diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
index 9c286ba204..d6b6678042 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "HitEffect.h"
 #include "TextureCache.h"
 
+#include "render/DrawTask.h"
 #include "render/DrawStatus.h"
 #include "AmbientOcclusionEffect.h"
 #include "AntialiasingEffect.h"
@@ -130,9 +131,6 @@ RenderDeferredTask::RenderDeferredTask() : Task() {
     addJob("Blit", std::make_shared<Blit::JobModel>());
 }
 
-RenderDeferredTask::~RenderDeferredTask() {
-}
-
 void RenderDeferredTask::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext) {
     // sanity checks
     assert(sceneContext);
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.h
index 330a1cceae..220a1edb5d 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef hifi_RenderDeferredTask_h
 #define hifi_RenderDeferredTask_h
 
-#include "render/DrawTask.h"
+#include "render/Engine.h"
 
 #include "gpu/Pipeline.h"
 
@@ -101,10 +101,8 @@ class RenderDeferredTask : public render::Task {
 public:
 
     RenderDeferredTask();
-    ~RenderDeferredTask();
+    ~RenderDeferredTask() = default;
 
-    render::Task::Jobs _jobs;
-    
     int _drawDebugDeferredBufferIndex = -1;
     int _drawStatusJobIndex = -1;
     int _drawHitEffectJobIndex = -1;
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.cpp b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.cpp
index 6b35e06a92..d9fbc79d1e 100755
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.cpp
@@ -15,34 +15,12 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include <PerfStat.h>
-#include <RenderArgs.h>
 #include <ViewFrustum.h>
 #include <gpu/Context.h>
 
 
 using namespace render;
 
-DrawSceneTask::DrawSceneTask() : Task() {}
-
-DrawSceneTask::~DrawSceneTask() {}
-
-void DrawSceneTask::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext) {
-    // sanity checks
-    assert(sceneContext);
-    if (!sceneContext->_scene) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Is it possible that we render without a viewFrustum ?
-    if (!(renderContext->getArgs() && renderContext->getArgs()->_viewFrustum)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    for (auto job : _jobs) {
-        job.run(sceneContext, renderContext);
-    }
-};
-
 void render::cullItems(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ItemIDsBounds& inItems, ItemIDsBounds& outItems) {
     assert(renderContext->getArgs());
     assert(renderContext->getArgs()->_viewFrustum);
@@ -253,37 +231,3 @@ void DrawLight::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContext
     });
     args->_batch = nullptr;
 }
-
-void DrawBackground::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext) {
-    assert(renderContext->getArgs());
-    assert(renderContext->getArgs()->_viewFrustum);
-
-    // render backgrounds
-    auto& scene = sceneContext->_scene;
-    auto& items = scene->getMasterBucket().at(ItemFilter::Builder::background());
-
-
-    ItemIDsBounds inItems;
-    inItems.reserve(items.size());
-    for (auto id : items) {
-        inItems.emplace_back(id);
-    }
-    RenderArgs* args = renderContext->getArgs();
-    doInBatch(args->_context, [=](gpu::Batch& batch) {
-        args->_batch = &batch;
-        batch.enableSkybox(true);
-        batch.setViewportTransform(args->_viewport);
-        batch.setStateScissorRect(args->_viewport);
-
-        glm::mat4 projMat;
-        Transform viewMat;
-        args->_viewFrustum->evalProjectionMatrix(projMat);
-        args->_viewFrustum->evalViewTransform(viewMat);
-
-        batch.setProjectionTransform(projMat);
-        batch.setViewTransform(viewMat);
-
-        renderItems(sceneContext, renderContext, inItems);
-    });
-    args->_batch = nullptr;
-}
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h
index 3027cde73f..3efb06871a 100755
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h
@@ -73,41 +73,6 @@ public:
     using JobModel = Task::Job::Model<DrawLight>;
 };
 
-class DrawBackground {
-public:
-    void run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext);
-
-
-    typedef Job::Model<DrawBackground> JobModel;
-};
-
-
-class DrawSceneTask : public Task {
-public:
-
-    DrawSceneTask();
-    ~DrawSceneTask();
-
-    Jobs _jobs;
-
-    virtual void run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext);
-
-};
-
-// A map of ItemIDs allowing to create bucket lists of SHAPE type items which are filtered by their
-// Material 
-class ItemMaterialBucketMap : public std::map<model::MaterialFilter, ItemIDs, model::MaterialFilter::Less> {
-public:
-
-    ItemMaterialBucketMap() {}
-
-    void insert(const ItemID& id, const model::MaterialKey& key);
-
-    // standard builders allocating the main buckets
-    void allocateStandardMaterialBuckets();
-};
-void materialSortItems(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ItemIDsBounds& inItems, ItemIDsBounds& outItems);
-
 }
 
 #endif // hifi_render_DrawTask_h
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/Engine.cpp b/libraries/render/src/render/Engine.cpp
index 4f07da8d38..aa5816475a 100644
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/Engine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/Engine.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 #include "Engine.h"
 
-#include "DrawTask.h"
-
 using namespace render;
 
 Engine::Engine() :
@@ -41,12 +39,3 @@ void Engine::run() {
         task->run(_sceneContext, _renderContext);
     }
 }
-
-void Engine::buildStandardTaskPipeline() {
-    if (!_tasks.empty()) {
-        _tasks.clear();
-    }
-
-    addTask(std::make_shared<DrawSceneTask>());
-}
-
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/Engine.h b/libraries/render/src/render/Engine.h
index e07402f411..fa01ef6018 100644
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/Engine.h
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/Engine.h
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ public:
 
     void run();
 
-    // standard pipeline of tasks
-    void buildStandardTaskPipeline();
-
 protected:
     Tasks _tasks;