diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
index a785a5d2ec..c9297bb3d3 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,12 @@ gpu::FramebufferPointer _copyFBO;
 void DeferredLightingEffect::render(RenderArgs* args) {
     gpu::Batch batch;
 
+    // Allocate the parameters buffer used by all the deferred shaders
+    if (!_parametersBuffer._buffer) {
+        Parameters parameters[2];
+        _parametersBuffer = gpu::BufferView(std::make_shared<gpu::Buffer>(2 * sizeof(Parameters), (const gpu::Byte*) &parameters));
+    }
+
     // Framebuffer copy operations cannot function as multipass stereo operations.  
     batch.enableStereo(false);
 
@@ -270,6 +276,8 @@ void DeferredLightingEffect::render(RenderArgs* args) {
     
     batch.setResourceTexture(3, framebufferCache->getPrimaryDepthTexture());
         
+
+    
     float sMin = args->_viewport.x / (float)framebufferSize.width();
     float sWidth = args->_viewport.z / (float)framebufferSize.width();
     float tMin = args->_viewport.y / (float)framebufferSize.height();
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.h
index 2fe56732cb..dd57117481 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public:
     void setGlobalAtmosphere(const model::AtmospherePointer& atmosphere) { _atmosphere = atmosphere; }
 
     void setGlobalSkybox(const model::SkyboxPointer& skybox);
-    
+
 private:
     DeferredLightingEffect() {}
     virtual ~DeferredLightingEffect() { }
@@ -169,6 +169,24 @@ private:
     int _ambientLightMode = 0;
     model::AtmospherePointer _atmosphere;
     model::SkyboxPointer _skybox;
+
+    // Class describing the uniform buffer with all the parameters common to the deferred shaders
+    class Parameters {
+    public:
+        
+        float nearVal{ 1.0f };
+        float depthScale{ 1.0f };
+        glm::vec2 spare0; // 2 spare scalars here
+        glm::vec2 depthTexCoordOffset{ 0.0f };
+        glm::vec2 depthTexCoordScale{ 1.0f };
+
+        Parameters() {}
+    };
+    typedef gpu::BufferView UniformBufferView;
+    UniformBufferView _parametersBuffer;
+
+    const UniformBufferView& getParametersBuffer() const { return _parametersBuffer; }
+
 };
 
 class SimpleProgramKey {
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/spot_light.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/spot_light.slf
index 8ee48c4f30..3195e5af0d 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/spot_light.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/spot_light.slf
@@ -21,12 +21,9 @@
 // Everything about light
 <@include model/Light.slh@>
 
-<@include gpu/Transform.slh@>
-
-<$declareStandardTransform()$>
 
 // The view Matrix
-//uniform mat4 invViewMat;
+uniform mat4 invViewMat;
 
 in vec4 _texCoord0;
 out vec4 _fragColor;
@@ -42,10 +39,6 @@ void main(void) {
         discard;
     }
 
-    // Need the camera inv view mat
-    TransformCamera cam = getTransformCamera();
-    mat4 invViewMat = cam._viewInverse;
-
     // Need the light now
     Light light = getLight();
 
@@ -96,6 +89,5 @@ void main(void) {
     }
 
     
-    _fragColor = vec4(frag.position.xyz, 1);
 }