diff --git a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_MeshObject.cpp b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_MeshObject.cpp
index 5625b172913..278aa9c75e2 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_MeshObject.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_MeshObject.cpp
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ void RAS_MeshObject::AddVertex(RAS_Polygon *poly, int i,
 	slot = mmat->m_baseslot;
 	darray = slot->CurrentDisplayArray();
 
-	if(!flat) {
+	{ /* Shared Vertex! */
 		/* find vertices shared between faces, with the restriction
 		 * that they exist in the same display array, and have the
 		 * same uv coordinate etc */
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void RAS_MeshObject::AddVertex(RAS_Polygon *poly, int i,
 		slot->AddPolygonVertex(offset);
 	poly->SetVertexOffset(i, offset);
 
-	if(!flat) {
+	{ /* Shared Vertex! */
 		SharedVertex shared;
 		shared.m_darray = darray;
 		shared.m_offset = offset;
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_TexVert.cpp b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_TexVert.cpp
index 60b00be5705..8eee24ac7f0 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_TexVert.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_TexVert.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ void RAS_TexVert::SetTangent(const MT_Vector3& tangent)
 // compare two vertices, and return TRUE if both are almost identical (they can be shared)
 bool RAS_TexVert::closeTo(const RAS_TexVert* other)
 {
-	return (m_flag == other->m_flag &&
+	return (
+		/* m_flag == other->m_flag && */
+		/* at the moment the face only stores the smooth/flat setting so dont bother comparing it */
 		m_rgba == other->m_rgba &&
 		MT_fuzzyEqual(MT_Vector3(m_normal), MT_Vector3(other->m_normal)) &&
 		MT_fuzzyEqual(MT_Vector3(m_tangent), MT_Vector3(other->m_tangent)) &&