diff --git a/src/r_main.c b/src/r_main.c
index cb2bfff4..b62b077d 100644
--- a/src/r_main.c
+++ b/src/r_main.c
@@ -938,7 +938,6 @@ void R_RenderPlayerView (player_t* player)
   R_RenderBSPNode (numnodes-1);
 
   R_NearbySprites ();
-  VX_NearbySprites ();
 
   // [FG] update automap while playing
   if (automap_on)
diff --git a/src/r_voxel.c b/src/r_voxel.c
index ceb999a8..d29e32a3 100644
--- a/src/r_voxel.c
+++ b/src/r_voxel.c
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ void VX_Init (void)
 #define VX_MINZ         (   4 * FRACUNIT)
 #define VX_MAX_DIST     (2048 * FRACUNIT)
 #define VX_MIN_DIST     ( 512 * FRACUNIT)
-#define VX_NEAR_RADIUS  ( 512 * FRACUNIT)
 
 static int vx_max_dist = VX_MAX_DIST;
 
@@ -1069,57 +1068,3 @@ void VX_DrawVoxel (vissprite_t * spr)
 
 	VX_RecursiveDraw (spr, 0, 0, v->x_size, v->y_size);
 }
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-static boolean VX_CheckBBox (fixed_t * bspcoord)
-{
-	if (bspcoord[BOXRIGHT]  <= viewx - VX_NEAR_RADIUS) return false;
-	if (bspcoord[BOXLEFT]   >= viewx + VX_NEAR_RADIUS) return false;
-	if (bspcoord[BOXTOP]    <= viewy - VX_NEAR_RADIUS) return false;
-	if (bspcoord[BOXBOTTOM] >= viewy + VX_NEAR_RADIUS) return false;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-
-static void VX_SpritesInNode (int bspnum)
-{
-	for (;;)
-	{
-		if (bspnum & NF_SUBSECTOR)
-		{
-			subsector_t * sub = &subsectors[bspnum & ~NF_SUBSECTOR];
-			R_AddSprites (sub->sector, sub->sector->lightlevel);
-			return;
-		}
-
-		node_t * bsp = &nodes[bspnum];
-
-		// divide the front space
-		if (VX_CheckBBox (bsp->bbox[0]))
-			VX_SpritesInNode (bsp->children[0]);
-
-		// divide the back space
-		if (VX_CheckBBox (bsp->bbox[1]))
-			bspnum = bsp->children[1];
-		else
-			break;
-	}
-}
-
-
-//
-// add sprites from nearby sectors which were missed during the
-// normal BSP traversal.  this ensures that voxel models do not
-// suddenly disappear when they are in a small sector which has
-// gone out of view.
-//
-void VX_NearbySprites (void)
-{
-	if (!STRICTMODE(voxels_rendering))
-		return;
-
-	if (numnodes > 0)
-		VX_SpritesInNode (numnodes - 1);
-}
diff --git a/src/r_voxel.h b/src/r_voxel.h
index 06be705d..086de3c4 100644
--- a/src/r_voxel.h
+++ b/src/r_voxel.h
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ void VX_Init (void);
 
 void VX_ClearVoxels (void);
 
-void VX_NearbySprites (void);
-
 struct mobj_s;
 boolean VX_ProjectVoxel (struct mobj_s * thing);