diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/instancing/InstancedNode.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/instancing/InstancedNode.java
index fa636c87e..5e5c595ef 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/instancing/InstancedNode.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/instancing/InstancedNode.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package com.jme3.scene.instancing;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
 import com.jme3.renderer.RenderManager;
 import com.jme3.renderer.ViewPort;
-import com.jme3.scene.BatchNode;
 import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
 import com.jme3.scene.GeometryGroupNode;
 import com.jme3.scene.Mesh;
diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/scene/instancing/TestInstanceNode.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/scene/instancing/TestInstanceNode.java
index c99406122..3efcb75d3 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/scene/instancing/TestInstanceNode.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/scene/instancing/TestInstanceNode.java
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
 import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
 import com.jme3.scene.Mesh;
 import com.jme3.scene.Spatial;
-import com.jme3.scene.Spatial.CullHint;
 import com.jme3.scene.instancing.InstancedGeometry;
 import com.jme3.scene.instancing.InstancedNode;
 import com.jme3.scene.shape.Box;
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ public class TestInstanceNode extends SimpleApplication  {
         materials[5].setColor("Color", ColorRGBA.Yellow);
        
         instancedNode = new InstancedNode("instanced_node");
-        instancedNode.setCullHint(CullHint.Never);
         
         rootNode.attachChild(instancedNode);