diff --git a/interface/src/workload/GameWorkloadRenderer.cpp b/interface/src/workload/GameWorkloadRenderer.cpp
index 9fdbe3b44d..8cf19b56dd 100644
--- a/interface/src/workload/GameWorkloadRenderer.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/workload/GameWorkloadRenderer.cpp
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ namespace render {
     template <> const ShapeKey shapeGetShapeKey(const GameWorkloadRenderItem::Pointer& payload) {
         return ShapeKey::Builder::ownPipeline();
     }
-    template <> int payloadGetLayer(const GameWorkloadRenderItem::Pointer& payloadData) {
-        return render::Item::LAYER_3D_FRONT;
-    }
-
 }
 
 GameWorkloadRenderItem::GameWorkloadRenderItem() : _key(render::ItemKey::Builder::opaqueShape().withTagBits(render::ItemKey::TAG_BITS_0 | render::ItemKey::TAG_BITS_1)) {
diff --git a/interface/src/workload/GameWorkloadRenderer.h b/interface/src/workload/GameWorkloadRenderer.h
index 36cb32f152..a25598821e 100644
--- a/interface/src/workload/GameWorkloadRenderer.h
+++ b/interface/src/workload/GameWorkloadRenderer.h
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ namespace render {
     template <> const Item::Bound payloadGetBound(const GameWorkloadRenderItem::Pointer& payload);
     template <> void payloadRender(const GameWorkloadRenderItem::Pointer& payload, RenderArgs* args);
     template <> const ShapeKey shapeGetShapeKey(const GameWorkloadRenderItem::Pointer& payload);
-    template <> int payloadGetLayer(const GameWorkloadRenderItem::Pointer& payloadData);
-
-
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif