diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp
index 37135ccd98..19edbaee5f 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ GLBackend::CommandCall GLBackend::_commandCalls[Batch::NUM_COMMANDS] =
     (&::gpu::GLBackend::do_setViewTransform),
     (&::gpu::GLBackend::do_setProjectionTransform),
     (&::gpu::GLBackend::do_setViewportTransform),
+    (&::gpu::GLBackend::do_setDepthRangeTransform),
 
     (&::gpu::GLBackend::do_setPipeline),
     (&::gpu::GLBackend::do_setStateBlendFactor),
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.cpp
index 543078a4bd..5907d3fa27 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ void FramebufferCache::setFrameBufferSize(QSize frameBufferSize) {
         _frameBufferSize = frameBufferSize;
         _primaryFramebufferFull.reset();
         _primaryFramebufferDepthColor.reset();
-        _primaryFramebufferStencilColor.reset();
         _primaryDepthTexture.reset();
-        _primaryStencilTexture.reset();
         _primaryColorTexture.reset();
         _primaryNormalTexture.reset();
         _primarySpecularTexture.reset();
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ void FramebufferCache::setFrameBufferSize(QSize frameBufferSize) {
 void FramebufferCache::createPrimaryFramebuffer() {
     _primaryFramebufferFull = gpu::FramebufferPointer(gpu::Framebuffer::create());
     _primaryFramebufferDepthColor = gpu::FramebufferPointer(gpu::Framebuffer::create());
-    _primaryFramebufferStencilColor = gpu::FramebufferPointer(gpu::Framebuffer::create());
 
     auto colorFormat = gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA);
     auto width = _frameBufferSize.width();
@@ -66,24 +63,14 @@ void FramebufferCache::createPrimaryFramebuffer() {
 
     _primaryFramebufferDepthColor->setRenderBuffer(0, _primaryColorTexture);
 
-    _primaryFramebufferStencilColor->setRenderBuffer(0, _primaryColorTexture);
-
   //  auto depthFormat = gpu::Element(gpu::SCALAR, gpu::FLOAT, gpu::DEPTH);
     auto depthFormat = gpu::Element(gpu::SCALAR, gpu::UINT32, gpu::DEPTH_STENCIL); // Depth24_Stencil8 texel format
     _primaryDepthTexture = gpu::TexturePointer(gpu::Texture::create2D(depthFormat, width, height, defaultSampler));
-
-    //   auto stencilFormat = gpu::Element(gpu::SCALAR, gpu::UINT32, gpu::DEPTH_STENCIL); // Depth24_Stencil8 texel format
-    auto stencilFormat = depthFormat;
-  //  _primaryStencilTexture = gpu::TexturePointer(gpu::Texture::create2D(stencilFormat, width, height, defaultSampler));
-    _primaryStencilTexture = _primaryDepthTexture;
-
+ 
     _primaryFramebufferFull->setDepthStencilBuffer(_primaryDepthTexture, depthFormat);
 
     _primaryFramebufferDepthColor->setDepthStencilBuffer(_primaryDepthTexture, depthFormat);
-
-  //  _primaryFramebufferStencilColor->setDepthStencilBuffer(_primaryStencilTexture, stencilFormat);
-    _primaryFramebufferStencilColor = _primaryFramebufferDepthColor;
-    
+ 
     _selfieFramebuffer = gpu::FramebufferPointer(gpu::Framebuffer::create());
     auto tex = gpu::TexturePointer(gpu::Texture::create2D(colorFormat, width * 0.5, height * 0.5, defaultSampler));
     _selfieFramebuffer->setRenderBuffer(0, tex);
@@ -103,13 +90,6 @@ gpu::FramebufferPointer FramebufferCache::getPrimaryFramebufferDepthColor() {
     return _primaryFramebufferDepthColor;
 }
 
-gpu::FramebufferPointer FramebufferCache::getPrimaryFramebufferStencilColor() {
-    if (!_primaryFramebufferStencilColor) {
-        createPrimaryFramebuffer();
-    }
-    return _primaryFramebufferStencilColor;
-}
-
 gpu::TexturePointer FramebufferCache::getPrimaryDepthTexture() {
     if (!_primaryDepthTexture) {
         createPrimaryFramebuffer();
@@ -117,13 +97,6 @@ gpu::TexturePointer FramebufferCache::getPrimaryDepthTexture() {
     return _primaryDepthTexture;
 }
 
