diff --git a/interface/src/LODManager.h b/interface/src/LODManager.h
index 62efb639a8..c0a7797561 100644
--- a/interface/src/LODManager.h
+++ b/interface/src/LODManager.h
@@ -145,12 +145,6 @@ public:
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE float getOctreeSizeScale() const { return _octreeSizeScale; }
 
-    /**jsdoc
-    * @function LODManager.getDefaultOctreeSizeScale
-    * @param {number} sizeScale
-    */
-    Q_INVOKABLE float getDefaultOctreeSizeScale() const { return DEFAULT_OCTREE_SIZE_SCALE; }
-
     /**jsdoc
      * @function LODManager.setBoundaryLevelAdjust
      * @param {number} boundaryLevelAdjust
diff --git a/scripts/simplifiedUI/ui/simplifiedUI.js b/scripts/simplifiedUI/ui/simplifiedUI.js
index 80c0a6a61d..e9f49587aa 100644
--- a/scripts/simplifiedUI/ui/simplifiedUI.js
+++ b/scripts/simplifiedUI/ui/simplifiedUI.js
@@ -532,14 +532,14 @@ function maybeUpdateOutputDeviceMutedOverlay() {
 
 var oldAutomaticLODAdjust;
 var oldOctreeSizeScale;
-var DEFAULT_AUTO_LOD_ADJUST = false;
-var DEFAULT_OCTREE_SIZE_SCALE = LODManager.getDefaultOctreeSizeScale();
+var SIMPLIFIED_UI_AUTO_LOD_ADJUST = false;
+var SIMPLIFIED_UI_OCTREE_SIZE_SCALE = 32768 * 916; // Octree cell size in meters (constant) * distance in meters at which we want a 1 meter cube to be visible
 function modifyLODSettings() {
     oldAutomaticLODAdjust = LODManager.automaticLODAdjust;
     oldOctreeSizeScale = LODManager.octreeSizeScale;
 
-    LODManager.automaticLODAdjust = DEFAULT_AUTO_LOD_ADJUST;
-    LODManager.octreeSizeScale = DEFAULT_OCTREE_SIZE_SCALE;
+    LODManager.automaticLODAdjust = SIMPLIFIED_UI_AUTO_LOD_ADJUST;
+    LODManager.octreeSizeScale = SIMPLIFIED_UI_OCTREE_SIZE_SCALE;
 }