diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/BatchNode.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/BatchNode.java
index ef94f5631..8cfed4244 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/BatchNode.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/BatchNode.java
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ public class BatchNode extends GeometryGroupNode implements Savable {
     
     @Override
     public void updateGeometricState() {
-        super.updateGeometricState();
         if (!children.isEmpty()) {
             for (Batch batch : batches.getArray()) {
                 if (batch.needMeshUpdate) {
@@ -131,49 +130,8 @@ public class BatchNode extends GeometryGroupNode implements Savable {
                 }
             }
         }
+        super.updateGeometricState();
     }
-//
-//    @Override
-//    public void updateGeometricState() {
-//        if ((refreshFlags & RF_LIGHTLIST) != 0) {
-//            updateWorldLightList();
-//        }
-//
-//        if ((refreshFlags & RF_TRANSFORM) != 0) {
-//            // combine with parent transforms- same for all spatial
-//            // subclasses.
-//            updateWorldTransforms();
-//        }
-//
-//        refreshFlags &= ~RF_CHILD_LIGHTLIST;
-//        if (!children.isEmpty()) {
-//            // the important part- make sure child geometric state is refreshed
-//            // first before updating own world bound. This saves
-//            // a round-trip later on.
-//            // NOTE 9/19/09
-//            // Although it does save a round trip,
-//
-//            for (Spatial child : children.getArray()) {
-//                child.updateGeometricState();
-//            }
-//
-//            for (Batch batch : batches.getArray()) {
-//                if (batch.needMeshUpdate) {
-//                    batch.geometry.updateModelBound();
-//                    batch.geometry.updateWorldBound();
-//                    batch.needMeshUpdate = false;
-//
-//                }
-//            }
-//
-//        }
-//
-//        if ((refreshFlags & RF_BOUND) != 0) {
-//            updateWorldBound();
-//        }
-//
-//        assert refreshFlags == 0;
-//    }
 
     protected Matrix4f getTransformMatrix(Geometry g){
         return g.cachedWorldMat;
@@ -226,7 +184,6 @@ public class BatchNode extends GeometryGroupNode implements Savable {
             batch.geometry.setIgnoreTransform(true);
             batch.geometry.setUserData(UserData.JME_PHYSICSIGNORE, true);
         }
-        updateGeometricState();
     }
 
     protected void doBatch() {