diff --git a/indra/newview/llspatialpartition.cpp b/indra/newview/llspatialpartition.cpp
index 4d1d2d3732e1aa75a5b7bc9f30e0dbb9c7b4ae9a..cd7ea27cb0d2de0679bf0e1bcdc0ace1ed43c285 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llspatialpartition.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llspatialpartition.cpp
@@ -722,11 +722,6 @@ BOOL LLSpatialGroup::changeLOD()
        
 			return TRUE;
 		}
-
-		if (mDistance > mRadius*2.f)
-		{
-			return FALSE;
-		}
 	}
 	
 	if (needsUpdate())