diff --git a/indra/newview/llcontrolavatar.cpp b/indra/newview/llcontrolavatar.cpp
index 39a8fd469d3b58b19463e48007347c332e4758dc..0f4898e8d3c0294b49e5f4bfee2cd2bdf546e86b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llcontrolavatar.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llcontrolavatar.cpp
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ void LLControlAvatar::initInstance()
 	// things up after the fact in releaseMeshData().
     LLVOAvatar::initInstance();
 
-    // AXON mSpecialRenderMode here is probably wrong, need to review.
-	mSpecialRenderMode = 1;
-
 	createDrawable(&gPipeline);
 	updateJointLODs();
 	updateGeometry(mDrawable);