diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao.slh b/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao.slh
index f3c52bc1a6..9d15cdb8b4 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao.slh
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao.slh
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ vec2 fetchOcclusionDepth(ivec2 coords) {
     return unpackOcclusionDepth(texelFetch(occlusionMap, coords, 0).xyz);
 }
 
-const int RADIUS_SCALE = 2;
-const float BLUR_WEIGHT_OFFSET = 0.3;
+const int RADIUS_SCALE = 1;
+const float BLUR_WEIGHT_OFFSET = 0.0;
 const float BLUR_EDGE_SCALE = 2000.0;
 
 vec2 evalTapWeightedValue(ivec3 side, int r, ivec2 ssC, float key) {
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao_makeHorizontalBlur.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao_makeHorizontalBlur.slf
index 7be4f527ce..7c10a2a208 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao_makeHorizontalBlur.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao_makeHorizontalBlur.slf
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const ivec2 horizontal = ivec2(1,0);
 <$declareBlurPass(horizontal)$>
 
 
-in vec2 varTexCoord0;
 out vec4 outFragColor;
 
 void main(void) {
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao_makeVerticalBlur.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao_makeVerticalBlur.slf
index f0a6139906..3325bfb79c 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao_makeVerticalBlur.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/ssao_makeVerticalBlur.slf
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 const ivec2 vertical = ivec2(0,1);
 <$declareBlurPass(vertical)$>
 
-in vec2 varTexCoord0;
 out vec4 outFragColor;
 
 void main(void) {