diff --git a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
index c79d7ea37d0ea050e73b977976cd8660ae015513..91bd6c0c92c837774da3c40d00a4883816a89ce9 100644
--- a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -1522,8 +1522,7 @@ function WebGLRenderer( parameters ) {
 					name: material.type,
 					uniforms: UniformsUtils.clone( shader.uniforms ),
 					vertexShader: shader.vertexShader,
-					fragmentShader: shader.fragmentShader,
-					renderer: _this
+					fragmentShader: shader.fragmentShader
 				};
 
 			} else {
@@ -1532,8 +1531,7 @@ function WebGLRenderer( parameters ) {
 					name: material.type,
 					uniforms: material.uniforms,
 					vertexShader: material.vertexShader,
-					fragmentShader: material.fragmentShader,
-					renderer: _this
+					fragmentShader: material.fragmentShader
 				};
 
 			}