diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 52970cfb5..520279e50 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ if (USE_QT)
     set (OSG_QT osgQt)
 endif()
 
-find_package(OpenSceneGraph 3.2.0 REQUIRED osgDB osgViewer osgText osgGA osgAnimation osgParticle ${OSG_QT} osgUtil osgFX)
+find_package(OpenSceneGraph 3.3.4 REQUIRED osgDB osgViewer osgText osgGA osgAnimation osgParticle ${OSG_QT} osgUtil osgFX)
 
 include_directories(${OPENSCENEGRAPH_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 398fe5322..abca3b266 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/BlendFunc>
 #include <osg/Material>
-#include <osg/Version>
 
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleSystem>
 
@@ -201,17 +200,10 @@ namespace
     class RemoveDrawableVisitor : public RemoveVisitor
     {
     public:
-        virtual void apply(osg::Geode &geode)
-        {
-            applyImpl(geode);
-        }
-
-#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,3)
         virtual void apply(osg::Drawable& drw)
         {
             applyImpl(drw);
         }
-#endif
 
         void applyImpl(osg::Node& node)
         {
@@ -239,17 +231,10 @@ namespace
     class RemoveTriBipVisitor : public RemoveVisitor
     {
     public:
-        virtual void apply(osg::Geode &node)
-        {
-            applyImpl(node);
-        }
-
-#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,3)
         virtual void apply(osg::Drawable& drw)
         {
             applyImpl(drw);
         }
-#endif
 
         void applyImpl(osg::Node& node)
         {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
index 516d10b95..a13ee03ac 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <osg/Group>
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/UserDataContainer>
-#include <osg/Version>
 
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleSystem>
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleProcessor>
@@ -43,26 +42,11 @@ namespace
             traverse(node);
         }
 
-        virtual void apply(osg::Geode& geode)
-        {
-            std::vector<osgParticle::ParticleSystem*> partsysVector;
-            for (unsigned int i=0; i<geode.getNumDrawables(); ++i)
-            {
-                osg::Drawable* drw = geode.getDrawable(i);
-                if (osgParticle::ParticleSystem* partsys = dynamic_cast<osgParticle::ParticleSystem*>(drw))
-                    partsysVector.push_back(partsys);
-            }
-
-            for (std::vector<osgParticle::ParticleSystem*>::iterator it = partsysVector.begin(); it != partsysVector.end(); ++it)
-                geode.removeDrawable(*it);
-        }
-#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,3)
         virtual void apply(osg::Drawable& drw)
         {
             if (osgParticle::ParticleSystem* partsys = dynamic_cast<osgParticle::ParticleSystem*>(&drw))
                 mToRemove.push_back(partsys);
         }
-#endif
 
         void remove()
         {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
index 40283ba27..f10beca6c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <osg/Material>
 #include <osg/TexEnvCombine>
 #include <osg/TexMat>
-#include <osg/Version>
 #include <osg/OcclusionQueryNode>
 #include <osg/ColorMask>
 #include <osg/MatrixTransform>
@@ -1282,11 +1281,7 @@ public:
                 if (stateset->getAttribute(osg::StateAttribute::MATERIAL))
                 {
                     SceneUtil::CompositeStateSetUpdater* composite = NULL;
-#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,3)
                     osg::Callback* callback = node.getUpdateCallback();
-#else
-                    osg::NodeCallback* callback = node.getUpdateCallback();
-#endif
                     while (callback)
                     {
                         if ((composite = dynamic_cast<SceneUtil::CompositeStateSetUpdater*>(callback)))
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
index 6c6061063..8f4076884 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/Geometry>
 #include <osg/Array>
-#include <osg/Version>
 #include <osg/LOD>
 
 // resource
@@ -934,13 +933,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
             updater->addParticleSystem(partsys);
             parentNode->addChild(updater);
 
-#if OSG_VERSION_LESS_THAN(3,3,3)
-            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> geode (new osg::Geode);
-            geode->addDrawable(partsys);
-            osg::Node* toAttach = geode.get();
-#else
             osg::Node* toAttach = partsys.get();
-#endif
 
             if (rf == osgParticle::ParticleProcessor::RELATIVE_RF)
                 parentNode->addChild(toAttach);
@@ -1017,11 +1010,6 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 triShapeToGeometry(triShape, geometry, parentNode, composite, boundTextures, animflags);
             }
 
