodes which intersect the line from start to end
+        void intersect(ViewData* vd, TerrainLineIntersector* intersector);
 
     private:
         QuadTreeNode* mParent;
@@ -98,10 +111,6 @@ namespace Terrain
         bool mValidBounds;
         float mSize;
         osg::Vec2f mCenter;
-
-        osg::ref_ptr<LodCallback> mLodCallback;
-
-        ViewDataMap* mViewDataMap;
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
index 499e268dc..b2f119b88 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
@@ -97,12 +97,10 @@ private:
 class QuadTreeBuilder
 {
 public:
-    QuadTreeBuilder(Terrain::Storage* storage, ViewDataMap* viewDataMap, float lodFactor, float minSize)
+    QuadTreeBuilder(Terrain::Storage* storage, float minSize)
         : mStorage(storage)
-        , mLodFactor(lodFactor)
         , mMinX(0.f), mMaxX(0.f), mMinY(0.f), mMaxY(0.f)
         , mMinSize(minSize)
-        , mViewDataMap(viewDataMap)
     {
     }
 
@@ -120,8 +118,6 @@ public:
         float centerY = (mMinY+mMaxY)/2.f + (size-origSizeY)/2.f;
 
         mRootNode = new RootNode(size, osg::Vec2f(centerX, centerY));
-        mRootNode->setViewDataMap(mViewDataMap);
-        mRootNode->setLodCallback(new DefaultLodCallback(mLodFactor, mMinSize));
         addChildren(mRootNode);
 
         mRootNode->initNeighbours();
@@ -170,8 +166,6 @@ public:
         }
 
         osg::ref_ptr<QuadTreeNode> node = new QuadTreeNode(parent, direction, size, center);
-        node->setLodCallback(parent->getLodCallback());
-        node->setViewDataMap(mViewDataMap);
 
         if (center.x() - halfSize > mMaxX
                 || center.x() + halfSize < mMinX
@@ -191,15 +185,14 @@ public:
 
         if (node->getSize() <= mMinSize)
         {
-            // We arrived at a leaf
-            float minZ,maxZ;
-            if (mStorage->getMinMaxHeights(size, center, minZ, maxZ))
-            {
-                float cellWorldSize = mStorage->getCellWorldSize();
-                osg::BoundingBox boundingBox(osg::Vec3f((center.x()-halfSize)*cellWorldSize, (center.y()-halfSize)*cellWorldSize, minZ),
-                                        osg::Vec3f((center.x()+halfSize)*cellWorldSize, (center.y()+halfSize)*cellWorldSize, maxZ));
-                node->setBoundingBox(boundingBox);
-            }
+            // We arrived at a leaf.
+            // Since the tree is used for LOD level selection instead of culling, we do not need to load the actual height data here.
+            float minZ = -std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
+            float maxZ = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
+            float cellWorldSize = mStorage->getCellWorldSize();
+            osg::BoundingBox boundingBox(osg::Vec3f((center.x()-halfSize)*cellWorldSize, (center.y()-halfSize)*cellWorldSize, minZ),
+                                    osg::Vec3f((center.x()+halfSize)*cellWorldSize, (center.y()+halfSize)*cellWorldSize, maxZ));
+            node->setBoundingBox(boundingBox);
             return node;
         }
         else
@@ -220,9 +213,9 @@ private:
     float mLodFactor;
     float mMinX, mMaxX, mMinY, mMaxY;
     float mMinSize;
-    ViewDataMap* mViewDataMap;
 
     osg::ref_ptr<RootNode> mRootNode;
+    osg::ref_ptr<LodCallback> mLodCallback;
 };
 
 QuadTreeWorld::QuadTreeWorld(osg::Group *parent, osg::Group *compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem *resourceSystem, Storage *storage, int nodeMask, int preCompileMask, int borderMask, int compMapResolution, float compMapLevel, float lodFactor, int vertexLodMod, float maxCompGeometrySize)
@@ -233,9 +226,6 @@ QuadTreeWorld::QuadTreeWorld(osg::Group *parent, osg::Group *compileRoot, Resour
     , mVertexLodMod(vertexLodMod)
     , mViewDistance(std::numeric_limits<float>::max())
 {
-    // No need for culling on the Drawable / Transform level as the quad tree performs the culling already.
-    mChunkManager->setCullingActive(false);
-
     mChunkManager->setCompositeMapSize(compMapResolution);
     mChunkManager->setCompositeMapLevel(compMapLevel);
     mChunkManager->setMaxCompositeGeometrySize(maxCompGeometrySize);
@@ -246,52 +236,6 @@ QuadTreeWorld::~QuadTreeWorld()
     mViewDataMap->clear();
 }
 
