diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 8402236d78..27d11a61b6 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ const int STARTUP_JITTER_SAMPLES = PACKET_LENGTH_SAMPLES_PER_CHANNEL / 2;
                                                  //  Startup optimistically with small jitter buffer that 
                                                  //  will start playback on the second received audio packet.
 
-static const float SHARED_VOXEL_SYSTEM_TREE_SCALE = 1.0f;
 
 void messageHandler(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext& context, const QString &message) {
     fprintf(stdout, "%s", message.toLocal8Bit().constData());
diff --git a/interface/src/VoxelSystem.h b/interface/src/VoxelSystem.h
index 53a083ada9..ed635dae3f 100644
--- a/interface/src/VoxelSystem.h
+++ b/interface/src/VoxelSystem.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public:
     virtual void nodeDeleted(VoxelNode* node);
     virtual void nodeAdded(Node* node);
     virtual void nodeKilled(Node* node);
-    void setupNewVoxelsForDrawing();
     
 signals:
     void importSize(float x, float y, float z);
@@ -121,6 +120,8 @@ protected:
     float _treeScale; 
     int _maxVoxels;      
     VoxelTree* _tree;
+
+    void setupNewVoxelsForDrawing();
     
     glm::vec3 computeVoxelVertex(const glm::vec3& startVertex, float voxelScale, int index) const;