diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableCanvasEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableCanvasEntityItem.cpp
index 72bd590bf1..c44f5f815b 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableCanvasEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableCanvasEntityItem.cpp
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ using namespace render::entities;
 
 CanvasEntityRenderer::CanvasEntityRenderer(const EntityItemPointer& entity) : Parent(entity) {
     _geometryId = DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>()->allocateID();
-    _material->setCullFaceMode(graphics::MaterialKey::CullFaceMode::CULL_NONE);
-    _material->setUnlit(true);
-    addMaterial(graphics::MaterialLayer(_material, 0), "0");
-    updateMaterials(true);
 }
 
 CanvasEntityRenderer::~CanvasEntityRenderer() {
@@ -50,51 +46,30 @@ void CanvasEntityRenderer::doRender(RenderArgs* args) {
     PerformanceTimer perfTimer("RenderableCanvasEntityItem::render");
     Q_ASSERT(args->_batch);
 
-    graphics::MultiMaterial materials;
-    {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_materialsLock);
-        materials = _materials["0"];
-    }
-
-    if (!_texture) {
-        return;
-    }
+    if (!_texture) { return; }
 
     Transform transform;
     withReadLock([&] {
         transform = _renderTransform;
     });
 
-    gpu::Batch* batch = args->_batch;
+    gpu::Batch& batch = *args->_batch;
+
+    batch.setResourceTexture(0, _texture);
 
     bool usePrimaryFrustum = args->_renderMode == RenderArgs::RenderMode::SHADOW_RENDER_MODE || args->_mirrorDepth > 0;
     transform.setRotation(BillboardModeHelpers::getBillboardRotation(transform.getTranslation(), transform.getRotation(), _billboardMode,
         usePrimaryFrustum ? BillboardModeHelpers::getPrimaryViewFrustumPosition() : args->getViewFrustum().getPosition()));
-
-    batch->setModelTransform(transform, _prevRenderTransform);
+    batch.setModelTransform(transform, _prevRenderTransform);
     if (args->_renderMode == Args::RenderMode::DEFAULT_RENDER_MODE || args->_renderMode == Args::RenderMode::MIRROR_RENDER_MODE) {
         _prevRenderTransform = transform;
     }
 
-    Pipeline pipelineType = getPipelineType(materials);
-    if (pipelineType == Pipeline::PROCEDURAL) {
-        auto procedural = std::static_pointer_cast<graphics::ProceduralMaterial>(materials.top().material);
-        procedural->prepare(*batch, transform.getTranslation(), transform.getScale(), transform.getRotation(), _created, ProceduralProgramKey(true));
-    } else if (pipelineType == Pipeline::SIMPLE) {
-        batch->setResourceTexture(0, _texture);
-    } else if (pipelineType == Pipeline::MATERIAL) {
-        if (RenderPipelines::bindMaterials(materials, *batch, args->_renderMode, args->_enableTexturing)) {
-            args->_details._materialSwitches++;
-        }
-    }
-
+    DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>()->bindSimpleProgram(batch, true, true);
     DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>()->renderQuad(
-        *batch, glm::vec2(-0.5f), glm::vec2(0.5f), glm::vec2(0.0f, 1.0f), glm::vec2(1.0f, 0.0f),
+        batch, glm::vec2(-0.5f), glm::vec2(0.5f), glm::vec2(0.0f, 1.0f), glm::vec2(1.0f, 0.0f),
         glm::vec4(1.0f), _geometryId
     );
 
-    if (pipelineType == Pipeline::SIMPLE) {
-        // we have to reset this to white for other simple shapes
-        batch->setResourceTexture(graphics::slot::texture::Texture::MaterialAlbedo, DependencyManager::get<TextureCache>()->getWhiteTexture());
-    }
+    batch.setResourceTexture(0, nullptr);
 }
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableCanvasEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableCanvasEntityItem.h
index c9037b386f..2142fd286f 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableCanvasEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableCanvasEntityItem.h
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ protected:
     virtual void doRenderUpdateAsynchronousTyped(const TypedEntityPointer& entity) override;
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<graphics::ProceduralMaterial> _material { std::make_shared<graphics::ProceduralMaterial>() };
     gpu::TexturePointer _texture;
-
     int _geometryId { 0 };
 };