diff --git a/interface/src/VoxelSystem.cpp b/interface/src/VoxelSystem.cpp
index ef98271701..6a7ea2ad55 100644
--- a/interface/src/VoxelSystem.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/VoxelSystem.cpp
@@ -922,19 +922,15 @@ int VoxelSystem::newTreeToArrays(VoxelTreeElement* voxel) {
         }
     }
 
-    // for either voxels that should not render, or those that should render and are in view
-    // update their geometry in the array.if the voxel "should render" but is not in view, then
-    // it actually doesn't need to be rendered
-    if (!shouldRender || voxel->isInView(*_viewFrustum)) {
-        if (_writeRenderFullVBO) {
-            const bool DONT_REUSE_INDEX = false;
-            const bool FORCE_REDRAW = true;
-            voxelsUpdated += updateNodeInArrays(voxel, DONT_REUSE_INDEX, FORCE_REDRAW);
-        } else {
-            const bool REUSE_INDEX = true;
-            const bool DONT_FORCE_REDRAW = false;
-            voxelsUpdated += updateNodeInArrays(voxel, REUSE_INDEX, DONT_FORCE_REDRAW);
-        }
+    // update their geometry in the array. depending on our over all mode (fullVBO or not) we will reuse or not reuse the index
+    if (_writeRenderFullVBO) {
+        const bool DONT_REUSE_INDEX = false;
+        const bool FORCE_REDRAW = true;
+        voxelsUpdated += updateNodeInArrays(voxel, DONT_REUSE_INDEX, FORCE_REDRAW);
+    } else {
+        const bool REUSE_INDEX = true;
+        const bool DONT_FORCE_REDRAW = false;
+        voxelsUpdated += updateNodeInArrays(voxel, REUSE_INDEX, DONT_FORCE_REDRAW);
     }
     voxel->clearDirtyBit(); // clear the dirty bit, do this before we potentially delete things.