diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.cpp
index fd552f2a20..a7f1128771 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.cpp
@@ -114,9 +114,3 @@ void PolyVoxEntityItem::debugDump() const {
     qCDebug(entities) << "          dimensions:" << debugTreeVector(_dimensions);
     qCDebug(entities) << "       getLastEdited:" << debugTime(getLastEdited(), now);
 }
-
-
-// virtual
-ShapeType PolyVoxEntityItem::getShapeType() const {
-    return SHAPE_TYPE_COMPOUND;
-}
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.h
index 06abf7135d..467d41f3e1 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ class PolyVoxEntityItem : public EntityItem {
                                                  ReadBitstreamToTreeParams& args,
                                                  EntityPropertyFlags& propertyFlags, bool overwriteLocalData);
     
-    virtual ShapeType getShapeType() const;
-
     // never have a ray intersection pick a PolyVoxEntityItem.
     virtual bool supportsDetailedRayIntersection() const { return true; }
     virtual bool findDetailedRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction,