diff --git a/src/engine/InterestManagement/Terrain.java b/src/engine/InterestManagement/Terrain.java
index 3254d547..59172eeb 100644
--- a/src/engine/InterestManagement/Terrain.java
+++ b/src/engine/InterestManagement/Terrain.java
@@ -87,14 +87,12 @@ public class Terrain {
     public static float getWorldHeight(Zone currentZone, Vector3fImmutable worldLoc) {
 
         Zone terrainZone;
-        Zone parentZone;
 
         // Retrieve the next zone with a heightmap attached.
         // Zones without a heightmap use the next zone up the
         // tree to calculate heights from.
 
         terrainZone = getNextZoneWithTerrain(currentZone);
-        parentZone = getNextZoneWithTerrain(currentZone.parent);
 
         // Transform world loc into zone space coordinate system