diff --git a/src/obj/NiTriShapeData.cpp b/src/obj/NiTriShapeData.cpp
index 98d38c40696e8d9b68c4c25b65dc470c82ef70fb..b3d3a254957c7366c8bb13b3a02fefb551ff0030 100644
--- a/src/obj/NiTriShapeData.cpp
+++ b/src/obj/NiTriShapeData.cpp
@@ -226,11 +226,6 @@ void NiTriShapeData::DoMatchDetection() {
 				continue;
 			if ( normals [j] != normals [i] )
 				continue;
-
-			/* this index belongs to a group already */
-			if ( sharing [i] != 0 )
-				continue;
-
 			/* remember this vertex' index */
 			group.vertexIndices.push_back(j);
 		}