diff --git a/panda/src/grutil/pipeOcclusionCullTraverser.cxx b/panda/src/grutil/pipeOcclusionCullTraverser.cxx
index 22f10b0453..682b246c0d 100644
--- a/panda/src/grutil/pipeOcclusionCullTraverser.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/grutil/pipeOcclusionCullTraverser.cxx
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ set_scene(SceneSetup *scene_setup, GraphicsStateGuardianBase *gsgbase) {
   _current_query = NULL;
   _next_query = NULL;
   
-  make_sphere();  // Temporary, so we can experiment with num vertices
-
   // Begin by rendering all the occluders into our internal scene.
   PStatTimer timer2(_draw_occlusion_pcollector);
   _internal_trav->traverse(_scene->get_scene_root());