diff --git a/src/Picture/Preload.hs b/src/Picture/Preload.hs
index d57b62b32..f0c539087 100644
--- a/src/Picture/Preload.hs
+++ b/src/Picture/Preload.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}
---{-# LANGUAGE Strict #-}
 module Picture.Preload
     ( RenderData (..)
     , preloadRender
@@ -26,10 +25,7 @@ data RenderData = RenderData
     , _wallLightShader   :: FullShader (Point2,Point2)
     , _backgroundShader  :: FullShader (Point2,Point2,Point2,Point2)
     , _fullscreenShader  :: FullShader ()
---    , _wallShader :: FullShader (Point3,Point4)
     , _listShaders :: [FullShader RenderType]
-    , _dummyVBO :: BufferObject
-    , _dummyPtr :: Ptr Float
     , _spareFBO :: FramebufferObject
     , _fboTexture :: TextureObject
     }
@@ -39,21 +35,16 @@ makeLenses ''RenderData
 preloadRender :: IO RenderData
 preloadRender = do
 -- compile shader programs
-    lsShad <- makeShader "lighting/lightmapCircle" [vert,geom,frag] [(0,4)] Points (return . return . flat4)
---    fcs <- makeSourcedShader "lightmapCircle" [VertexShader,GeometryShader,FragmentShader]
-
-    bgShad <- makeTextureShader "background" [vert,geom,frag] [(0,4),(1,2)] Points pokeBGStrat
-                                "data/texture/smudgedDirt.png"
-
+-- lighting shaders
+    lsShad <- makeShader "lighting/lightmapCircle" [vert,geom,frag] [(0,4)] Points 
+                    (return . return . flat4)
     wsShad <- makeShaderCustomUnis "lighting/wallShadow" [vert,geom,frag] [(0,4)] Points pokeWPStrat
                 ["lightPos","perpMat","facesToDraw"]
-
     wlLightShad 
          <- makeShaderCustomUnis "lighting/lightmapWall" [vert,geom,frag] [(0,4)] Points pokeWPStrat
                     ["lightPos","perpMat","radLum"]
 
---    wlShad <- makeShader "wall" [vert,frag] [(0,3),(1,4)] TriangleStrip pokeWlStrat
-
+-- 2D draw shaders
     bslist <- makeShader "twoD/basic"   [vert,frag]      [(0,3),(1,4)]       Triangles pokeTriStrat
     lslist <- makeShader "twoD/basic"   [vert,frag]      [(0,3),(1,4)]       Lines     pokeLineStrat
     aslist <- makeShader "twoD/arc"     [vert,geom,frag] [(0,3),(1,4),(2,4)] Points    pokeArcStrat
@@ -64,6 +55,7 @@ preloadRender = do
                                 [(0,3),(1,4),(2,3)] Points pokeCharStrat
                                 "data/texture/charMap.png"
 
+-- fullscreen shader
     fsShad <- makeShader "fullscreen" [vert,frag] [(0,2),(1,2)] TriangleStrip 
                                 (const [[[-1, 1],[0,1]]
                                        ,[[ 1, 1],[1,1]]
@@ -72,15 +64,10 @@ preloadRender = do
                                        ]
                                  )
     n <- F.foldM (pokeShader fsShad) [()]
-    putStrLn $ show n
-
---the following vbo is set up to contain one fixed vertex
-    dummyvbo <- genObjectName
-    dummyptr <- mallocArray numDrawableElements
-    pokeArray dummyptr [0..2000]
-    bindBuffer ArrayBuffer $= Just dummyvbo
-    bufferData ArrayBuffer $= (fromIntegral floatSize, dummyptr, StaticDraw)
 
+-- background shader
+    bgShad <- makeTextureShader "background" [vert,geom,frag] [(0,4),(1,2)] Points pokeBGStrat
+                                "data/texture/smudgedDirt.png"
 -- input a list of (attribute location, attrib length) pairs
 -- these will have buffers and pointers created
     backgroundvao <- setupVAO [(0,4),(1,2)]
@@ -91,8 +78,6 @@ preloadRender = do
     
     return $ RenderData
         { _listShaders = [bslist,lslist,cslist,aslist,eslist,bezierQuadShader]
-        , _dummyVBO = dummyvbo
-        , _dummyPtr = dummyptr
         , _lightSourceShader = lsShad
         , _wallShadowShader  = wsShad
         , _wallLightShader   = wlLightShad
@@ -134,7 +119,6 @@ cleanUpRenderPreload pd = do
     freeShaderPointers $ _lightSourceShader pd
     freeShaderPointers $ _wallShadowShader pd
     freeShaderPointers $ _backgroundShader pd
-    free $ _dummyPtr pd
 
 {-# INLINE pokeBezQStrat #-}
 pokeBezQStrat :: RenderType -> [[[Float]]]