-
-void traverse(QuadTreeNode* node, ViewData* vd, osg::NodeVisitor* nv, LodCallback* lodCallback, const osg::Vec3f& viewPoint, bool visible, float maxDist)
-{
-    if (!node->hasValidBounds())
-        return;
-
-    if (nv && nv->getVisitorType() == osg::NodeVisitor::CULL_VISITOR)
-        visible = visible && !static_cast<osgUtil::CullVisitor*>(nv)->isCulled(node->getBoundingBox());
-
-    float dist = node->distance(viewPoint);
-    if (dist > maxDist)
-        return;
-
-    bool stopTraversal = (lodCallback && lodCallback->isSufficientDetail(node, dist)) || !node->getNumChildren();
-
-    if (stopTraversal)
-        vd->add(node, visible);
-    else
-    {
-        for (unsigned int i=0; i<node->getNumChildren(); ++i)
-            traverse(node->getChild(i), vd, nv, lodCallback, viewPoint, visible, maxDist);
-    }
-}
-
-void traverseToCell(QuadTreeNode* node, ViewData* vd, int cellX, int cellY)
-{
-    if (!node->hasValidBounds())
-        return;
-
-    if (node->getCenter().x() + node->getSize()/2.f <= cellX
-            || node->getCenter().x() - node->getSize()/2.f >= cellX+1
-            || node->getCenter().y() + node->getSize()/2.f <= cellY
-            || node->getCenter().y() - node->getSize()/2.f >= cellY+1)
-        return;
-
-    bool stopTraversal = !node->getNumChildren();
-
-    if (stopTraversal)
-        vd->add(node, true);
-    else
-    {
-        for (unsigned int i=0; i<node->getNumChildren(); ++i)
-            traverseToCell(node->getChild(i), vd, cellX, cellY);
-    }
-}
-
 /// get the level of vertex detail to render this node at, expressed relative to the native resolution of the data set.
 unsigned int getVertexLod(QuadTreeNode* node, int vertexLodMod)
 {
@@ -383,8 +327,15 @@ void QuadTreeWorld::accept(osg::NodeVisitor &nv)
         return;
     }
 
-    bool needsUpdate = false;
-    ViewData* vd = mRootNode->getView(nv, needsUpdate);
+    bool needsUpdate = true;
+    ViewData* vd = nullptr;
+    if (isCullVisitor)
+        vd = mViewDataMap->getViewData(static_cast<osgUtil::CullVisitor*>(&nv)->getCurrentCamera(), nv.getViewPoint(), needsUpdate);
+    else
+    {
+        static ViewData sIntersectionViewData;
+        vd = &sIntersectionViewData;
+    }
 
     if (needsUpdate)
     {
@@ -400,21 +351,23 @@ void QuadTreeWorld::accept(osg::NodeVisitor &nv)
                 int x,y;
                 stream >> x;
                 stream >> y;
-                traverseToCell(mRootNode.get(), vd, x,y);
+                mRootNode->traverseTo(vd, 1, osg::Vec2f(x+0.5,y+0.5));
             }
             else
-                traverse(mRootNode.get(), vd, cv, mRootNode->getLodCallback(), cv->getViewPoint(), true, mViewDistance);
+                mRootNode->traverse(vd, cv->getViewPoint(), mLodCallback, mViewDistance);
         }
         else
-            mRootNode->traverse(nv);
-    }
-    else if (isCullVisitor)
-    {
-        // view point is the same, but must still update visible status in case the camera has rotated
-        for (unsigned int i=0; i<vd->getNumEntries(); ++i)
         {
-            ViewData::Entry& entry = vd->getEntry(i);
-            entry.set(entry.mNode, !static_cast<osgUtil::CullVisitor*>(&nv)->isCulled(entry.mNode->getBoundingBox()));
+            osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor* iv = static_cast<osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor*>(&nv);
+            osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector* lineIntersector = dynamic_cast<osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector*>(iv->getIntersector());
+            if (!lineIntersector)
+                throw std::runtime_error("Cannot update QuadTreeWorld: node visitor is not LineSegmentIntersector");
+
+            osg::Matrix matrix = osg::Matrix::identity();
+            if (lineIntersector->getCoordinateFrame() == osgUtil::Intersector::CoordinateFrame::MODEL && iv->getModelMatrix() == 0)
+                matrix = lineIntersector->getTransformation(*iv, osgUtil::Intersector::CoordinateFrame::MODEL);
+            osg::ref_ptr<TerrainLineIntersector> terrainIntersector (new TerrainLineIntersector(lineIntersector, matrix));
+            mRootNode->intersect(vd, terrainIntersector);
         }
     }
 
