diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
index e3bf699fc8..b68108d6f1 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ RenderDeferredTask::RenderDeferredTask() : Task() {
             context->getItemsConfig().opaque.numFeed = count;
         })
     )));
-    _jobs.push_back(Job(new CullItemsOpaque::JobModel("CullOpaque", _jobs.back().getOutput())));
+    _jobs.push_back(Job(new CullItems<RenderDetails::OPAQUE_ITEM>::JobModel("CullOpaque", _jobs.back().getOutput())));
     _jobs.push_back(Job(new DepthSortItems::JobModel("DepthSortOpaque", _jobs.back().getOutput())));
     auto& renderedOpaques = _jobs.back().getOutput();
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ RenderDeferredTask::RenderDeferredTask() : Task() {
                 context->getItemsConfig().transparent.numFeed = count;
         })
      )));
-    _jobs.push_back(Job(new CullItemsTransparent::JobModel("CullTransparent", _jobs.back().getOutput())));
+    _jobs.push_back(Job(new CullItems<RenderDetails::TRANSLUCENT_ITEM>::JobModel("CullTransparent", _jobs.back().getOutput())));
     _jobs.push_back(Job(new DepthSortItems::JobModel("DepthSortTransparent", _jobs.back().getOutput(), DepthSortItems(false))));
     auto& renderedTransparents = _jobs.back().getOutput();
 
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.cpp b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.cpp
index 1b6bae54c8..ec82da3d09 100755
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.cpp
@@ -111,34 +111,6 @@ void FetchItems::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContex
     }
 }
 
-void CullItems::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ItemIDsBounds& inItems, ItemIDsBounds& outItems) {
-
-    outItems.clear();
-    outItems.reserve(inItems.size());
-    RenderArgs* args = renderContext->getArgs();
-    args->_details.pointTo(RenderDetails::OTHER_ITEM);
-    cullItems(sceneContext, renderContext, inItems, outItems);
-}
-
-void CullItemsOpaque::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ItemIDsBounds& inItems, ItemIDsBounds& outItems) {
-
-    outItems.clear();
-    outItems.reserve(inItems.size());
-    RenderArgs* args = renderContext->getArgs();
-    args->_details.pointTo(RenderDetails::OPAQUE_ITEM);
-    cullItems(sceneContext, renderContext, inItems, outItems);
-}
-
-void CullItemsTransparent::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ItemIDsBounds& inItems, ItemIDsBounds& outItems) {
-
-    outItems.clear();
-    outItems.reserve(inItems.size());
-    RenderArgs* args = renderContext->getArgs();
-    args->_details.pointTo(RenderDetails::TRANSLUCENT_ITEM);
-    cullItems(sceneContext, renderContext, inItems, outItems);
-}
-
-
 struct ItemBound {
     float _centerDepth = 0.0f;
     float _nearDepth = 0.0f;
@@ -261,9 +233,10 @@ void DrawLight::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContext
         inItems.emplace_back(ItemIDAndBounds(id, item.getBound()));
     }
 
+    RenderArgs* args = renderContext->getArgs();
+
     ItemIDsBounds culledItems;
     culledItems.reserve(inItems.size());
-    RenderArgs* args = renderContext->getArgs();
     args->_details.pointTo(RenderDetails::OTHER_ITEM);
     cullItems(sceneContext, renderContext, inItems, culledItems);
 
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h
index 81dc7d358a..ef9508365c 100755
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h
@@ -239,24 +239,18 @@ public:
     typedef Job::ModelO<FetchItems, ItemIDsBounds> JobModel;
 };
 
+template<RenderDetails::Type T = RenderDetails::Type::OTHER_ITEM>
 class CullItems {
 public:
-    void run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ItemIDsBounds& inItems, ItemIDsBounds& outItems);
+    void run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ItemIDsBounds& inItems, ItemIDsBounds& outItems) {
+        outItems.clear();
+        outItems.reserve(inItems.size());
+        renderContext->getArgs()->_details.pointTo(T);
+        render::cullItems(sceneContext, renderContext, inItems, outItems);
+    }
     typedef Job::ModelIO<CullItems, ItemIDsBounds, ItemIDsBounds> JobModel;
 };
 
-class CullItemsOpaque {
-public:
-    void run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ItemIDsBounds& inItems, ItemIDsBounds& outItems);
-    typedef Job::ModelIO<CullItemsOpaque, ItemIDsBounds, ItemIDsBounds> JobModel;
-};
-
-class CullItemsTransparent {
-public:
-    void run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ItemIDsBounds& inItems, ItemIDsBounds& outItems);
-    typedef Job::ModelIO<CullItemsTransparent, ItemIDsBounds, ItemIDsBounds> JobModel;
-};
-
 class DepthSortItems {
 public:
     bool _frontToBack = true;