-gpu::TexturePointer FramebufferCache::getPrimaryStencilTexture() {
-    if (!_primaryStencilTexture) {
-        createPrimaryFramebuffer();
-    }
-    return _primaryStencilTexture;
-}
-
 gpu::TexturePointer FramebufferCache::getPrimaryColorTexture() {
     if (!_primaryColorTexture) {
         createPrimaryFramebuffer();
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.h
index 8951ceee80..e9a1bbf8e8 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.h
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@ public:
     /// used for scene rendering.
     gpu::FramebufferPointer getPrimaryFramebuffer();
     gpu::FramebufferPointer getPrimaryFramebufferDepthColor();
-    gpu::FramebufferPointer getPrimaryFramebufferStencilColor();
 
     gpu::TexturePointer getPrimaryDepthTexture();
-    gpu::TexturePointer getPrimaryStencilTexture();
     gpu::TexturePointer getPrimaryColorTexture();
     gpu::TexturePointer getPrimaryNormalTexture();
     gpu::TexturePointer getPrimarySpecularTexture();
@@ -60,9 +58,8 @@ private:
 
     gpu::FramebufferPointer _primaryFramebufferFull;
     gpu::FramebufferPointer _primaryFramebufferDepthColor;
-    gpu::FramebufferPointer _primaryFramebufferStencilColor;
+
     gpu::TexturePointer _primaryDepthTexture;
-    gpu::TexturePointer _primaryStencilTexture;
     gpu::TexturePointer _primaryColorTexture;
     gpu::TexturePointer _primaryNormalTexture;
     gpu::TexturePointer _primarySpecularTexture;
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
index a85cd3fbca..73a487c2df 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
@@ -37,18 +37,12 @@ void SetupDeferred::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderCon
     RenderArgs* args = renderContext->args;
     gpu::doInBatch(args->_context, [=](gpu::Batch& batch) {
 
-        auto primaryFboStencil = DependencyManager::get<FramebufferCache>()->getPrimaryFramebufferStencilColor();
         auto primaryFbo = DependencyManager::get<FramebufferCache>()->getPrimaryFramebufferDepthColor();
 
         batch.enableStereo(false);
         batch.setViewportTransform(args->_viewport);
         batch.setStateScissorRect(args->_viewport);
 
-      /*  batch.setFramebuffer(primaryFboStencil);
-        batch.clearFramebuffer(
-            gpu::Framebuffer::BUFFER_STENCIL,
-            vec4(vec3(0), 1), 1.0, 0.0, true);
-            */
         batch.setFramebuffer(primaryFbo);
         batch.clearFramebuffer(
             gpu::Framebuffer::BUFFER_COLOR0 |
@@ -332,9 +326,8 @@ void DrawStencilDeferred::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const Ren
     doInBatch(args->_context, [=](gpu::Batch& batch) {
         args->_batch = &batch;
 
-        auto primaryFboColorDepthStencil = DependencyManager::get<FramebufferCache>()->getPrimaryFramebufferStencilColor();
-        auto primaryDepth = DependencyManager::get<FramebufferCache>()->getPrimaryDepthTexture();
-   
+        auto primaryFboColorDepthStencil = DependencyManager::get<FramebufferCache>()->getPrimaryFramebufferDepthColor();
+
         batch.enableStereo(false);
 
         batch.setFramebuffer(primaryFboColorDepthStencil);
@@ -342,7 +335,6 @@ void DrawStencilDeferred::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const Ren
         batch.setStateScissorRect(args->_viewport);
 
         batch.setPipeline(getOpaquePipeline());
-     //   batch.setResourceTexture(0, primaryDepth);
 
         batch.draw(gpu::TRIANGLE_STRIP, 4);
         batch.setResourceTexture(0, nullptr);
@@ -369,12 +361,12 @@ void DrawBackgroundDeferred::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const
     doInBatch(args->_context, [=](gpu::Batch& batch) {
         args->_batch = &batch;
 
-        auto primaryFboColorStencil = DependencyManager::get<FramebufferCache>()->getPrimaryFramebufferStencilColor();
+        auto primaryFboColorDepthStencil = DependencyManager::get<FramebufferCache>()->getPrimaryFramebufferDepthColor();
         auto primaryFboFull = DependencyManager::get<FramebufferCache>()->getPrimaryFramebuffer();
 
         batch.enableSkybox(true);
 
-        batch.setFramebuffer(primaryFboColorStencil);
+        batch.setFramebuffer(primaryFboColorDepthStencil);
 
         batch.setViewportTransform(args->_viewport);
         batch.setStateScissorRect(args->_viewport);