diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/level/AbstractDhClientLevel.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/level/AbstractDhClientLevel.java
index df7a67347..05be28e44 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/level/AbstractDhClientLevel.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/level/AbstractDhClientLevel.java
@@ -135,9 +135,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractDhClientLevel implements IDhClientLevel
 		ClientRenderState ClientRenderState = this.ClientRenderStateRef.get();
 		if (ClientRenderState == null)
 		{
-			LOGGER.error("Tried to call render() on "+this+" when renderer has not been started!");
+			// either the renderer hasn't been started yet, or is being reloaded
 			return;
 		}
+		
 		ClientRenderState.renderer.drawLODs(mcModelViewMatrix, mcProjectionMatrix, partialTicks, profiler);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/level/DhClientLevel.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/level/DhClientLevel.java
index c2a665177..1244f0d08 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/level/DhClientLevel.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/level/DhClientLevel.java
@@ -125,14 +125,4 @@ public class DhClientLevel extends AbstractDhClientLevel implements IDhClientLev
 	@Override
 	public IFullDataSourceProvider getFileHandler() { return this.fullDataFileHandler; }
 	
-	@Override
-	public void clearRenderDataCache()
-	{
-		ClientRenderState ClientRenderState = this.ClientRenderStateRef.get();
-		if (ClientRenderState != null && ClientRenderState.quadtree != null)
-		{
-			ClientRenderState.quadtree.clearRenderDataCache();
-		}
-	}
-	
 }