diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/BatchNode.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/BatchNode.java
index 4e5591dcb..b744c8c6d 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/BatchNode.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/BatchNode.java
@@ -475,10 +475,11 @@ public class BatchNode extends Node implements Savable {
                         useTangents = true;
                     }
                 } else {
-                    for (int vert = 0; vert < geomVertCount; vert++) {
-                        int curGlobalVertIndex = globalVertIndex + vert;
-                        inBuf.copyElement(vert, outBuf, curGlobalVertIndex);
-                    }
+                    inBuf.copyElements(0, outBuf, globalVertIndex, geomVertCount);
+//                    for (int vert = 0; vert < geomVertCount; vert++) {
+//                        int curGlobalVertIndex = globalVertIndex + vert;
+//                        inBuf.copyElement(vert, outBuf, curGlobalVertIndex);
+//                    }
                 }
             }