diff --git a/BoundingBox2.cs b/BoundingBox2.cs
index 454de61..083ccfe 100644
--- a/BoundingBox2.cs
+++ b/BoundingBox2.cs
@@ -57,5 +57,25 @@ namespace Quadtree
             Max.X += expansion;
             Max.Y += expansion;
         }
+
+        public void Include(Vector2 position)
+        {
+            if (Min.X > position.X)
+            {
+                Min.X = position.X;
+            }
+            else if (Max.X < position.X)
+            {
+                Max.X = position.X;
+            }
+            if (Min.Y > position.Y)
+            {
+                Min.Y = position.Y;
+            }
+            else if (Max.Y < position.Y)
+            {
+                Max.Y = position.Y;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Quadtree.cs b/Quadtree.cs
index a9a06b2..571d614 100644
--- a/Quadtree.cs
+++ b/Quadtree.cs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ namespace Quadtree
                 item.Next = _vertices[0].FirstChildIndex;
                 _items[itemIndex] = item;
                 _vertices[0] = new QuadtreeVertex(itemIndex, _vertices[0].ChildCount + 1);
-                IncludeInBoundingBox(ref _rootBoundingBox, position);
+                _rootBoundingBox.Include(position);
             }
         }
 
@@ -416,29 +416,5 @@ namespace Quadtree
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Slightly more efficient implementation of BoundingBox.Include(), assuming that Min.X <= Max.X,
-        /// Min.Z <= Max.Z, and all Y = 0.
-        /// </summary>
-        private void IncludeInBoundingBox(ref BoundingBox2 boundingBox, Vector2 position)
-        {
-            if (boundingBox.Min.X > position.X)
-            {
-                boundingBox.Min.X = position.X;
-            }
-            else if (boundingBox.Max.X < position.X)
-            {
-                boundingBox.Max.X = position.X;
-            }
-            if (boundingBox.Min.Y > position.Y)
-            {
-                boundingBox.Min.Y = position.Y;
-            }
-            else if (boundingBox.Max.Y < position.Y)
-            {
-                boundingBox.Max.Y = position.Y;
-            }
-        }
     }
 }