diff --git a/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_renderstate.cpp b/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_renderstate.cpp
index 3392de2b39..7817687439 100644
--- a/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_renderstate.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_renderstate.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,10 @@ void VkRenderState::ApplyStreamData()
 	mStreamData.uVertexColor = mColor.vec;
 	mStreamData.uVertexNormal = mNormal.vec;
 
-	mStreamData.timer = static_cast<float>((double)(screen->FrameTime - firstFrame) * (double)mShaderTimer / 1000.);
+	if (mMaterial.mMaterial && mMaterial.mMaterial->tex)
+		mStreamData.timer = static_cast<float>((double)(screen->FrameTime - firstFrame) * (double)mMaterial.mMaterial->tex->shaderspeed / 1000.);
+	else
+		mStreamData.timer = 0.0f;
 
 	if (mGlowEnabled)
 	{
@@ -507,9 +510,6 @@ void VkRenderState::ApplyMaterial()
 			mCommandBuffer->bindDescriptorSet(VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, passManager->GetPipelineLayout(mRenderPassKey.NumTextureLayers), 1, base->GetDescriptorSet(mMaterial));
 		}
 
-		if (mMaterial.mMaterial && mMaterial.mMaterial->tex)
-			mShaderTimer = mMaterial.mMaterial->tex->shaderspeed;
-
 		mMaterial.mChanged = false;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_renderstate.h b/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_renderstate.h
index 41d3293091..0158454ce7 100644
--- a/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_renderstate.h
+++ b/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_renderstate.h
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ protected:
 	int mColorMask = 15;
 	int mCullMode = 0;
 
-	float mShaderTimer = 0.0f;
-
 	MatricesUBO mMatrices = {};
 	StreamData mStreamData = {};
 	PushConstants mPushConstants = {};