diff --git a/indra/llprimitive/llmodel.cpp b/indra/llprimitive/llmodel.cpp
index 4ef4744981..ef6eb75a6b 100644
--- a/indra/llprimitive/llmodel.cpp
+++ b/indra/llprimitive/llmodel.cpp
@@ -238,11 +238,6 @@ LLModel::EModelStatus load_face_from_dom_triangles(std::vector<LLVolumeFace>& fa
 		{
 			// guard against model data specifiying out of range indices or norms
 			//
-			if (((i + pos_offset) > index_count)
-				|| ((idx[i+pos_offset]*3+2) > vertex_count))
-			{
-				return LLModel::BAD_ELEMENT;
-			}
 			if (((i + norm_offset) > index_count)
 				|| ((idx[i+norm_offset]*3+2) > norm_count))
 			{