diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 8fc7ef81c7..0168430f9f 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ void Application::paintGL() {
         _myCamera.update(1.0f / _fps);
     }
 
-    if (Menu::getInstance()->getShadowsEnabled()) {
+    if (getShadowsEnabled()) {
         updateShadowMap();
     }
 
@@ -2956,8 +2956,10 @@ void Application::computeOffAxisFrustum(float& left, float& right, float& bottom
     }
 }
 
-bool Application::getShadowsEnabled() { 
-    return Menu::getInstance()->getShadowsEnabled(); 
+bool Application::getShadowsEnabled() {
+    Menu* menubar = Menu::getInstance();
+    return menubar->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::SimpleShadows) ||
+           menubar->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::CascadedShadows);
 }
 
 bool Application::getCascadeShadowsEnabled() { 
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index d627627000..34904542a0 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -1090,10 +1090,6 @@ void Menu::showEditEntitiesHelp() {
     InfoView::forcedShow(INFO_EDIT_ENTITIES_PATH);
 }
 
-bool Menu::getShadowsEnabled() const {
-    return isOptionChecked(MenuOption::SimpleShadows) || isOptionChecked(MenuOption::CascadedShadows);
-}
-
 void Menu::bumpSettings() {
     Application::getInstance()->bumpSettings();
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 6b91f98f6d..98445f31a6 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ public:
     const QString& getScriptsLocation() const { return _scriptsLocation; }
     void setScriptsLocation(const QString& scriptsLocation);
 
-    bool getShadowsEnabled() const;
-
 #if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     SpeechRecognizer* getSpeechRecognizer() { return &_speechRecognizer; }
 #endif