diff --git a/src/rendering/polyrenderer/poly_renderer.cpp b/src/rendering/polyrenderer/poly_renderer.cpp
index b928979c5..491f1b8ee 100644
--- a/src/rendering/polyrenderer/poly_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/polyrenderer/poly_renderer.cpp
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ void PolyRenderer::RenderActorView(AActor *actor, bool drawpsprites, bool dontma
 	PolyMaskedCycles.Reset();
 	PolyDrawerWaitCycles.Reset();
 
-	NetUpdate();
-	
 	DontMapLines = dontmaplines;
 
 	R_SetupFrame(Viewpoint, Viewwindow, actor);
@@ -188,8 +186,6 @@ void PolyRenderer::RenderActorView(AActor *actor, bool drawpsprites, bool dontma
 
 	if (Viewpoint.camera)
 		Viewpoint.camera->renderflags = savedflags;
-	
-	NetUpdate();
 }
 
 void PolyRenderer::RenderRemainingPlayerSprites()
diff --git a/src/rendering/swrenderer/line/r_renderdrawsegment.cpp b/src/rendering/swrenderer/line/r_renderdrawsegment.cpp
index 5758b08ee..e5ba7f769 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swrenderer/line/r_renderdrawsegment.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swrenderer/line/r_renderdrawsegment.cpp
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		curline = ds->curline;
 		m3DFloor = clip3DFloor;
 
-		if (Thread->MainThread)
-			NetUpdate();
-
 		frontsector = curline->frontsector;
 		backsector = curline->backsector;
 
diff --git a/src/rendering/swrenderer/line/r_walldraw.cpp b/src/rendering/swrenderer/line/r_walldraw.cpp
index ecc143906..7ca3b6ac4 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swrenderer/line/r_walldraw.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swrenderer/line/r_walldraw.cpp
@@ -546,9 +546,6 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		this->additive = additive;
 		this->alpha = alpha;
 
-		if (Thread->MainThread)
-			NetUpdate();
-
 		Thread->PrepareTexture(pic, DefaultRenderStyle()); // Get correct render style? Shaded won't get here.
 
 		if (rw_pic->GetHeight() != 1 << rw_pic->GetHeightBits())
diff --git a/src/rendering/swrenderer/plane/r_visibleplane.cpp b/src/rendering/swrenderer/plane/r_visibleplane.cpp
index 2d5cf854d..828f15bab 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swrenderer/plane/r_visibleplane.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swrenderer/plane/r_visibleplane.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,5 @@ namespace swrenderer
 				renderer.Render(this, xscale, yscale, alpha, additive, masked, colormap, tex);
 			}
 		}
-		if (thread->MainThread)
-			NetUpdate();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_portal.cpp b/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_portal.cpp
index eb7763bf4..c7fd72c9d 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_portal.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_portal.cpp
@@ -458,14 +458,8 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		int prevuniq2 = CurrentPortalUniq;
 		CurrentPortalUniq = prevuniq;
 
-		if (Thread->MainThread)
-			NetUpdate();
-
 		Thread->TranslucentPass->Render();	  //      this is required since with portals there often will be cases when more than 80% of the view is inside a portal.
 
-		if (Thread->MainThread)
-			NetUpdate();
-
 		Thread->Clip3D->LeaveSkybox(); // pop 3D floor height map
 		CurrentPortalUniq = prevuniq2;
 
diff --git a/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_scene.cpp b/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_scene.cpp
index 562156112..b598f49b0 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_scene.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_scene.cpp
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		CameraLight::Instance()->SetCamera(MainThread()->Viewport->viewpoint, MainThread()->Viewport->RenderTarget, actor);
 		MainThread()->Viewport->SetupFreelook();
 
-		NetUpdate();
-
 		this->dontmaplines = dontmaplines;
 
 		R_UpdateFuzzPosFrameStart();
@@ -289,9 +287,6 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		thread->OpaquePass->RenderScene(thread->Viewport->Level());
 		thread->Clip3D->ResetClip(); // reset clips (floor/ceiling)
 
-		if (thread->MainThread)
-			NetUpdate();
-
 		if (viewactive)
 		{
 			thread->PlaneList->Render();
@@ -299,13 +294,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 			thread->Portal->RenderPlanePortals();
 			thread->Portal->RenderLinePortals();
 
-			if (thread->MainThread)
-				NetUpdate();
-
 			thread->TranslucentPass->Render();
-
-			if (thread->MainThread)
-				NetUpdate();
 		}
 
 		DrawerThreads::Execute(thread->DrawQueue);
diff --git a/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp b/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
index 94e127ad1..0aefb48a2 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
@@ -530,8 +530,5 @@ namespace swrenderer
 			drawerargs.DrawMaskedColumn(thread, x, iscale, pic, frac + xiscale / 2, spryscale, sprtopscreen, sprflipvert, mfloorclip, mceilingclip, RenderStyle, false);
 			frac += xiscale;
 		}
-
-		if (thread->MainThread)
-			NetUpdate();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_sprite.cpp b/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_sprite.cpp
index 5c00ed9fd..1ae8119c2 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_sprite.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_sprite.cpp
@@ -369,8 +369,5 @@ namespace swrenderer
 				}
 			}
 		}
-
-		if (thread->MainThread)
-			NetUpdate();
 	}
 }