diff --git a/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_layer.c b/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_layer.c
index fffa2b028..9f22f4050 100644
--- a/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_layer.c
+++ b/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_layer.c
@@ -154,13 +154,10 @@ comp_layer_update_stereo_descriptors(struct comp_render_layer *self,
 static bool
 _init(struct comp_render_layer *self,
       struct vk_bundle *vk,
-      enum xrt_layer_type type,
       VkDescriptorSetLayout *layout)
 {
 	self->vk = vk;
 
-	self->type = type;
-
 	self->view_space = true;
 	self->visibility = XRT_LAYER_EYE_VISIBILITY_BOTH;
 
@@ -241,13 +238,11 @@ comp_layer_draw(struct comp_render_layer *self,
 }
 
 struct comp_render_layer *
-comp_layer_create(struct vk_bundle *vk,
-                  enum xrt_layer_type type,
-                  VkDescriptorSetLayout *layout)
+comp_layer_create(struct vk_bundle *vk, VkDescriptorSetLayout *layout)
 {
 	struct comp_render_layer *q = U_TYPED_CALLOC(struct comp_render_layer);
 
-	_init(q, vk, type, layout);
+	_init(q, vk, layout);
 
 	return q;
 }
diff --git a/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_layer.h b/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_layer.h
index d5ad039b7..e27b937c1 100644
--- a/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_layer.h
+++ b/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_layer.h
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ struct comp_render_layer
 };
 
 struct comp_render_layer *
-comp_layer_create(struct vk_bundle *vk,
-                  enum xrt_layer_type type,
-                  VkDescriptorSetLayout *layout);
+comp_layer_create(struct vk_bundle *vk, VkDescriptorSetLayout *layout);
 
 void
 comp_layer_draw(struct comp_render_layer *self,
diff --git a/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_layer_renderer.c b/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_layer_renderer.c
index 1b43df36b..c85df4c45 100644
--- a/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_layer_renderer.c
+++ b/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_layer_renderer.c
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ comp_layer_renderer_allocate_layers(struct comp_layer_renderer *self,
 	    U_TYPED_ARRAY_CALLOC(struct comp_render_layer *, self->num_layers);
 
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < self->num_layers; i++) {
-		self->layers[i] = comp_layer_create(
-		    vk, XRT_LAYER_QUAD, &self->descriptor_set_layout);
+		self->layers[i] =
+		    comp_layer_create(vk, &self->descriptor_set_layout);
 	}
 }