-#if OSG_VERSION_LESS_THAN(3,3,3)
-            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> geode (new osg::Geode);
-            geode->addDrawable(geometry);
-#endif
-
             if (geometry->getDataVariance() == osg::Object::DYNAMIC)
             {
                 // Add a copy, we will alternate between the two copies every other frame using the FrameSwitch
@@ -1029,24 +1017,14 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 geometry->setDataVariance(osg::Object::STATIC);
                 osg::ref_ptr<FrameSwitch> frameswitch = new FrameSwitch;
 
-#if OSG_VERSION_LESS_THAN(3,3,3)
-                osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> geode2 = static_cast<osg::Geode*>(osg::clone(geode.get(), osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_NODES|osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_DRAWABLES));
-                frameswitch->addChild(geode);
-                frameswitch->addChild(geode2);
-#else
                 osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry> geom2 = static_cast<osg::Geometry*>(osg::clone(geometry.get(), osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_NODES|osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_DRAWABLES));
                 frameswitch->addChild(geometry);
                 frameswitch->addChild(geom2);
-#endif
 
                 parentNode->addChild(frameswitch);
             }
             else
-#if OSG_VERSION_LESS_THAN(3,3,3)
-                parentNode->addChild(geode);
-#else
                 parentNode->addChild(geometry);
-#endif
         }
 
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry> handleMorphGeometry(const Nif::NiGeomMorpherController* morpher, const Nif::NiTriShape *triShape, osg::Node* parentNode, SceneUtil::CompositeStateSetUpdater* composite, const std::vector<int>& boundTextures, int animflags)
@@ -1151,21 +1129,10 @@ namespace NifOsg
 
             osg::ref_ptr<FrameSwitch> frameswitch = new FrameSwitch;
 
-#if OSG_VERSION_LESS_THAN(3,3,3)
-            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> geode (new osg::Geode);
-            geode->addDrawable(rig);
-
-            osg::Geode* geode2 = static_cast<osg::Geode*>(osg::clone(geode.get(), osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_NODES|
-                                                                     osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_DRAWABLES));
-
-            frameswitch->addChild(geode);
-            frameswitch->addChild(geode2);
-#else
             SceneUtil::RigGeometry* rig2 = static_cast<SceneUtil::RigGeometry*>(osg::clone(rig.get(), osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_NODES|
                                                                                            osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_DRAWABLES));
             frameswitch->addChild(rig);
             frameswitch->addChild(rig2);
-#endif
 
             parentNode->addChild(frameswitch);
         }
diff --git a/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp b/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp
index 79da7d7ab..870fa370b 100644
--- a/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <osgDB/Registry>
 #include <osg/GLExtensions>
-#include <osg/Version>
 
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 
@@ -62,17 +61,10 @@ namespace Resource
             case(GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA_S3TC_DXT3_EXT):
             case(GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA_S3TC_DXT5_EXT):
             {
-#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,3)
                 osg::GLExtensions* exts = osg::GLExtensions::Get(0, false);
                 if (exts && !exts->isTextureCompressionS3TCSupported
                         // This one works too. Should it be included in isTextureCompressionS3TCSupported()? Submitted as a patch to OSG.
                         && !osg::isGLExtensionSupported(0, "GL_S3_s3tc"))
-#else
-                osg::Texture::Extensions* exts = osg::Texture::getExtensions(0, false);
-                if (exts && !exts->isTextureCompressionS3TCSupported()
-                        // This one works too. Should it be included in isTextureCompressionS3TCSupported()? Submitted as a patch to OSG.
-                        && !osg::isGLExtensionSupported(0, "GL_S3_s3tc"))
-#endif
                 {
                     std::cerr << "Error loading " << filename << ": no S3TC texture compression support installed" << std::endl;
                     return false;
diff --git a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
index 29f7076f0..85a4afa30 100644
--- a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <osg/Node>
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/UserDataContainer>
-#include <osg/Version>
 
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleSystem>
 #include <osgFX/Effect>
@@ -52,24 +51,6 @@ namespace
                     && partsys->getUserDataContainer()->getDescriptions()[0] == "worldspace");
         }
 
