diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.h
index 0b0c8c12..498f5f53 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		///Gets a voxel by <tt>x,y,z</tt> position
 		VoxelType getVoxelAt(uint16_t uXPos, uint16_t uYPos, uint16_t uZPos) const;
 		///Gets a voxel by 3D vector position
-		VoxelType getVoxelAt(const Vector3DUint16& v3dPos, VoxelType tDefault = VoxelType()) const;
+		VoxelType getVoxelAt(const Vector3DUint16& v3dPos) const;
 
 		///Sets the value used for voxels which are outside the volume
 		void setBorderValue(const VoxelType& tBorder);
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.inl b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.inl
index b220491a..8a1f37f5 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.inl
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.inl
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	/// \param uXPos the \c x position of the voxel
 	/// \param uYPos the \c y position of the voxel
 	/// \param uZPos the \c z position of the voxel
-	/// \param tDefault the voxel to be returned if the requested position is outside the volume
 	/// \return the voxel value
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	template <typename VoxelType>
@@ -271,13 +270,12 @@ namespace PolyVox
 
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	/// \param v3dPos the 3D position of the voxel
-	/// \param tDefault the voxel to be returned if the requested position is outside the volume
 	/// \return the voxel value
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	template <typename VoxelType>
-	VoxelType Volume<VoxelType>::getVoxelAt(const Vector3DUint16& v3dPos, VoxelType tDefault) const
+	VoxelType Volume<VoxelType>::getVoxelAt(const Vector3DUint16& v3dPos) const
 	{
-		return getVoxelAt(v3dPos.getX(), v3dPos.getY(), v3dPos.getZ(), tDefault);
+		return getVoxelAt(v3dPos.getX(), v3dPos.getY(), v3dPos.getZ());
 	}
 	#pragma endregion