diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/ParentPass.cpp b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/ParentPass.cpp
index e06ffca556..773deafe68 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/ParentPass.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/ParentPass.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ namespace AZ
 
         void ParentPass::CreateChildPasses()
         {
+            // The already created flag prevents this function from executing multiple times a frame
             if (!m_flags.m_createChildren || m_flags.m_alreadyCreated)
             {
                 return;
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/Pass.cpp b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/Pass.cpp
index f36673221b..7ae3559e38 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/Pass.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/Pass.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ namespace AZ
 {
     namespace RPI
     {
-#pragma optimize("", off)
 
         // --- Constructors ---
 
@@ -1633,8 +1632,6 @@ namespace AZ
             }
         }
 
-#pragma optimize("", on)
-
     }   // namespace RPI
 }   // namespace AZ
 
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/PassSystem.cpp b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/PassSystem.cpp
index d209d03580..ad3d6d31ca 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/PassSystem.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/PassSystem.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ namespace AZ
 {
     namespace RPI
     {
-#pragma optimize("", off)
 
         PassSystemInterface* PassSystemInterface::Get()
         {
@@ -486,6 +485,5 @@ namespace AZ
             return nullptr;
         }
 
-#pragma optimize("", on)
     }   // namespace RPI
 }   // namespace AZ