diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PShapeOpenGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PShapeOpenGL.java
index f2a9174bb..2f5760b11 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PShapeOpenGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PShapeOpenGL.java
@@ -2379,107 +2379,6 @@ public class PShapeOpenGL extends PShape {
 
 
   protected void initModified() {
-    /*
-    if (hasPolys) {
-      modifiedPolyVertices = true;
-      modifiedPolyColors = true;
-      modifiedPolyNormals = true;
-      modifiedPolyTexCoords = true;
-      modifiedPolyAmbient = true;
-      modifiedPolySpecular = true;
-      modifiedPolyEmissive = true;
-      modifiedPolyShininess = true;
-      firstModifiedPolyVertex = 0;
-      lastModifiedPolyVertex = tessGeo.polyVertexCount - 1;
-      firstModifiedPolyColor = 0;
-      lastModifiedPolyColor = tessGeo.polyVertexCount - 1;
-      firstModifiedPolyNormal = 0;
-      lastModifiedPolyNormal = tessGeo.polyVertexCount - 1;
-      firstModifiedPolyTexcoord = 0;
-      lastModifiedPolyTexcoord = tessGeo.polyVertexCount - 1;
-      firstModifiedPolyAmbient = 0;
-      lastModifiedPolyAmbient = tessGeo.polyVertexCount - 1;
-      firstModifiedPolySpecular = 0;
-      lastModifiedPolySpecular = tessGeo.polyVertexCount - 1;
-      firstModifiedPolyEmissive = 0;
-      lastModifiedPolyEmissive = tessGeo.polyVertexCount - 1;
-      firstModifiedPolyShininess = 0;
-      lastModifiedPolyShininess = tessGeo.polyVertexCount - 1;
-    } else {
-      modifiedPolyVertices = false;
-      modifiedPolyColors = false;
-      modifiedPolyNormals = false;
-      modifiedPolyTexCoords = false;
-      modifiedPolyAmbient = false;
-      modifiedPolySpecular = false;
-      modifiedPolyEmissive = false;
-      modifiedPolyShininess = false;
-      firstModifiedPolyVertex = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedPolyVertex = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-      firstModifiedPolyColor = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedPolyColor = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-      firstModifiedPolyNormal = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedPolyNormal = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-      firstModifiedPolyTexcoord = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedPolyTexcoord = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-      firstModifiedPolyAmbient = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedPolyAmbient = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-      firstModifiedPolySpecular = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedPolySpecular = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-      firstModifiedPolyEmissive = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedPolyEmissive = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-      firstModifiedPolyShininess = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedPolyShininess = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-    }
-
-    if (hasLines) {
-      modifiedLineVertices = true;
-      modifiedLineColors = true;
-      modifiedLineAttributes = true;
-      firstModifiedLineVertex = 0;
-      lastModifiedLineVertex = tessGeo.lineVertexCount - 1;
-      firstModifiedLineColor = 0;
-      lastModifiedLineColor = tessGeo.lineVertexCount - 1;
-      firstModifiedLineAttribute = 0;
-      lastModifiedLineAttribute = tessGeo.lineVertexCount - 1;
-    } else {
-      modifiedLineVertices = false;
-      modifiedLineColors = false;
-      modifiedLineAttributes = false;
-      firstModifiedLineVertex = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedLineVertex = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-      firstModifiedLineColor = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedLineColor = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-      firstModifiedLineAttribute = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedLineAttribute = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-    }
-
-    if (hasLines) {
-      modifiedPointVertices = true;
-      modifiedPointColors = true;
-      modifiedPointAttributes = true;
-      firstModifiedPointVertex = 0;
-      lastModifiedPointVertex = tessGeo.pointVertexCount - 1;
-      firstModifiedPointColor = 0;
-      lastModifiedPointColor = tessGeo.pointVertexCount - 1;
-      firstModifiedPointAttribute = 0;
-      lastModifiedPointAttribute = tessGeo.pointVertexCount - 1;
-    } else {
-      modifiedPointVertices = false;
-      modifiedPointColors = false;
-      modifiedPointAttributes = false;
-      firstModifiedPointVertex = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedPointVertex = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-      firstModifiedPointColor = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedPointColor = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-      firstModifiedPointAttribute = PConstants.MAX_INT;
-      lastModifiedPointAttribute = PConstants.MIN_INT;
-    }
-
-    modified = hasPolys || hasLines || hasPoints;
-*/
-
-
     modified = false;
 
     modifiedPolyVertices = false;