@@ -424,21 +377,11 @@ void QuadTreeWorld::accept(osg::NodeVisitor &nv)
 
         loadRenderingNode(entry, vd, mVertexLodMod, mChunkManager.get());
 
-        if (entry.mVisible)
-        {
-            osg::UserDataContainer* udc = entry.mRenderingNode->getUserDataContainer();
-            if (udc && udc->getUserData())
-            {
-                mCompositeMapRenderer->setImmediate(static_cast<CompositeMap*>(udc->getUserData()));
-                udc->setUserData(nullptr);
-
-            }
-            entry.mRenderingNode->accept(nv);
-        }
+        entry.mRenderingNode->accept(nv);
     }
 
     if (!isCullVisitor)
-        vd->reset(); // we can't reuse intersection views in the next frame because they only contain what is touched by the intersection ray.
+        vd->clear(); // we can't reuse intersection views in the next frame because they only contain what is touched by the intersection ray.
 
     vd->markUnchanged();
 
@@ -457,7 +400,8 @@ void QuadTreeWorld::ensureQuadTreeBuilt()
         return;
 
     const float minSize = 1/8.f;
-    QuadTreeBuilder builder(mStorage, mViewDataMap.get(), mLodFactor, minSize);
+    mLodCallback = new DefaultLodCallback(mLodFactor, minSize);
+    QuadTreeBuilder builder(mStorage, minSize);
     builder.build();
 
     mRootNode = builder.getRootNode();
@@ -483,7 +427,7 @@ void QuadTreeWorld::cacheCell(View *view, int x, int y)
 {
     ensureQuadTreeBuilt();
     ViewData* vd = static_cast<ViewData*>(view);
-    traverseToCell(mRootNode.get(), vd, x, y);
+    mRootNode->traverseTo(vd, 1, osg::Vec2f(x+0.5f,y+0.5f));
 
     for (unsigned int i=0; i<vd->getNumEntries(); ++i)
     {
@@ -503,7 +447,7 @@ void QuadTreeWorld::preload(View *view, const osg::Vec3f &viewPoint, std::atomic
 
     ViewData* vd = static_cast<ViewData*>(view);
     vd->setViewPoint(viewPoint);
-    traverse(mRootNode.get(), vd, nullptr, mRootNode->getLodCallback(), viewPoint, false, mViewDistance);
+    mRootNode->traverse(vd, viewPoint, mLodCallback, mViewDistance);
 
     for (unsigned int i=0; i<vd->getNumEntries() && !abort; ++i)
     {
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
index 349f27b64..bcb671ee1 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace Terrain
 {
     class RootNode;
     class ViewDataMap;
+    class LodCallback;
 
     /// @brief Terrain implementation that loads cells into a Quad Tree, with geometry LOD and texture LOD.
     class QuadTreeWorld : public TerrainGrid // note: derived from TerrainGrid is only to render default cells (see loadCell)
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ namespace Terrain
         osg::ref_ptr<RootNode> mRootNode;
 
         osg::ref_ptr<ViewDataMap> mViewDataMap;
+        osg::ref_ptr<LodCallback> mLodCallback;
 
         OpenThreads::Mutex mQuadTreeMutex;
         bool mQuadTreeBuilt;
diff --git a/components/terrain/terraindrawable.cpp b/components/terrain/terraindrawable.cpp
index f216bb33b..151977cd4 100644
--- a/components/terrain/terraindrawable.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/terraindrawable.cpp
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@
 
 #include <components/sceneutil/lightmanager.hpp>
 
+#include "compositemaprenderer.hpp"
+
 namespace Terrain
 {
 
-TerrainDrawable::TerrainDrawable()
-{
-}
-
 TerrainDrawable::TerrainDrawable(const TerrainDrawable &copy, const osg::CopyOp &copyop)
     : osg::Geometry(copy, copyop)
     , mPasses(copy.mPasses)
@@ -63,6 +61,12 @@ void TerrainDrawable::cull(osgUtil::CullVisitor *cv)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (mCompositeMap)
+    {
+        mCompositeMapRenderer->setImmediate(mCompositeMap);
+        mCompositeMap = nullptr;
+    }
+
     bool pushedLight = mLightListCallback && mLightListCallback->pushLightState(this, cv);
 
     for (PassVector::const_iterator it = mPasses.begin(); it != mPasses.end(); ++it)
diff --git a/components/terrain/terraindrawable.hpp b/components/terrain/terraindrawable.hpp
index 6bef60bc7..b77b6b784 100644
--- a/components/terrain/terraindrawable.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/terraindrawable.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ namespace SceneUtil
 namespace Terrain
 {
 
