diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 27cead9879..bb8b810b93 100755
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -9972,13 +9972,13 @@
   <key>RenderAutoMuteByteLimit</key>
   <map>
     <key>Comment</key>
-    <string>Maximum bytes of attachments before an avatar is rendered as a simple impostor (0 for no limit).</string>
+    <string>OBSOLETE and UNUSED.</string>
     <key>Persist</key>
-    <integer>1</integer>
+    <integer>0</integer>
     <key>Type</key>
     <string>U32</string>
     <key>Value</key>
-    <integer>10000000</integer>
+    <integer>0</integer>
   </map>
   <key>RenderAvatarMaxNonImpostors</key>
   <map>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llspatialpartition.cpp b/indra/newview/llspatialpartition.cpp
index bee57d595b..b0eb4137a7 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llspatialpartition.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llspatialpartition.cpp
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ void LLSpatialGroup::handleDestruction(const TreeNode* node)
 	{
 		if (bridge->mAvatar.notNull())
 		{
-			bridge->mAvatar->subtractAttachmentSizes( mGeometryBytes, mSurfaceArea );
+			bridge->mAvatar->subtractAttachmentArea(mSurfaceArea );
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
index 3ce0b89fe8..8d05114146 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
@@ -680,11 +680,10 @@ public:
 				avatar->calculateUpdateRenderComplexity(); // Make sure the numbers are up-to-date
 
 				trunc_name = utf8str_truncate(avatar->getFullname(), 16);
-				addText(xpos, ypos, llformat("%s : %s, complexity %d, bytes %d area %.2f",
+				addText(xpos, ypos, llformat("%s : %s, complexity %d, area %.2f",
 					trunc_name.c_str(),
                     LLVOAvatar::rezStatusToString(avatar->getRezzedStatus()).c_str(),
 					avatar->getVisualComplexity(),
-					avatar->getAttachmentGeometryBytes(),
 					avatar->getAttachmentSurfaceArea()));
 				ypos += y_inc;
 				av_iter++;
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
index 12c1ff7611..c88f5d1fce 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
@@ -671,7 +671,6 @@ LLVOAvatar::LLVOAvatar(const LLUUID& id,
 	LLAvatarAppearance(&gAgentWearables),
 	LLViewerObject(id, pcode, regionp),
 	mSpecialRenderMode(0),
-	mAttachmentGeometryBytes(0),
 	mAttachmentSurfaceArea(0.f),
 	mReportedVisualComplexity(VISUAL_COMPLEXITY_UNKNOWN),
 	mTurning(FALSE),
@@ -6523,10 +6522,8 @@ bool LLVOAvatar::isTooComplex() const
 	{
 		// Determine if visually muted or not
 		static LLCachedControl<U32> max_render_cost(gSavedSettings, "RenderAvatarMaxComplexity", 0U);
-		static LLCachedControl<U32> max_attachment_bytes(gSavedSettings, "RenderAutoMuteByteLimit", 0U);
 		static LLCachedControl<F32> max_attachment_area(gSavedSettings, "RenderAutoMuteSurfaceAreaLimit", 10.0E6f);
 		too_complex = ((max_render_cost > 0 && mVisualComplexity > max_render_cost)
-			|| (max_attachment_bytes > 0 && mAttachmentGeometryBytes > max_attachment_bytes)
 			|| (max_attachment_area > 0.0f && mAttachmentSurfaceArea > max_attachment_area)
 			);
 	}
@@ -8304,37 +8301,17 @@ void LLVOAvatar::idleUpdateRenderComplexity()
 		}
 		mText->addLine(info_line, info_color, info_style);
 
