diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
index 24e284a416..55a9c8b9e4 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
@@ -295,8 +295,7 @@ void DrawStateSortDeferred::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const R
         batch.setUniformBuffer(render::ShapePipeline::Slot::LIGHTING_MODEL, lightingModel->getParametersBuffer());
 
         if (_stateSort) {
-            // renderStateSortShapes(sceneContext, renderContext, _shapePlumber, inItems, _maxDrawn);
-            renderStateSortShapesCapped(sceneContext, renderContext, _shapePlumber, inItems, _maxTimeBudget, _maxDrawn);
+            renderStateSortShapes(sceneContext, renderContext, _shapePlumber, inItems, _maxDrawn);
         } else {
             renderShapes(sceneContext, renderContext, _shapePlumber, inItems, _maxDrawn);
         }
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.h
index 2d9a7d4888..8a95447e67 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ class DrawStateSortConfig : public render::Job::Config {
     Q_OBJECT
         Q_PROPERTY(int numDrawn READ getNumDrawn NOTIFY numDrawnChanged)
         Q_PROPERTY(int maxDrawn MEMBER maxDrawn NOTIFY dirty)
-        Q_PROPERTY(float maxTimeBudget MEMBER maxTimeBudget NOTIFY dirty)
         Q_PROPERTY(bool stateSort MEMBER stateSort NOTIFY dirty)
 public:
 
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ public:
     void setNumDrawn(int num) { numDrawn = num; emit numDrawnChanged(); }
 
     int maxDrawn{ -1 };
-    float maxTimeBudget { 8.0f }; // 8ms maximum
     bool stateSort{ true };
 
 signals:
@@ -113,13 +111,12 @@ public:
 
     DrawStateSortDeferred(render::ShapePlumberPointer shapePlumber) : _shapePlumber{ shapePlumber } {}
 
-    void configure(const Config& config) { _maxDrawn = config.maxDrawn; _maxTimeBudget = config.maxTimeBudget; _stateSort = config.stateSort; }
+    void configure(const Config& config) { _maxDrawn = config.maxDrawn; _stateSort = config.stateSort; }
     void run(const render::SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const Inputs& inputs);
 
 protected:
     render::ShapePlumberPointer _shapePlumber;
     int _maxDrawn; // initialized by Config
-    float _maxTimeBudget; //ms time budget
     bool _stateSort;
 };
 
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.cpp b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.cpp
index d6f09f735c..2829c6f8e7 100755
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.cpp
@@ -123,111 +123,6 @@ void render::renderStateSortShapes(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, cons
     }
 }
 
-
-void render::renderStateSortShapesCapped(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ShapePlumberPointer& shapeContext, const ItemBounds& inItems, double mstimeBudget, int maxDrawnItems) {
-
-    auto& scene = sceneContext->_scene;
-    RenderArgs* args = renderContext->args;
-    auto now = usecTimestampNow();
-
-    int numItemsToDraw = (int)inItems.size();
-    if (maxDrawnItems != -1) {
-        numItemsToDraw = glm::min(numItemsToDraw, maxDrawnItems);
-    }
-
-    using SortedPipelines = std::vector<render::ShapeKey>;
-    using SortedShapes = std::unordered_map<render::ShapeKey, std::vector<Item>, render::ShapeKey::Hash, render::ShapeKey::KeyEqual>;
-    SortedPipelines sortedPipelines;
-    SortedShapes sortedShapes;
-    std::vector<Item> ownPipelineBucket;
-
-    {
-        PROFILE_RANGE(render_detail, "sort");
-
-        for (auto i = 0; i < numItemsToDraw; ++i) {
-            auto item = scene->getItem(inItems[i].id);
-
-            {
-                assert(item.getKey().isShape());
-                const auto key = item.getShapeKey();
-                if (key.isValid() && !key.hasOwnPipeline()) {
-                    auto& bucket = sortedShapes[key];
-                    if (bucket.empty()) {
-                        sortedPipelines.push_back(key);
-                    }
-                    bucket.push_back(item);
-                } else if (key.hasOwnPipeline()) {
-                    ownPipelineBucket.push_back(item);
-                } else {
-                    qCDebug(renderlogging) << "Item could not be rendered with invalid key" << key;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    {
-        PROFILE_RANGE(render_detail, "render");
-
-        // Then render
-        quint64 usecHalfBudget = 1000 * 0.5 * mstimeBudget;
-        quint64 usecBudget = 1000 * mstimeBudget;
-
-        int numDrawCalls = 0;
-        int numDrawcallsChecks = 128;
-        int numChecks = 0;
-        int numChecksBudget = 4;
-
-        for (auto& pipelineKey : sortedPipelines) {
-            auto& bucket = sortedShapes[pipelineKey];
-            args->_pipeline = shapeContext->pickPipeline(args, pipelineKey);
-            if (!args->_pipeline) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            for (auto& item : bucket) {
-                item.render(args);
-
-                numDrawCalls++;
-                if ((numDrawCalls % numDrawcallsChecks) == 0) {
-                    auto newNow = usecTimestampNow();
-                    if ((newNow - now) > usecHalfBudget) {
-                        if ((newNow - now) > usecBudget) {
-                            return;
-                        }
-
-                        usecHalfBudget += (usecHalfBudget / 2);
-                        numDrawcallsChecks / 2;
-                        numChecks++;
-                        if (numChecks > numChecksBudget) {
-                            return;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        args->_pipeline = nullptr;
-        for (auto& item : ownPipelineBucket) {
-            item.render(args);
-
-            numDrawCalls++;
-            if ((numDrawCalls % numDrawcallsChecks) == 0) {
-                auto newNow = usecTimestampNow();
-                if ((newNow - now) > usecHalfBudget) {
-                    if ((newNow - now) > usecBudget) {
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    usecHalfBudget += (usecHalfBudget / 2);
-                    numDrawcallsChecks / 2;
-                    numChecks++;
-                    if (numChecks > numChecksBudget) {
-                        return;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void DrawLight::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ItemBounds& inLights) {
     assert(renderContext->args);
     assert(renderContext->args->hasViewFrustum());
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h
index 042a927caf..890001ded0 100755
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ namespace render {
 void renderItems(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ItemBounds& inItems, int maxDrawnItems = -1);
 void renderShapes(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ShapePlumberPointer& shapeContext, const ItemBounds& inItems, int maxDrawnItems = -1);
 void renderStateSortShapes(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ShapePlumberPointer& shapeContext, const ItemBounds& inItems, int maxDrawnItems = -1);
-void renderStateSortShapesCapped(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ShapePlumberPointer& shapeContext, const ItemBounds& inItems, double mstimeBudget, int maxDrawnItems = -1);
 
 
 class DrawLightConfig : public Job::Config {
diff --git a/scripts/developer/utilities/render/culling.qml b/scripts/developer/utilities/render/culling.qml
index 4157b5e4dd..e3f5e67bbe 100644
--- a/scripts/developer/utilities/render/culling.qml
+++ b/scripts/developer/utilities/render/culling.qml
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ Column {
 
     GroupBox {
         title: "Render Items"
-        Column{
 
         Column{
             Repeater {
@@ -111,20 +110,5 @@ Column {
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        Column{
-            Repeater {
-                model: [ "Draw Opaque [ms]:DrawOpaqueDeferred" ]
-                ConfigSlider {
-                    label: qsTr(modelData.split(":")[0])
-                    integral: false
-                    config: Render.getConfig(modelData.split(":")[1])
-                    property: "maxTimeBudget"
-                    max: 10.0
-                    min: 0.0
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        }
     }
 }