diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CSkinnedMesh.cpp b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CSkinnedMesh.cpp
index fd5beddb0..a90000f98 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CSkinnedMesh.cpp
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CSkinnedMesh.cpp
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ void CSkinnedMesh::finalize()
 
 void CSkinnedMesh::updateBoundingBox(void)
 {
-	if(!SkinningBuffers)
+	if(HardwareSkinning || !SkinningBuffers)
 		return;
 
 	core::array<SSkinMeshBuffer*> & buffer = *SkinningBuffers;
diff --git a/src/karts/kart_model.cpp b/src/karts/kart_model.cpp
index 32f54e479..ca143e3f4 100644
--- a/src/karts/kart_model.cpp
+++ b/src/karts/kart_model.cpp
@@ -361,11 +361,7 @@ scene::ISceneNode* KartModel::attachModel(bool animated_models, bool always_anim
 
         node = irr_driver->addAnimatedMesh(m_mesh, "kartmesh",
                NULL/*parent*/, getRenderInfo());
-        // as animated mesh are not cheap to render use frustum box culling
-        if (CVS->isGLSL())
-            node->setAutomaticCulling(scene::EAC_OFF);
-        else
-            node->setAutomaticCulling(scene::EAC_FRUSTUM_BOX);
+        node->setAutomaticCulling(scene::EAC_FRUSTUM_BOX);
 #endif
         if (always_animated)
         {