diff --git a/src/rendering/world-background-renderer.ts b/src/rendering/world-background-renderer.ts
index 8174e97b..f3c81e77 100644
--- a/src/rendering/world-background-renderer.ts
+++ b/src/rendering/world-background-renderer.ts
@@ -983,88 +983,6 @@ export class WorldBackgroundRenderer {
     mesh.visible = true;
   }
 
-  private syncShaderSkyState(state: WorldShaderSkyRenderState | null) {
-    if (state === null) {
-      this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uHorizonHeight.value = 0;
-      this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uStarVisibility.value = 0;
-      this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uStarHorizonFadeOffset.value = 0;
-      this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uSunVisible.value = 0;
-      this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uMoonVisible.value = 0;
-      return;
-    }
-
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uSkyTopColor.value.set(
-      state.sky.topColorHex
-    );
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uSkyBottomColor.value.set(
-      state.sky.bottomColorHex
-    );
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uHorizonHeight.value =
-      state.sky.horizonHeight;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uSunDirection.value.set(
-      state.celestial.sunDirection.x,
-      state.celestial.sunDirection.y,
-      state.celestial.sunDirection.z
-    );
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uSunColor.value.set(
-      state.celestial.sunColorHex
-    );
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uSunIntensity.value =
-      state.celestial.sunIntensity;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uSunDiscSizeDegrees.value =
-      state.celestial.sunDiscSizeDegrees;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uSunVisible.value = state.celestial
-      .sunVisible
-      ? 1
-      : 0;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uMoonDirection.value.set(
-      state.celestial.moonDirection.x,
-      state.celestial.moonDirection.y,
-      state.celestial.moonDirection.z
-    );
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uMoonColor.value.set(
-      state.celestial.moonColorHex
-    );
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uMoonIntensity.value =
-      state.celestial.moonIntensity;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uMoonDiscSizeDegrees.value =
-      state.celestial.moonDiscSizeDegrees;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uMoonVisible.value = state.celestial
-      .moonVisible
-      ? 1
-      : 0;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uDaylightFactor.value =
-      state.time.daylightFactor;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uTwilightFactor.value =
-      state.time.twilightFactor;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uStarDensity.value = state.stars.density;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uStarBrightness.value =
-      state.stars.brightness;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uStarVisibility.value =
-      state.stars.visibility;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uStarHorizonFadeOffset.value =
-      state.stars.horizonFadeOffset;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uStarRotationRadians.value =
-      state.stars.rotationRadians;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uCloudCoverage.value =
-      state.clouds.coverage;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uCloudDensity.value = state.clouds.density;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uCloudSoftness.value =
-      state.clouds.softness;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uCloudScale.value = state.clouds.scale;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uCloudHeight.value = state.clouds.height;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uCloudHeightVariation.value =
-      state.clouds.heightVariation;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uCloudTint.value.set(state.clouds.tintHex);
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uCloudOpacity.value = state.clouds.opacity;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uCloudOpacityRandomness.value =
-      state.clouds.opacityRandomness;
-    this.shaderSkyMaterial.uniforms.uCloudDriftOffset.value.set(
-      state.clouds.driftOffset.x,
-      state.clouds.driftOffset.y
-    );
-  }
-
   private syncCelestialBodyPose(
     mesh: Mesh,
     state: WorldCelestialBodyState | null,