diff --git a/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp b/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp
index 9056a4afc..d81cc55a0 100644
--- a/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp
@@ -848,10 +848,6 @@ Var* ShaderFeatureHLSL::getSurface(Vector<ShaderComponent*>& componentList, Mult
       meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   @ = float4(0.0,1.0,@,@);\r\n", colorDecl, smoothness, metalness)); //reconstruct matinfo, no ao darkening
    }
 
-   Var* inTex = getInTexCoord("texCoord", "float2", componentList);
-   if (!inTex)
-      return nullptr;
-
    Var* wsNormal = (Var*)LangElement::find("wsNormal");
    Var* normal = (Var*)LangElement::find("normal");
    if (!normal)
@@ -878,8 +874,8 @@ Var* ShaderFeatureHLSL::getSurface(Vector<ShaderComponent*>& componentList, Mult
    if (!surface)
    {
       surface = new Var("surface", "Surface");
-      meta->addStatement(new GenOp("  @ = createForwardSurface(@,@,@,@,@,@,@);\r\n\n", new DecOp(surface), diffuseColor, normal, matinfo,
-         inTex, wsPosition, wsEyePos, wsView));
+      meta->addStatement(new GenOp("  @ = createForwardSurface(@,@,@,@,@,@);\r\n\n", new DecOp(surface), diffuseColor, normal, matinfo,
+         wsPosition, wsEyePos, wsView));
    }
 
    return surface;
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/shaders/lighting.hlsl b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/shaders/lighting.hlsl
index 91304c95d..f2ea1d4cc 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/shaders/lighting.hlsl
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/shaders/lighting.hlsl
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ inline Surface createSurface(float4 gbuffer0, TORQUE_SAMPLER2D(gbufferTex1), TOR
 	return surface;
 }
 
-inline Surface createForwardSurface(float4 baseColor, float3 normal, float4 pbrProperties, in float2 uv, 
-                            in float3 wsPosition, in float3 wsEyePos, in float3 wsEyeRay)
+inline Surface createForwardSurface(float4 baseColor, float3 normal, float4 pbrProperties, in float3 wsPosition, in float3 wsEyePos, in float3 wsEyeRay)
 {
 	Surface surface = (Surface)0;