diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
index 9975e2340e..a7126b847e 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -1185,10 +1185,6 @@ bool ModelEntityRenderer::needsRenderUpdate() const {
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (_needsCollisionGeometryUpdate) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
         if (!_prevModelLoaded) {
             return true;
         }