diff --git a/src/IECoreMaya/SceneShapeSubSceneOverride.cpp b/src/IECoreMaya/SceneShapeSubSceneOverride.cpp
index 7670433c9c..4df30a6c19 100644
--- a/src/IECoreMaya/SceneShapeSubSceneOverride.cpp
+++ b/src/IECoreMaya/SceneShapeSubSceneOverride.cpp
@@ -1418,16 +1418,6 @@ void SceneShapeSubSceneOverride::visitSceneLocations( const SceneInterface *scen
 		return;
 	}
 
-	// respect visibility attribute
-	if( sceneInterface->hasAttribute( SceneInterface::visibilityName ) )
-	{
-		ConstBoolDataPtr vis = runTimeCast<const BoolData>( sceneInterface->readAttribute( SceneInterface::visibilityName, m_time ) );
-		if( vis && !vis->readable() )
-		{
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-
 	MMatrix accumulatedMatrix;
 	if( !isRoot )
 	{
@@ -1473,6 +1463,10 @@ void SceneShapeSubSceneOverride::visitSceneLocations( const SceneInterface *scen
 		int count = 0;
 		for( const auto &instance : m_instances )
 		{
+			if ( !instance.visible )
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
 			std::string instanceName = rootItemName + "_" + std::to_string( count++ );
 			MString itemName( instanceName.c_str() );
 			MRenderItem *renderItem = acquireRenderItem( container, IECore::NullObject::defaultNullObject(), instance, relativeLocation, bound, itemName, RenderStyle::BoundingBox );