diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.cpp
index 461b64a9e6..bf9710857a 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ namespace render {
             if (payload->entity->getType() == EntityTypes::Light) {
                 return ItemKey::Builder::light();
             }
+            if (payload && payload->entity->getType() == EntityTypes::PolyLine) {
+                return ItemKey::Builder::transparentShape();
+            }
         }
         return ItemKey::Builder::opaqueShape();
     }
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyLineEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyLineEntityItem.cpp
index a5eb11f4e1..270c38edb6 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyLineEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyLineEntityItem.cpp
@@ -123,32 +123,6 @@ void RenderablePolyLineEntityItem::updateGeometry() {
     
 }
 
-namespace render {
-    template <> const ItemKey payloadGetKey(const RenderableEntityItemProxy::Pointer& payload) {
-        if (payload && payload->entity) {
-            if (payload->entity->getType() == EntityTypes::Light) {
-                return ItemKey::Builder::light();
-            }
-        }
-        return ItemKey::Builder::transparentShape();
-    }
-    
-    template <> const Item::Bound payloadGetBound(const RenderableEntityItemProxy::Pointer& payload) {
-        if (payload && payload->entity) {
-            return payload->entity->getAABox();
-        }
-        return render::Item::Bound();
-    }
-    template <> void payloadRender(const RenderableEntityItemProxy::Pointer& payload, RenderArgs* args) {
-        if (args) {
-            if (payload && payload->entity && payload->entity->getVisible()) {
-                payload->entity->render(args);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
 
 void RenderablePolyLineEntityItem::render(RenderArgs* args) {
     QWriteLocker lock(&_quadReadWriteLock);