-        void apply(osg::Geode& geode)
-        {
-            for (unsigned int i=0;i<geode.getNumDrawables();++i)
-            {
-                if (osgParticle::ParticleSystem* partsys = dynamic_cast<osgParticle::ParticleSystem*>(geode.getDrawable(i)))
-                {
-                    if (isWorldSpaceParticleSystem(partsys))
-                    {
-                        // HACK: Ignore the InverseWorldMatrix transform the geode is attached to
-                        if (geode.getNumParents() && geode.getParent(0)->getNumParents())
-                            transformInitialParticles(partsys, geode.getParent(0)->getParent(0));
-                    }
-                    geode.setNodeMask(mMask);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,3)
         // in OSG 3.3 and up Drawables can be directly in the scene graph without a Geode decorating them.
         void apply(osg::Drawable& drw)
         {
@@ -84,7 +65,6 @@ namespace
                 partsys->setNodeMask(mMask);
             }
         }
-#endif
 
         void transformInitialParticles(osgParticle::ParticleSystem* partsys, osg::Node* node)
         {
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/clone.cpp b/components/sceneutil/clone.cpp
index 784195e7e..26f3f5c7c 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/clone.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/clone.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ namespace SceneUtil
 #endif
 
             osg::Drawable* cloned = osg::clone(drawable, copyop);
-#if OSG_VERSION_LESS_THAN(3,3,3)
-            // work around OSG 3.2 not respecting the DEEP_COPY_CALLBACK flag
-            if (cloned->getUpdateCallback())
-                cloned->setUpdateCallback(osg::clone(cloned->getUpdateCallback(), *this));
-#endif
             return cloned;
         }
         if (dynamic_cast<const SceneUtil::RigGeometry*>(drawable))
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/controller.cpp b/components/sceneutil/controller.cpp
index 7762b48d0..097899911 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/controller.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/controller.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <osg/Drawable>
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/NodeCallback>
-#include <osg/Version>
 
 namespace SceneUtil
 {
@@ -65,11 +64,7 @@ namespace SceneUtil
 
     void ControllerVisitor::apply(osg::Node &node)
     {
-#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,3)
         osg::Callback* callback = node.getUpdateCallback();
-#else
-        osg::NodeCallback* callback = node.getUpdateCallback();
-#endif
         while (callback)
         {
             if (Controller* ctrl = dynamic_cast<Controller*>(callback))
@@ -96,11 +91,7 @@ namespace SceneUtil
         {
             osg::Drawable* drw = geode.getDrawable(i);
 
-#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,3)
             osg::Callback* callback = drw->getUpdateCallback();
-#else
-            osg::Drawable::UpdateCallback* callback = drw->getUpdateCallback();
-#endif
 
             if (Controller* ctrl = dynamic_cast<Controller*>(callback))
                 visit(geode, *ctrl);
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
index be8d97a4c..f915ee39c 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cstdlib>
 
-#include <osg/Version>
 #include <osg/MatrixTransform>
 
 #include "skeleton.hpp"
@@ -289,11 +288,9 @@ void RigGeometry::updateBounds(osg::NodeVisitor *nv)
 
     _boundingBox = box;
     _boundingBoxComputed = true;
-#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,3)
     // in OSG 3.3.3 and up Drawable inherits from Node, so has a bounding sphere as well.
     _boundingSphere = osg::BoundingSphere(_boundingBox);
     _boundingSphereComputed = true;
-#endif
     for (unsigned int i=0; i<getNumParents(); ++i)
         getParent(i)->dirtyBound();
 }
diff --git a/components/sdlutil/sdlgraphicswindow.cpp b/components/sdlutil/sdlgraphicswindow.cpp
index a0483e84d..66d53b096 100644
--- a/components/sdlutil/sdlgraphicswindow.cpp
+++ b/components/sdlutil/sdlgraphicswindow.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <SDL_video.h>
 
-#include <osg/Version>
-
 namespace SDLUtil
 {
 
@@ -112,11 +110,7 @@ void GraphicsWindowSDL2::init()
 
     mValid = true;
 
-#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,4)
     getEventQueue()->syncWindowRectangleWithGraphicsContext();
-#else
-    getEventQueue()->syncWindowRectangleWithGraphcisContext();
-#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -133,11 +127,7 @@ bool GraphicsWindowSDL2::realizeImplementation()
 
     SDL_ShowWindow(mWindow);
 
-#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,4)
     getEventQueue()->syncWindowRectangleWithGraphicsContext();
-#else
-    getEventQueue()->syncWindowRectangleWithGraphcisContext();
-#endif
 
     mRealized = true;
 
diff --git a/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp b/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
index 4f0e464ce..981a984e4 100644
--- a/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <osg/Geometry>
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/KdTree>
-#include <osg/Version>
 
 #include <osgFX/Effect>
 
@@ -193,13 +192,7 @@ osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> TerrainGrid::buildTerrain (osg::Group* parent, float chu
 
         transform->addChild(effect);
 
-#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,3)
         osg::Node* toAttach = geometry.get();
-#else
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> geode (new osg::Geode);
-        geode->addDrawable(geometry);
-        osg::Node* toAttach = geode.get();
-#endif
 
         effect->addChild(toAttach);