diff --git a/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp b/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
index ad47b3d154815ba8404f77b8893e531e2f8964a6..51d7082b40855602f086b4e886519caa52d69eae 100644
--- a/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
@@ -10871,11 +10871,9 @@ void LLPipeline::generateImpostor(LLVOAvatar* avatar, bool preview_avatar)
                               << " is " << ( too_complex ? "" : "not ") << "too complex"
                               << LL_ENDL;
 
-    bool too_slow = avatar->isTooSlow();
-
     pushRenderTypeMask();
 
-    if ( !too_slow && ( visually_muted || too_complex ) )
+    if (visually_muted || too_complex)
     {
         // only show jelly doll geometry
 		andRenderTypeMask(LLPipeline::RENDER_TYPE_AVATAR,