diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/CMakeLists.txt b/client/renderers/EGL/CMakeLists.txt
index b6ce503b..5d3a7ff2 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ make_object(
 	shader/splash_bg.frag
 	shader/splash_logo.vert
 	shader/splash_logo.frag
-	shader/null.vert
-	shader/null.frag
 )
 
 make_defines(
diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/desktop.c b/client/renderers/EGL/desktop.c
index 902da5ec..9a84c820 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/desktop.c
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/desktop.c
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 // these headers are auto generated by cmake
-#include "null.vert.h"
-#include "null.frag.h"
-
 #include "desktop.vert.h"
 #include "desktop_rgb.frag.h"
 #include "desktop_rgb.def.h"
@@ -78,8 +75,6 @@ struct EGL_Desktop
 
   bool useDMA;
   LG_RendererFormat format;
-
-  EGL_Shader * nullShader;
 };
 
 // forwards
@@ -161,11 +156,6 @@ bool egl_desktopInit(EGL * egl, EGL_Desktop ** desktop, EGLDisplay * display,
   (*desktop)->scaleAlgo = option_get_int("egl", "scale"    );
   (*desktop)->useDMA    = useDMA;
 
-  egl_shaderInit(&(*desktop)->nullShader);
-  egl_shaderCompile((*desktop)->nullShader,
-      b_shader_null_vert, b_shader_null_vert_size,
-      b_shader_null_frag, b_shader_null_frag_size);
-
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -200,7 +190,6 @@ void egl_desktopFree(EGL_Desktop ** desktop)
   egl_shaderFree     (&(*desktop)->shader.shader);
   egl_desktopRectsFree(&(*desktop)->mesh        );
   countedBufferRelease(&(*desktop)->matrix      );
-  egl_shaderFree(&(*desktop)->nullShader);
 
   free(*desktop);
   *desktop = NULL;
@@ -310,8 +299,6 @@ bool egl_desktop_update(EGL_Desktop * desktop, const FrameBuffer * frame, int dm
       return false;
     }
 
-    egl_textureAddShader(desktop->texture, desktop->nullShader, 4.0f);
-
     if (!egl_desktopSetup(desktop, desktop->format))
       return false;
   }
diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/texture.c b/client/renderers/EGL/texture.c
index 7de71fe7..f08867d8 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/texture.c
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/texture.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ bool egl_textureInit(EGL * egl, EGL_Texture ** texture_,
   glSamplerParameteri(this->sampler, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T    , GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
 
   this->textures = ringbuffer_new(8, sizeof(GLuint));
-  this->scale = 1.0f;
 
   return true;
 }