diff --git a/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp b/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
index 2f9cb66413..3d09e7ba05 100644
--- a/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ ViewData *ViewDataMap::getViewData(osg::Object *viewer)
     if (found == mViews.end())
     {
         ViewData* vd = createOrReuseView();
-        vd->setViewer(viewer);
         mViews[viewer] = vd;
         return vd;
     }
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ void ViewDataMap::clearUnusedViews(unsigned int frame)
         ViewData* vd = it->second;
         if (vd->getFrameLastUsed() + 2 < frame)
         {
-            vd->setViewer(nullptr);
             vd->clear();
             mUnusedViews.push_back(vd);
             mViews.erase(it++);
diff --git a/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp b/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
index aaf5b788f9..53bcf42c0c 100644
--- a/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ namespace Terrain
 
         Entry& getEntry(unsigned int i);
 
-        osg::Object* getViewer() const { return mViewer.get(); }
-        void setViewer(osg::Object* viewer) { mViewer = viewer; }
-
         unsigned int getFrameLastUsed() const { return mFrameLastUsed; }
 
         /// @return Have any nodes changed since the last frame
@@ -62,7 +59,6 @@ namespace Terrain
         unsigned int mNumEntries;
         unsigned int mFrameLastUsed;
         bool mChanged;
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> mViewer;
         osg::Vec3f mEyePoint;
         bool mHasEyePoint;
     };
@@ -85,7 +81,7 @@ namespace Terrain
     private:
         std::list<ViewData> mViewVector;
 
-        typedef std::map<osg::Object*, ViewData*> Map;
+        typedef std::map<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object>, ViewData*> Map;
         Map mViews;
 
         std::deque<ViewData*> mUnusedViews;