diff --git a/code/TriangulateProcess.cpp b/code/TriangulateProcess.cpp
index cc8b05c47..31239bb2d 100644
--- a/code/TriangulateProcess.cpp
+++ b/code/TriangulateProcess.cpp
@@ -485,21 +485,22 @@ bool TriangulateProcess::TriangulateMesh( aiMesh* pMesh)
         for(aiFace* f = last_face; f != curOut; ) {
             unsigned int* i = f->mIndices;
 
-            //  drop dumb 0-area triangles
-            if (std::fabs(GetArea2D(temp_verts[i[0]],temp_verts[i[1]],temp_verts[i[2]])) < 1e-5f) {
-                ASSIMP_LOG_DEBUG("Dropping triangle with area 0");
-                --curOut;
+            //  drop dumb 0-area triangles - deactivated for now:
+            //FindDegenerates post processing step can do the same thing
+            //if (std::fabs(GetArea2D(temp_verts[i[0]],temp_verts[i[1]],temp_verts[i[2]])) < 1e-5f) {
+            //    ASSIMP_LOG_DEBUG("Dropping triangle with area 0");
+            //    --curOut;
 
-                delete[] f->mIndices;
-                f->mIndices = NULL;
+            //    delete[] f->mIndices;
+            //    f->mIndices = nullptr;
 
-                for(aiFace* ff = f; ff != curOut; ++ff) {
-                    ff->mNumIndices = (ff+1)->mNumIndices;
-                    ff->mIndices = (ff+1)->mIndices;
-                    (ff+1)->mIndices = NULL;
-                }
-                continue;
-            }
+            //    for(aiFace* ff = f; ff != curOut; ++ff) {
+            //        ff->mNumIndices = (ff+1)->mNumIndices;
+            //        ff->mIndices = (ff+1)->mIndices;
+            //        (ff+1)->mIndices = nullptr;
+            //    }
+            //    continue;
+            //}
 
             i[0] = idx[i[0]];
             i[1] = idx[i[1]];