diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/groundcover.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/groundcover.cpp
index 25c00fb976..3f4e592688 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/groundcover.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/groundcover.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ namespace MWRender
         osg::ComputeBoundsVisitor cbv;
         group->accept(cbv);
         osg::BoundingBox box = cbv.getBoundingBox();
-        box = osg::BoundingBox(box._min+worldCenter, box._max+worldCenter);
         group->addCullCallback(new ViewDistanceCallback(getViewDistance(), box));
 
         group->setStateSet(mStateset);