diff --git a/include/osgUtil/Optimizer b/include/osgUtil/Optimizer
index 665eafb91..520c0f748 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/Optimizer
+++ b/include/osgUtil/Optimizer
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT Optimizer
 
         };
 
-        /** Tessellate all geodes, to remove POLYGONS.*/
+        /** Tessellate all Geometries, to remove POLYGONS.*/
         class OSGUTIL_EXPORT TessellateVisitor : public BaseOptimizerVisitor
         {
             public:
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT Optimizer
                 TessellateVisitor(Optimizer* optimizer=0):
                     BaseOptimizerVisitor(optimizer, TESSELLATE_GEOMETRY) {}
 
-                virtual void apply(osg::Geode& geode);
+                virtual void apply(osg::Geometry& geom);
 
         };
 
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/Optimizer.cpp b/src/osgUtil/Optimizer.cpp
index ddacb8800..6e9e411b6 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/Optimizer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/Optimizer.cpp
@@ -405,17 +405,10 @@ void Optimizer::optimize(osg::Node* node, unsigned int options)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Tessellate geometry - eg break complex POLYGONS into triangles, strips, fans..
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void Optimizer::TessellateVisitor::apply(osg::Geode& geode)
+void Optimizer::TessellateVisitor::apply(osg::Geometry &geom)
 {
-    for(unsigned int i=0;i<geode.getNumDrawables();++i)
-    {
-        osg::Geometry* geom = dynamic_cast<osg::Geometry*>(geode.getDrawable(i));
-        if (geom) {
-            osgUtil::Tessellator Tessellator;
-            Tessellator.retessellatePolygons(*geom);
-        }
-    }
-    traverse(geode);
+    osgUtil::Tessellator Tessellator;
+    Tessellator.retessellatePolygons(geom);
 }