diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h
index 2bead507b8..bb38379a66 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h
@@ -417,10 +417,7 @@ public:
             }
 
             const Data& get(uint32 offset) const {
-              /*  if (offset >= _items.size()) {
-                    static const Data EMPTY;
-                    return EMPTY;
-                }*/
+                assert((offset >= _items.size()));
                 return (_items.data() + offset)->_data;
             }
 
diff --git a/libraries/graphics/src/graphics/Geometry.cpp b/libraries/graphics/src/graphics/Geometry.cpp
index 5a374ae8d0..a983ba07b4 100755
--- a/libraries/graphics/src/graphics/Geometry.cpp
+++ b/libraries/graphics/src/graphics/Geometry.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ Box Mesh::evalPartBound(int partNum) const {
         for (;index != endIndex; index++) {
             // skip primitive restart indices
             if ((*index) != PRIMITIVE_RESTART_INDEX) {
-               // box += vertices[(*index)];
                 box += _vertexBuffer.get<Vec3>(part._baseVertex + (*index));
             }
         }
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ Box Mesh::evalPartsBound(int partStart, int partEnd) const {
         for (;index != endIndex; index++) {
             // skip primitive restart indices
             if ((*index) != (uint) PRIMITIVE_RESTART_INDEX) {
-                //partBound += vertices[(*index)];
                 partBound += _vertexBuffer.get<Vec3>((*part)._baseVertex + (*index));
             }
         }