diff --git a/intern/cycles/kernel/geom/geom_triangle_intersect.h b/intern/cycles/kernel/geom/geom_triangle_intersect.h
index d2957ad5474..4e2f46d58d3 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/kernel/geom/geom_triangle_intersect.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/kernel/geom/geom_triangle_intersect.h
@@ -160,15 +160,10 @@ ccl_device_inline bool triangle_intersect(KernelGlobals *kg,
 #endif
 	{
 #ifdef __KERNEL_GPU__
-		float4 a = tri_b - tri_a, b = tri_c - tri_a;
-		if(len_squared(make_float3(a.y*b.z - a.z*b.y,
-		                           a.z*b.x - a.x*b.z,
-		                           a.x*b.y - a.y*b.x)) == 0.0f)
-		{
+		if(A == B && B == C) {
 			return false;
 		}
 #endif
-
 		/* Normalize U, V, W, and T. */
 		const float inv_det = 1.0f / det;
 		isect->prim = triAddr;