diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 78724862de..99519256bf 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2499,7 +2499,7 @@ void Application::init() {
 
     _environment.init();
 
-    DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->init(this);
+    DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->init();
 
     DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->init();
     _myCamera.setMode(CAMERA_MODE_FIRST_PERSON);
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.h
index efb84f2101..78b8e924ae 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
     static const int NORMAL_FITTING_MAP_SLOT = 10;
     static const int DEFERRED_TRANSFORM_BUFFER_SLOT = 2;
 
-    void init(AbstractViewStateInterface* viewState);
+    void init();
 
     /// Sets up the state necessary to render static untextured geometry with the simple program.
     gpu::PipelinePointer bindSimpleProgram(gpu::Batch& batch, bool textured = false, bool culled = true,