diff --git a/modules/engine/src/model/model.ts b/modules/engine/src/model/model.ts
index ff474f3b4..bf3a7a153 100644
--- a/modules/engine/src/model/model.ts
+++ b/modules/engine/src/model/model.ts
@@ -611,13 +611,6 @@ export class Model {
 
   // TODO - fix typing of luma data types
   _getBufferOrConstantValues(attribute: Buffer | TypedArray, dataType: any): string {
-    if (attribute === null) {
-      log.warn('Missing attribute')();
-      return 'null';
-    } else if (attribute === undefined) {
-      log.warn('Missing attribute')();
-      return 'undefined';
-    }
     const TypedArrayConstructor = getTypedArrayFromDataType(dataType);
     const typedArray =
       attribute instanceof Buffer ? new TypedArrayConstructor(attribute.debugData) : attribute;