diff --git a/shader/texture/arrayPos.frag b/shader/texture/arrayPos.frag
index 92c586bab..067651581 100644
--- a/shader/texture/arrayPos.frag
+++ b/shader/texture/arrayPos.frag
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ void main()
     fCol = vec4(0.2,0.3,0.6,1);
     //fCol = vec4(0.6,0.4,0.3,1);
     fPos = vec4(vPos,1);
-    normal = vec4(vPos + vec3(0.5) - texture(normalSampler,2*vTexPos.xy).xyz,0);
+    normal = vec4(vec3(0.5) - texture(normalSampler,2*vTexPos.xy).xyz,0);
 }
diff --git a/src/Data/Preload/Render.hs b/src/Data/Preload/Render.hs
index 915ce7ac3..48a237302 100644
--- a/src/Data/Preload/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Preload/Render.hs
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ data RenderData = RenderData
     , _wallVBO :: VBO
     , _cloudVBO :: VBO
     , _cloudShader :: GLuint
-    , _dummyVAO :: GLuint
     }
 
 makeLenses ''RenderData
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Render.hs b/src/Dodge/Render.hs
index 76e87e6a4..2d9725c49 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Render.hs
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ doDrawing' win pdata u = do
     glEnable GL_CULL_FACE
     unless (debugOn Remove_LOS cfig) $ do
         glUseProgram (pdata ^. ceilingStencilShader)
-        glBindVertexArray $ pdata ^. dummyVAO
         glEnable GL_DEPTH_CLAMP
         glDrawArrays GL_TRIANGLES 0 (fromIntegral (trueNWalls * 6))
         glDisable GL_DEPTH_CLAMP
diff --git a/src/Preload/Render.hs b/src/Preload/Render.hs
index d20fda631..fdadcaa92 100644
--- a/src/Preload/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Preload/Render.hs
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ preloadRender = do
     let cloudvbo = VBO cloudbo cloudptr cvsize
 
     dummyvao <- mglCreate glGenVertexArrays
+    glBindVertexArray dummyvao
+    --dummyvao <- mglCreate glGenVertexArrays
 
     winpull <- makeSourcedShader "pull/window" [vert, frag]
     wallpull <- makeSourcedShader "pull/wall" [vert, frag]
@@ -221,7 +223,6 @@ preloadRender = do
             , _winVBO = winvbo
             , _cloudVBO = cloudvbo
             , _cloudShader = cloudshader
-            , _dummyVAO = dummyvao
             }
 
 --------------------end preloadRender
@@ -234,17 +235,6 @@ cornerList = concat
     br = [ 3, -1, 2, 0]
     tl = [-1,  3, 0, 2]
 
-cornerList' :: [Float]
-cornerList' = concat
-    [ bl, br, tl
-    , tl, br, tr
-    ]
-  where
-    bl = [-1, -1, 0, 0]
-    br = [ 1, -1, 1, 0]
-    tl = [-1,  1, 0, 1]
-    tr = [ 1,  1, 1, 1]
-
 --cornerListForTriangles :: [[Float]]
 --cornerListForTriangles =
 --    [ [-1, 1, 0, 1]
diff --git a/src/Render.hs b/src/Render.hs
index 8300f7959..bdedf373a 100644
--- a/src/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Render.hs
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ renderShadows isclouds cam cfig shadrendertype nWalls nSils nCaps positiontextur
         glDisable GL_CULL_FACE
         -- the first bit has been used to stencil out "ceilings" under which we never draw
         glStencilFunc GL_NOTEQUAL 128 255 
-        glBindVertexArray $ pdata ^. dummyVAO
         --draw wall shadows
         --these could possibly stencil out object shadows as well
         glUseProgram shadwall