diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index bdefe4c5cb..976635cb4d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ namespace MWRender
         else
             mTerrain.reset(new Terrain::TerrainGrid(sceneRoot, mRootNode, mResourceSystem, mTerrainStorage, Mask_Terrain, Mask_PreCompile, Mask_Debug));
 
-        mTerrain->setDefaultViewer(mViewer->getCamera());
         mTerrain->setTargetFrameRate(Settings::Manager::getFloat("target framerate", "Cells"));
         mTerrain->setWorkQueue(mWorkQueue.get());
 
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreenode.cpp b/components/terrain/quadtreenode.cpp
index d9fd4cd458..141803cf76 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreenode.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreenode.cpp
@@ -154,8 +154,6 @@ ViewData* QuadTreeNode::getView(osg::NodeVisitor &nv, bool& needsUpdate)
     else // INTERSECTION_VISITOR
     {
         osg::Vec3f viewPoint = nv.getViewPoint();
-        mViewDataMap->getDefaultViewPoint(viewPoint);
-
         static osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> dummyObj = new osg::DummyObject;
         vd = mViewDataMap->getViewData(dummyObj.get(), viewPoint, needsUpdate);
         needsUpdate = true;
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
index b273348814..499e268dc7 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
@@ -528,11 +528,6 @@ void QuadTreeWorld::reportStats(unsigned int frameNumber, osg::Stats *stats)
     stats->setAttribute(frameNumber, "Composite", mCompositeMapRenderer->getCompileSetSize());
 }
 
-void QuadTreeWorld::setDefaultViewer(osg::Object *obj)
-{
-    mViewDataMap->setDefaultViewer(obj);
-}
-
 void QuadTreeWorld::loadCell(int x, int y)
 {
     // fallback behavior only for undefined cells (every other is already handled in quadtree)
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
index 0c2296b240..349f27b647 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ namespace Terrain
 
         void reportStats(unsigned int frameNumber, osg::Stats* stats);
 
-        virtual void setDefaultViewer(osg::Object* obj);
-
     private:
         void ensureQuadTreeBuilt();
 
diff --git a/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp b/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
index 3185d840d8..d1870abaaf 100644
--- a/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
@@ -195,22 +195,4 @@ void ViewDataMap::clear()
     mViewVector.clear();
 }
 
-void ViewDataMap::setDefaultViewer(osg::Object *viewer)
-{
-    mDefaultViewer = viewer;
-}
-
-bool ViewDataMap::getDefaultViewPoint(osg::Vec3f& viewPoint)
-{
-     Map::const_iterator found = mViews.find(mDefaultViewer);
-     if (found != mViews.end() && found->second->hasViewPoint())
-     {
-        viewPoint = found->second->getViewPoint();
-        return true;
-     }
-     else
-        return false;
-}
-
-
 }
diff --git a/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp b/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
index abbf5ff7fa..0016276409 100644
--- a/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ namespace Terrain
 
         void clear();
 
-        void setDefaultViewer(osg::Object* viewer);
-
-        bool getDefaultViewPoint(osg::Vec3f& viewPoint);
-
     private:
         std::list<ViewData> mViewVector;
 
@@ -99,8 +95,6 @@ namespace Terrain
         float mExpiryDelay; // time in seconds for unused view to be removed
 
         std::deque<ViewData*> mUnusedViews;
-
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> mDefaultViewer;
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/components/terrain/world.hpp b/components/terrain/world.hpp
index e0de69eeee..0402b8197f 100644
--- a/components/terrain/world.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/world.hpp
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ namespace Terrain
 
         virtual void reportStats(unsigned int frameNumber, osg::Stats* stats) {}
 
-        /// Set the default viewer (usually a Camera), used as viewpoint for any viewers that don't use their own viewpoint.
-        virtual void setDefaultViewer(osg::Object* obj) {}
-
         virtual void setViewDistance(float distance) {}
 
         Storage* getStorage() { return mStorage; }