diff --git a/src/extras/geometries/CubeGeometry.js b/src/extras/geometries/CubeGeometry.js
index fc872c4f..eb846d1d 100644
--- a/src/extras/geometries/CubeGeometry.js
+++ b/src/extras/geometries/CubeGeometry.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ THREE.CubeGeometry = function ( width, height, depth, segmentsWidth, segmentsHei
 	this.sides.pz && buildPlane( 'x', 'y',   1 * flip, - 1, width, height, depth_half, this.materials[ 4 ] );   // pz
 	this.sides.nz && buildPlane( 'x', 'y', - 1 * flip, - 1, width, height, - depth_half, this.materials[ 5 ] ); // nz
 	
-	THREE.Geometry.prototype.mergeVertices.call(this);
+	this.mergeVertices();
 
 	function buildPlane( u, v, udir, vdir, width, height, depth, material ) {