diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index e047f287..ab69295d 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -348,21 +348,18 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::initShaders() {
     m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shBLURFINISH.brightness = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "brightness");
     m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shBLURFINISH.noise      = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "noise");
 
-    prog                                                    = createProgram(QUADVERTSRC, FRAGSHADOW);
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.program        = prog;
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.proj           = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "proj");
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.posAttrib      = glGetAttribLocation(prog, "pos");
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.texAttrib      = glGetAttribLocation(prog, "texcoord");
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.matteTexAttrib = glGetAttribLocation(prog, "texcoordMatte");
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.alphaMatte     = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "alphaMatte");
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.topLeft        = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "topLeft");
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.bottomRight    = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "bottomRight");
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.fullSize       = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "fullSize");
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.radius         = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "radius");
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.range          = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "range");
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.shadowPower    = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "shadowPower");
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.color          = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "color");
-    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.useAlphaMatte  = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "useAlphaMatte");
+    prog                                                 = createProgram(QUADVERTSRC, FRAGSHADOW);
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.program     = prog;
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.proj        = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "proj");
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.posAttrib   = glGetAttribLocation(prog, "pos");
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.texAttrib   = glGetAttribLocation(prog, "texcoord");
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.topLeft     = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "topLeft");
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.bottomRight = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "bottomRight");
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.fullSize    = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "fullSize");
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.radius      = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "radius");
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.range       = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "range");
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.shadowPower = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "shadowPower");
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shSHADOW.color       = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "color");
 
     prog                                                            = createProgram(QUADVERTSRC, FRAGBORDER1);
     m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shBORDER1.program               = prog;
diff --git a/src/render/shaders/Shadow.hpp b/src/render/shaders/Shadow.hpp
index f9bdeb8d..2c7b07b2 100644
--- a/src/render/shaders/Shadow.hpp
+++ b/src/render/shaders/Shadow.hpp
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 inline const std::string FRAGSHADOW = R"#(
 precision mediump float;
 varying vec4 v_color;
-uniform sampler2D alphaMatte;
 varying vec2 v_texcoord;
-varying vec2 v_texcoordMatte;
 
 uniform vec2 topLeft;
 uniform vec2 bottomRight;
@@ -15,7 +13,6 @@ uniform vec2 fullSize;
 uniform float radius;
 uniform float range;
 uniform float shadowPower;
-uniform int useAlphaMatte;
 
 float pixAlphaRoundedDistance(float distanceToCorner) {
      if (distanceToCorner > radius) {
@@ -77,10 +74,6 @@ void main() {
         }
     }
 
-    if (useAlphaMatte == 1) {
-        pixColor[3] *= 1.0 - texture2D(alphaMatte, v_texcoordMatte)[3];
-    }
-
     if (pixColor[3] == 0.0) {
         discard; return;
     }