diff --git a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp
index d0855084c7..d319fe1d52 100644
--- a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp
+++ b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp
@@ -230,9 +230,6 @@ EditorViewportWidget::~EditorViewportWidget()
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int EditorViewportWidget::OnCreate()
 {
-    m_renderer = GetIEditor()->GetRenderer();
-    m_engine = GetIEditor()->Get3DEngine();
-
     CreateRenderContext();
 
     return 0;
@@ -426,7 +423,7 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::Update()
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!m_engine || m_rcClient.isEmpty() || GetIEditor()->IsInMatEditMode())
+    if (m_rcClient.isEmpty() || GetIEditor()->IsInMatEditMode())
     {
         return;
     }
@@ -796,10 +793,6 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::OnRender()
         {
             GetIEditor()->GetRenderer()->SetCamera(gEnv->pSystem->GetViewCamera());
         }
-        if (m_engine)
-        {
-            m_engine->RenderWorld(0, SRenderingPassInfo::CreateGeneralPassRenderingInfo(m_Camera), __FUNCTION__);
-        }
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1814,11 +1807,6 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::SetViewTM(const Matrix34& viewTM, bool bMoveOnly)
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void EditorViewportWidget::RenderSelectedRegion()
 {
-    if (!m_engine)
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-
     AABB box;
     GetIEditor()->GetSelectedRegion(box);
     if (box.IsEmpty())
diff --git a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.h b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.h
index b0dd2a286c..f2a40b34a5 100644
--- a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.h
+++ b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.h
@@ -395,9 +395,6 @@ protected:
     };
     void ResetToViewSourceType(const ViewSourceType& viewSourType);
 
-    //! Assigned renderer.
-    IRenderer*  m_renderer = nullptr;
-    I3DEngine*  m_engine = nullptr;
     bool m_bRenderContextCreated = false;
     bool m_bInRotateMode = false;
     bool m_bInMoveMode = false;