diff --git a/Aquaria/Game.cpp b/Aquaria/Game.cpp
index 3da0209..0c530d4 100644
--- a/Aquaria/Game.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/Game.cpp
@@ -2558,8 +2558,6 @@ void Game::applyState()
 	useWaterLevel = false;
 	waterLevel = saveWaterLevel = 0;
 
-	dsq->getRenderObjectLayer(LR_BLACKGROUND)->update = false;
-
 	grad = 0;
 	maxLookDistance = 600;
 	saveFile = 0;
@@ -4754,8 +4752,6 @@ void Game::removeState()
 	if (core->afterEffectManager)
 		core->afterEffectManager->clear();
 
-	dsq->getRenderObjectLayer(LR_BLACKGROUND)->update = true;
-
 	if (saveFile)
 	{
 		delete saveFile;
diff --git a/Aquaria/SceneEditor.cpp b/Aquaria/SceneEditor.cpp
index 040baf2..38f0e17 100644
--- a/Aquaria/SceneEditor.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/SceneEditor.cpp
@@ -2337,7 +2337,6 @@ void SceneEditor::toggle(bool on)
 	if (on)
 	{
 		btnMenu->alpha = 1;
-		dsq->getRenderObjectLayer(LR_BLACKGROUND)->update = true;
 		dsq->tileRenders[bgLayer]->renderBorders = true;
 
 		game->togglePause(on);
@@ -2352,11 +2351,6 @@ void SceneEditor::toggle(bool on)
 
 		dsq->darkLayer.toggle(false);
 
-		for (int i = LR_ELEMENTS1; i <= LR_ELEMENTS8; i++)
-		{
-			dsq->getRenderObjectLayer(i)->update = true;
-		}
-
 		oldGlobalScale = core->globalScale;
 		const float cameraOffset = 1/oldGlobalScale.x - 1/zoom.x;
 		core->cameraPos.x += cameraOffset * core->getVirtualWidth()/2;
@@ -2375,7 +2369,6 @@ void SceneEditor::toggle(bool on)
 
 		movingEntity = 0;
 
-		dsq->getRenderObjectLayer(LR_BLACKGROUND)->update = false;
 		dsq->tileRenders[bgLayer]->renderBorders = false;
 
 		game->togglePause(on);
diff --git a/BBGE/Core.cpp b/BBGE/Core.cpp
index 74f3e8c..e2af119 100644
--- a/BBGE/Core.cpp
+++ b/BBGE/Core.cpp
@@ -1059,9 +1059,6 @@ void Core::updateRenderObjects(float dt)
 
 		RenderObjectLayer *rl = &renderObjectLayers[c];
 
-		if (!rl->update)
-			continue;
-
 		for (RenderObject *r = rl->getFirst(); r; r = rl->getNext())
 		{
 			r->update(dt);
diff --git a/BBGE/Core.h b/BBGE/Core.h
index d242641..2ce4a13 100644
--- a/BBGE/Core.h
+++ b/BBGE/Core.h
@@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ public:
 	Vector followCameraMult; // calculated based on followCameraLock
 	int followCameraLock;
 
-	bool update;
-
 	PreRenderFunc preRender;
 	PostRenderFunc postRender;
 
diff --git a/BBGE/RenderObjectLayer.cpp b/BBGE/RenderObjectLayer.cpp
index 3cdd6a2..aa3f034 100644
--- a/BBGE/RenderObjectLayer.cpp
+++ b/BBGE/RenderObjectLayer.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ RenderObjectLayer::RenderObjectLayer()
 	visible = true;
 	startPass = endPass = 0;
 	followCameraLock = FCL_NONE;
-	update = true;
 
 	const int size = renderObjects.size();
 	for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)