+    class CompositeMap;
+    class CompositeMapRenderer;
+
     /**
      * Subclass of Geometry that supports built in multi-pass rendering and built in LightListCallback.
      */
@@ -28,7 +31,8 @@ namespace Terrain
         virtual const char* className() const { return "TerrainDrawable"; }
         virtual const char* libraryName() const { return "Terrain"; }
 
-        TerrainDrawable();
+        TerrainDrawable() = default;
+        ~TerrainDrawable() = default;
         TerrainDrawable(const TerrainDrawable& copy, const osg::CopyOp& copyop);
 
         virtual void accept(osg::NodeVisitor &nv);
@@ -41,10 +45,15 @@ namespace Terrain
 
         virtual void compileGLObjects(osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo) const;
 
+        void setCompositeMap(CompositeMap* map) { mCompositeMap = map; }
+        void setCompositeMapRenderer(CompositeMapRenderer* renderer) { mCompositeMapRenderer = renderer; }
+
     private:
         PassVector mPasses;
 
         osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::LightListCallback> mLightListCallback;
+        osg::ref_ptr<CompositeMap> mCompositeMap;
+        osg::ref_ptr<CompositeMapRenderer> mCompositeMapRenderer;
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp b/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
index f8ce2019c..c91240334 100644
--- a/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> TerrainGrid::buildTerrain (osg::Group* parent, float chu
             return nullptr;
         if (parent)
             parent->addChild(node);
-
-        osg::UserDataContainer* udc = node->getUserDataContainer();
-        if (udc && udc->getUserData())
-            mCompositeMapRenderer->setImmediate(static_cast<CompositeMap*>(udc->getUserData()));
-
         return node;
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp b/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
index d1870abaa..d07a0e356 100644
--- a/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void ViewData::copyFrom(const ViewData& other)
     mViewPoint = other.mViewPoint;
 }
 
-void ViewData::add(QuadTreeNode *node, bool visible)
+void ViewData::add(QuadTreeNode *node)
 {
     unsigned int index = mNumEntries++;
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void ViewData::add(QuadTreeNode *node, bool visible)
         mEntries.resize(index+1);
 
     Entry& entry = mEntries[index];
-    if (entry.set(node, visible))
+    if (entry.set(node))
         mChanged = true;
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void ViewData::reset()
 {
     // clear any unused entries
     for (unsigned int i=mNumEntries; i<mEntries.size(); ++i)
-        mEntries[i].set(nullptr, false);
+        mEntries[i].set(nullptr);
 
     // reset index for next frame
     mNumEntries = 0;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void ViewData::reset()
 void ViewData::clear()
 {
     for (unsigned int i=0; i<mEntries.size(); ++i)
-        mEntries[i].set(nullptr, false);
+        mEntries[i].set(nullptr);
     mNumEntries = 0;
     mLastUsageTimeStamp = 0;
     mChanged = false;
@@ -100,15 +100,13 @@ bool ViewData::contains(QuadTreeNode *node)
 
 ViewData::Entry::Entry()
     : mNode(nullptr)
-    , mVisible(true)
     , mLodFlags(0)
 {
 
 }
 
-bool ViewData::Entry::set(QuadTreeNode *node, bool visible)
+bool ViewData::Entry::set(QuadTreeNode *node)
 {
-    mVisible = visible;
     if (node == mNode)
         return false;
     else
diff --git a/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp b/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
index 2cb25158f..7f9f14af5 100644
--- a/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Terrain
         ViewData();
         ~ViewData();
 
-        void add(QuadTreeNode* node, bool visible);
+        void add(QuadTreeNode* node);
 
         void reset();
 
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ namespace Terrain
         {
             Entry();
 
-            bool set(QuadTreeNode* node, bool visible);
+            bool set(QuadTreeNode* node);
 
             QuadTreeNode* mNode;
-            bool mVisible;
 
             unsigned int mLodFlags;
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> mRenderingNode;