diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index ff71ea6..c0864dd 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 	- add interface to render_group for glBindBuffer->glBufferSubData?
 		- hexgrid.cpp then wouldn't need to call gl functions directly
 - init HexGrid render groups in hgInit and remove slCreateHexRenderGroups
-- remove renCreateScene, and put initDebug renderGroup somewhere
 - position entities on grid hexes
 - pathfinding
 - assimp animation
diff --git a/src/hexgame.cpp b/src/hexgame.cpp
index 86e7749..937a8ba 100644
--- a/src/hexgame.cpp
+++ b/src/hexgame.cpp
@@ -137,12 +137,6 @@ init()
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (!renCreateScene(g_render_state, g_game_state->entities, g_game_state->entity_count))
-	{
-		LOG(ERROR) << "Error in vertex data, exiting\n";
-		return false;
-	}
-
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 	LOG(DEBUG) << "TODO: Test SDL_Delay frame timer in win32\n";
 
diff --git a/src/renderer.cpp b/src/renderer.cpp
index 2573ca2..78a0a61 100644
--- a/src/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ util_RGBA g_clear_col = {1.f,1.f,1.f,1.f};
 // forward declarations
 void openglDebugCallback(GLenum source, GLenum type, GLuint id, GLenum severity,
 					GLsizei length, const GLchar* message, const void* userParam);
+bool initDebugRenderGroup(render_state* rs);
 
 
 // interface
@@ -128,6 +129,11 @@ renInit(render_state* rs)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (!initDebugRenderGroup(rs)) {
+		LOG(ERROR) << "Error initializing debug render group\n";
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	g_clear_col.R = CLEAR_COL_R;
 	g_clear_col.B = CLEAR_COL_B;
 	g_clear_col.G = CLEAR_COL_G;
@@ -147,39 +153,6 @@ renFreeBuffers(render_state* rs)
 	rgFree(rs->debug_render_group);
 }
 
-bool
-renCreateScene(render_state* rs, Entity* entities, uint32 entity_count)
-{
-	// entities
-#if 0
-	for (uint i = 0; i < entity_count; i++) {
-		rgInitEntity(&entities[i]);
-		entities[i].ren_group->shader = rs->default_shader;
-	}
-#endif
-	// debug draw vertices
-
-	uint debug_buf_len = 12; // 4 vertices, 3 floats per vertex
-	rs->debug_render_group = rgInitSingle(rs->default_shader, debug_buf_len, true, 0, GL_LINE_LOOP);
-
-	if (rs->debug_render_group == nullptr)
-		return false;
-
-	gl_buffer& debug_vertex_buf = rs->debug_render_group->render_objects[0]->vertex_buffer;
-	gl_buffer& debug_normal_buf = rs->debug_render_group->render_objects[0]->normal_buffer;
-
-	for (uint i = 0; i < debug_buf_len; i += 3) {
-		debug_normal_buf.buffer[i] = 0.f;
-		debug_normal_buf.buffer[i + 1] = 0.f;
-		debug_normal_buf.buffer[i + 2] = 1.f;
-	}
-
-	rgInitGLFloatBuffer(&debug_vertex_buf, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW, GL_ARRAY_BUFFER);
-	rgInitGLFloatBuffer(&debug_normal_buf, GL_STATIC_DRAW, GL_ARRAY_BUFFER);
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 void
 renRenderFrame(render_state* rs, hexgrid& hg, Entity* entities, uint32 entity_count)
 {
@@ -235,3 +208,26 @@ openglDebugCallback(GLenum source, GLenum type, GLuint id, GLenum severity,
 		<< ", message: " << message << "\n";
 }
 
+bool
+initDebugRenderGroup(render_state* rs)
+{
+	uint debug_buf_len = 12; // 4 vertices, 3 floats per vertex
+	rs->debug_render_group = rgInitSingle(rs->default_shader, debug_buf_len, true, 0, GL_LINE_LOOP);
+
+	if (rs->debug_render_group == nullptr)
+		return false;
+
+	gl_buffer& debug_vertex_buf = rs->debug_render_group->render_objects[0]->vertex_buffer;
+	gl_buffer& debug_normal_buf = rs->debug_render_group->render_objects[0]->normal_buffer;
+
+	for (uint i = 0; i < debug_buf_len; i += 3) {
+		debug_normal_buf.buffer[i] = 0.f;
+		debug_normal_buf.buffer[i + 1] = 0.f;
+		debug_normal_buf.buffer[i + 2] = 1.f;
+	}
+
+	rgInitGLFloatBuffer(&debug_vertex_buf, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW, GL_ARRAY_BUFFER);
+	rgInitGLFloatBuffer(&debug_normal_buf, GL_STATIC_DRAW, GL_ARRAY_BUFFER);
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer.h b/src/renderer.h
index 0790c36..913f3bc 100644
--- a/src/renderer.h
+++ b/src/renderer.h
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ bool renInit(render_state* rs);
 
 void renFreeBuffers(render_state* rs);
 
-bool renCreateScene(render_state* rs, Entity* entities, uint32 entity_count);
-
 void renRenderFrame(render_state* rs, hexgrid& hg, Entity* entities, uint32 entity_count);
 
 void renRenderDebug(render_state* rs, std::vector<Point> &vertices);