diff --git a/modules/base/rendering/renderablemodel.cpp b/modules/base/rendering/renderablemodel.cpp
index 1f33c759a8..6811cf7c83 100644
--- a/modules/base/rendering/renderablemodel.cpp
+++ b/modules/base/rendering/renderablemodel.cpp
@@ -1217,9 +1217,6 @@ RenderableModel::DepthMapData RenderableModel::renderDepthMap() const {
     GLint prevVp[4];
     glGetIntegerv(GL_VIEWPORT, prevVp);
 
-    GLint prevCullface;
-    glGetIntegerv(GL_CULL_FACE_MODE, &prevCullface);
-
     _depthMapProgram->activate();
 
     const double size = boundingSphere();
@@ -1255,14 +1252,12 @@ RenderableModel::DepthMapData RenderableModel::renderDepthMap() const {
     glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, _depthMapFBO);
     glViewport(0, 0, _depthMapResolution.x, _depthMapResolution.y);
     glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
-    glCullFace(GL_FRONT);
     _geometry->render(*_depthMapProgram, false, true);
 
 
     glUseProgram(prevProg);
     glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, prevFbo);
     glViewport(prevVp[0], prevVp[1], prevVp[2], prevVp[3]);
-    glCullFace(static_cast<GLenum>(prevCullface));
 
     return { viewProjection, _depthMap };
 }