diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreenode.cpp b/components/terrain/quadtreenode.cpp
index 8f47986df..7baea45c8 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreenode.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreenode.cpp
@@ -124,23 +124,6 @@ void QuadTreeNode::traverseNodes(ViewData* vd, const osg::Vec3f& viewPoint, LodC
         vd->add(this);
 }
 
-void QuadTreeNode::intersect(ViewData* vd, TerrainLineIntersector& intersector)
-{
-    if (!hasValidBounds())
-        return;
-
-    if (!intersector.intersectAndClip(getBoundingBox()))
-        return;
-
-    if (getNumChildren() == 0)
-        vd->add(this);
-    else
-    {
-        for (unsigned int i=0; i<getNumChildren(); ++i)
-            getChild(i)->intersect(vd, intersector);
-    }
-}
-
 void QuadTreeNode::setBoundingBox(const osg::BoundingBox &boundingBox)
 {
     mBoundingBox = boundingBox;
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreenode.hpp b/components/terrain/quadtreenode.hpp
index 183b5e07a..a309d91fc 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreenode.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreenode.hpp
@@ -2,39 +2,12 @@
 #define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_TERRAIN_QUADTREENODE_H
 
 #include <osg/Group>
-#include <osgUtil/LineSegmentIntersector>
 
 #include "defs.hpp"
 
 namespace Terrain
 {
 
-    class TerrainLineIntersector : public osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector
-    {
-    public:
-        TerrainLineIntersector(osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector* intersector, osg::Matrix& matrix) :
-            osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector(intersector->getStart() * matrix, intersector->getEnd() * matrix)
-        {
-            setPrecisionHint(intersector->getPrecisionHint());
-            _intersectionLimit = intersector->getIntersectionLimit();
-            _parent = intersector;
-        }
-
-        TerrainLineIntersector(osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector* intersector) :
-            osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector(intersector->getStart(), intersector->getEnd())
-        {
-            setPrecisionHint(intersector->getPrecisionHint());
-            _intersectionLimit = intersector->getIntersectionLimit();
-            _parent = intersector;
-        }
-
-        bool intersectAndClip(const osg::BoundingBox& bbInput)
-        {
-            osg::Vec3d s(_start), e(_end);
-            return osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector::intersectAndClip(s, e, bbInput);
-        }
-    };
-
     enum ChildDirection
     {
         NW = 0,
@@ -105,9 +78,6 @@ namespace Terrain
         /// Traverse nodes according to LOD selection.
         void traverseNodes(ViewData* vd, const osg::Vec3f& viewPoint, LodCallback* lodCallback);
 
-        /// Adds all leaf nodes which intersect the line from start to end
-        void intersect(ViewData* vd, TerrainLineIntersector& intersector);
-
     private:
         QuadTreeNode* mParent;
 
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
index 78d8835b5..e09433061 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
@@ -418,44 +418,15 @@ void QuadTreeWorld::accept(osg::NodeVisitor &nv)
         return;
     }
 
+    osg::Object * viewer = isCullVisitor ? static_cast<osgUtil::CullVisitor*>(&nv)->getCurrentCamera() : nullptr;
     bool needsUpdate = true;
-    ViewData* vd = nullptr;
-    if (isCullVisitor)
-        vd = mViewDataMap->getViewData(static_cast<osgUtil::CullVisitor*>(&nv)->getCurrentCamera(), nv.getViewPoint(), mActiveGrid, needsUpdate);
-    else
-    {
-        static ViewData sIntersectionViewData;
-        vd = &sIntersectionViewData;
-        vd->clear(); // we can't reuse intersection views in the next frame because they only contain what is touched by the intersection ray.
-    }
+    ViewData *vd = mViewDataMap->getViewData(viewer, nv.getViewPoint(), mActiveGrid, needsUpdate);
 
     if (needsUpdate)
     {
         vd->reset();
-        if (isCullVisitor)
-        {
-            DefaultLodCallback lodCallback(mLodFactor, MIN_SIZE, mViewDistance, mActiveGrid);
-            mRootNode->traverseNodes(vd, nv.getViewPoint(), &lodCallback);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor* iv = static_cast<osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor*>(&nv);
-            osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector* lineIntersector = dynamic_cast<osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector*>(iv->getIntersector());
-            if (!lineIntersector)
-                throw std::runtime_error("Cannot update QuadTreeWorld: node visitor is not LineSegmentIntersector");
-
-            if (lineIntersector->getCoordinateFrame() == osgUtil::Intersector::CoordinateFrame::MODEL && iv->getModelMatrix() == 0)
-            {
-                TerrainLineIntersector terrainIntersector(lineIntersector);
-                mRootNode->intersect(vd, terrainIntersector);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                osg::Matrix matrix(lineIntersector->getTransformation(*iv, lineIntersector->getCoordinateFrame()));
-                TerrainLineIntersector terrainIntersector(lineIntersector, matrix);
-                mRootNode->intersect(vd, terrainIntersector);
-            }
-        }
+        DefaultLodCallback lodCallback(mLodFactor, MIN_SIZE, mViewDistance, mActiveGrid);
+        mRootNode->traverseNodes(vd, nv.getViewPoint(), &lodCallback);
     }
 
     const float cellWorldSize = mStorage->getCellWorldSize();