diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp
index 2f8633aa94e..6f4fd4bb3fa 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp
@@ -391,8 +391,7 @@ void RTS3DScene::Visibility_Check(CameraClass * camera)
 	m_translucentObjectsCount=0;
 	m_numNonOccluderOrOccludee=0;
 
-	Int currentFrame=0;
-	if (TheGameLogic) currentFrame = TheGameLogic->getFrame();
+	Int currentFrame=TheGameLogic->getFrame();
 	if (currentFrame <= TheGlobalData->m_defaultOcclusionDelay)
 		currentFrame = TheGlobalData->m_defaultOcclusionDelay+1;	//make sure occlusion is enabled when game starts (frame 0).
 
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp
index 95153b513e0..bda1ddb1e0e 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp
@@ -408,8 +408,7 @@ void RTS3DScene::Visibility_Check(CameraClass * camera)
 	m_translucentObjectsCount=0;
 	m_numNonOccluderOrOccludee=0;
 
-	Int currentFrame=0;
-	if (TheGameLogic) currentFrame = TheGameLogic->getFrame();
+	Int currentFrame=TheGameLogic->getFrame();
 	if (currentFrame <= TheGlobalData->m_defaultOcclusionDelay)
 		currentFrame = TheGlobalData->m_defaultOcclusionDelay+1;	//make sure occlusion is enabled when game starts (frame 0).