-		// Attachment byte limit
-		static LLCachedControl<U32> max_attachment_bytes(gSavedSettings, "RenderAutoMuteByteLimit", 0);
-		info_line = llformat("%.1f KB", mAttachmentGeometryBytes/1024.f);
-		if (max_attachment_bytes != 0) // zero means don't care, so don't bother coloring based on this
-		{
-			green_level = 1.f-llclamp(((F32) mAttachmentGeometryBytes-(F32)max_attachment_bytes)/(F32)max_attachment_bytes, 0.f, 1.f);
-			red_level   = llmin((F32) mAttachmentGeometryBytes/(F32)max_attachment_bytes, 1.f);
-			info_color.set(red_level, green_level, 0.0, 1.0);
-			info_style = (  mAttachmentGeometryBytes > max_attachment_bytes
-						  ? LLFontGL::BOLD : LLFontGL::NORMAL );
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			info_color.set(LLColor4::grey);
-			info_style = LLFontGL::NORMAL;
-		}
-		mText->addLine(info_line, info_color, info_style);
-		
 		updateText(); // corrects position
 	}
 }
 
-void LLVOAvatar::addAttachmentSizes(U32 delta_bytes, F32 delta_area)
+void LLVOAvatar::addAttachmentArea(F32 delta_area)
 {
-    mAttachmentGeometryBytes += delta_bytes;
     mAttachmentSurfaceArea   += delta_area;
 }
 
-void LLVOAvatar::subtractAttachmentSizes(U32 delta_bytes, F32 delta_area)
+void LLVOAvatar::subtractAttachmentArea(F32 delta_area)
 {
-    mAttachmentGeometryBytes = delta_bytes > mAttachmentGeometryBytes ? 0 : mAttachmentGeometryBytes - delta_bytes;
     mAttachmentSurfaceArea   = delta_area > mAttachmentSurfaceArea ? 0.0 : mAttachmentSurfaceArea - delta_area;
 }
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.h b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.h
index 10d10b2ed5..418cca519d 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.h
@@ -259,10 +259,9 @@ public:
 	void			updateVisualComplexity();
 	
 	U32				getVisualComplexity()			{ return mVisualComplexity;				};		// Numbers calculated here by rendering AV
-	S32				getAttachmentGeometryBytes()	{ return mAttachmentGeometryBytes;		};		// number of bytes in attached geometry
 	F32				getAttachmentSurfaceArea()		{ return mAttachmentSurfaceArea;		};		// estimated surface area of attachments
-    void            addAttachmentSizes(U32 delta_bytes, F32 delta_area);
-    void            subtractAttachmentSizes(U32 delta_bytes, F32 delta_area);
+    void            addAttachmentArea(F32 delta_area);
+    void            subtractAttachmentArea(F32 delta_area);
 
 	U32				getReportedVisualComplexity()					{ return mReportedVisualComplexity;				};	// Numbers as reported by the SL server
 	void			setReportedVisualComplexity(U32 value)			{ mReportedVisualComplexity = value;			};
@@ -412,7 +411,6 @@ public:
 	S32			mSpecialRenderMode; // special lighting
         
   private:
-	S32			mAttachmentGeometryBytes; //number of bytes in attached geometry
 	F32			mAttachmentSurfaceArea; //estimated surface area of attachments
 	bool		shouldAlphaMask();
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp b/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
index c15bf4ecf3..44daa939ad 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
@@ -4727,7 +4727,7 @@ void LLVolumeGeometryManager::rebuildGeom(LLSpatialGroup* group)
 
 	if (pAvatarVO)
 	{
-		pAvatarVO->subtractAttachmentSizes( group->mGeometryBytes, group->mSurfaceArea );
+		pAvatarVO->subtractAttachmentArea( group->mSurfaceArea );
 	}
 
 	group->mGeometryBytes = 0;
@@ -5281,7 +5281,7 @@ void LLVolumeGeometryManager::rebuildGeom(LLSpatialGroup* group)
 
 	if (pAvatarVO)
 	{
-        pAvatarVO->addAttachmentSizes( group->mGeometryBytes, group->mSurfaceArea );
+        pAvatarVO->addAttachmentArea( group->mSurfaceArea );
 	}
 }