diff --git a/wgpu/examples/shadow/bake.frag b/wgpu/examples/shadow/bake.frag
deleted file mode 100644
index f0bcb49bf9..0000000000
--- a/wgpu/examples/shadow/bake.frag
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#version 450
-
-void main() {
-}
diff --git a/wgpu/examples/shadow/bake.frag.spv b/wgpu/examples/shadow/bake.frag.spv
deleted file mode 100644
index dbd2938291..0000000000
Binary files a/wgpu/examples/shadow/bake.frag.spv and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/wgpu/examples/shadow/main.rs b/wgpu/examples/shadow/main.rs
index 919e1cb529..c0e8dabb6c 100644
--- a/wgpu/examples/shadow/main.rs
+++ b/wgpu/examples/shadow/main.rs
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ impl framework::Example for Example {
 
             // Create the render pipeline
             let vs_module = device.create_shader_module(wgpu::include_spirv!("bake.vert.spv"));
-            let fs_module = device.create_shader_module(wgpu::include_spirv!("bake.frag.spv"));
 
             let pipeline = device.create_render_pipeline(&wgpu::RenderPipelineDescriptor {
                 label: Some("shadow"),
@@ -480,10 +479,7 @@ impl framework::Example for Example {
                     module: &vs_module,
                     entry_point: "main",
                 },
-                fragment_stage: Some(wgpu::ProgrammableStageDescriptor {
-                    module: &fs_module,
-                    entry_point: "main",
-                }),
+                fragment_stage: None,
                 rasterization_state: Some(wgpu::RasterizationStateDescriptor {
                     front_face: wgpu::FrontFace::Ccw,
                     cull_mode: wgpu::CullMode::Back,