diff --git a/src/Plugins/SimplnxCore/src/SimplnxCore/Filters/Algorithms/SurfaceNets.cpp b/src/Plugins/SimplnxCore/src/SimplnxCore/Filters/Algorithms/SurfaceNets.cpp
index c76046b790..9fbe7ade59 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/SimplnxCore/src/SimplnxCore/Filters/Algorithms/SurfaceNets.cpp
+++ b/src/Plugins/SimplnxCore/src/SimplnxCore/Filters/Algorithms/SurfaceNets.cpp
@@ -252,14 +252,6 @@ Result<> SurfaceNets::operator()()
       vData[3] = {vertexIndices[3], 00.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};
 
       const bool isQuadFrontFacing = (quadLabels[0] < quadLabels[1]);
-      if(quadLabels[0] == MMSurfaceNet::Padding)
-      {
-        quadLabels[0] = -1;
-      }
-      if(quadLabels[1] == MMSurfaceNet::Padding)
-      {
-        quadLabels[1] = -1;
-      }
 
       getQuadTriangleIDs(vData, isQuadFrontFacing, triangleVtxIDs);
       t1 = {static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[0]), static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[1]), static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[2])};
@@ -311,15 +303,8 @@ Result<> SurfaceNets::operator()()
       vData[2] = {vertexIndices[2], 00.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};
       vData[3] = {vertexIndices[3], 00.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};
 
-      const bool isQuadFrontFacing = (quadLabels[0] < quadLabels[1]); ///
-      if(quadLabels[0] == MMSurfaceNet::Padding)
-      {
-        quadLabels[0] = -1;
-      }
-      if(quadLabels[1] == MMSurfaceNet::Padding)
-      {
-        quadLabels[1] = -1;
-      }
+      const bool isQuadFrontFacing = (quadLabels[0] < quadLabels[1]);
+
       getQuadTriangleIDs(vData, isQuadFrontFacing, triangleVtxIDs);
       t1 = {static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[0]), static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[1]), static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[2])};
       t2 = {static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[3]), static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[4]), static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[5])};
@@ -370,14 +355,7 @@ Result<> SurfaceNets::operator()()
       vData[3] = {vertexIndices[3], 00.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};
 
       const bool isQuadFrontFacing = (quadLabels[0] < quadLabels[1]);
-      if(quadLabels[0] == MMSurfaceNet::Padding)
-      {
-        quadLabels[0] = -1;
-      }
-      if(quadLabels[1] == MMSurfaceNet::Padding)
-      {
-        quadLabels[1] = -1;
-      }
+
       getQuadTriangleIDs(vData, isQuadFrontFacing, triangleVtxIDs);
       t1 = {static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[0]), static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[1]), static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[2])};
       t2 = {static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[3]), static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[4]), static_cast<usize>(triangleVtxIDs[5])};
diff --git a/src/Plugins/SimplnxCore/src/SimplnxCore/SurfaceNets/MMCellMap.cpp b/src/Plugins/SimplnxCore/src/SimplnxCore/SurfaceNets/MMCellMap.cpp
index 52e1e606b2..5b1b028796 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/SimplnxCore/src/SimplnxCore/SurfaceNets/MMCellMap.cpp
+++ b/src/Plugins/SimplnxCore/src/SimplnxCore/SurfaceNets/MMCellMap.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ MMCellMap::MMCellMap(int32_t* labels, int arraySize[3], float voxelSize[3])
   // corner.
   Cell* pCell = m_cellArray;
   int32_t* pLabel = labels;
-  int32_t padLabel = (int32_t)MMSurfaceNet::ReservedLabel::Padding;
   for(int k = 0; k < m_arraySize[2]; k++)
   {
     for(int j = 0; j < m_arraySize[1]; j++)
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ MMCellMap::MMCellMap(int32_t* labels, int arraySize[3], float voxelSize[3])
       {
         if(i == 0 || i == m_arraySize[0] - 1 || j == 0 || j == m_arraySize[1] - 1 || k == 0 || k == m_arraySize[2] - 1)
         {
-          initCell(pCell++, padLabel);
+          initCell(pCell++, static_cast<int32_t>(MMSurfaceNet::ReservedLabel::Padding));
         }
         else
         {