diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh
index 831f5732ab..9de7c7eb3a 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh
@@ -121,10 +121,6 @@ vec3 evalSkyboxGlobalColor(mat4 invViewMat, float shadowAttenuation, float obscu
     color += ambientDiffuse;
     color += ambientSpecular;
 
-    // Directional
-    // Get directional light (used by both directional light and haze attenuation)
-    Light directionalLight = getLight();
-
     vec3 directionalDiffuse;
     vec3 directionalSpecular;
     evalLightingDirectional(directionalDiffuse, directionalSpecular, lightDirection, lightIrradiance, fragEyeDir, fragNormal, roughness, metallic, fresnel, albedo, shadowAttenuation
@@ -137,7 +133,7 @@ vec3 evalSkyboxGlobalColor(mat4 invViewMat, float shadowAttenuation, float obscu
 
     // Attenuate the light if haze effect selected
     if ((hazeParams.hazeMode & HAZE_MODE_IS_KEYLIGHT_ATTENUATED) == HAZE_MODE_IS_KEYLIGHT_ATTENUATED) {
-        color = computeHazeColorKeyLightAttenuation(color, directionalLight, position);    
+        color = computeHazeColorKeyLightAttenuation(color, lightDirection, position);    
     }
 
     return color;
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Haze.slh b/libraries/render-utils/src/Haze.slh
index ddc4e6e945..7e74b91ede 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Haze.slh
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Haze.slh
@@ -50,13 +50,12 @@ layout(std140) uniform hazeBuffer {
 //
 // General algorithm taken from http://www.iquilezles.org/www/articles/fog/fog.htm, with permission
 //
-vec3 computeHazeColorKeyLightAttenuation(vec3 color, Light directionalLight, vec3 worldFragPos) {
+vec3 computeHazeColorKeyLightAttenuation(vec3 color, vec3 lightDirection, vec3 worldFragPos) {
     // Directional light attenuation is simulated by assuming the light source is at a fixed height above the
     // fragment.  This height is where the haze density is reduced by 95% from the haze at the fragment's height
     //
     // The distance is computed from the height and the directional light orientation
     // The distance is limited to height * 1,000, which gives an angle of ~0.057 degrees
-    vec3 lightDirection = getLightDirection(directionalLight);
 
     // Height at which haze density is reduced by 95% (default set to 2000.0 for safety ,this should never happen)
     float height_95p = 2000.0;