diff --git a/code/map_data_render.js b/code/map_data_render.js
index 3bd12e50..ac5c81b0 100644
--- a/code/map_data_render.js
+++ b/code/map_data_render.js
@@ -490,13 +490,16 @@ window.Render.prototype.getPortalClusterID = function(portal) {
 
 
 window.Render.prototype.linkVisible = function(link) {
-  if (!this.bounds.intersects(link.getBounds())) {
-    return false;
-  }
+  // server now culls short links - so no point in IITC also doing it
+  return true;
 
-  var lengthSquared = this.getLinkPixelLengthSquared (link);
+//  if (!this.bounds.intersects(link.getBounds())) {
+//    return false;
+//  }
 
-  return lengthSquared >= this.LINK_VISIBLE_PIXEL_LENGTH*this.LINK_VISIBLE_PIXEL_LENGTH;
+//  var lengthSquared = this.getLinkPixelLengthSquared (link);
+
+//  return lengthSquared >= this.LINK_VISIBLE_PIXEL_LENGTH*this.LINK_VISIBLE_PIXEL_LENGTH;
 }