diff --git a/src/shaders/msdf.js b/src/shaders/msdf.js
index e66780748e..f26230c735 100644
--- a/src/shaders/msdf.js
+++ b/src/shaders/msdf.js
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ module.exports.Shader = registerShader('msdf', {
 
   fragmentShader: FRAGMENT_SHADER,
 
-  init: function (data) {
+  init: function () {
     this.uniforms = THREE.UniformsUtils.merge([
       THREE.UniformsLib.fog,
-      this.initVariables(data, 'uniform')
+      this.initUniforms()
     ]);
     this.material = new THREE.ShaderMaterial({
       uniforms: this.uniforms,
diff --git a/src/shaders/sdf.js b/src/shaders/sdf.js
index 18951fb3d1..d84dfd80ca 100644
--- a/src/shaders/sdf.js
+++ b/src/shaders/sdf.js
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ module.exports.Shader = registerShader('sdf', {
 
   fragmentShader: FRAGMENT_SHADER,
 
-  init: function (data) {
+  init: function () {
      this.uniforms = THREE.UniformsUtils.merge([
        THREE.UniformsLib.fog,
-       this.initVariables(data, 'uniform')
+       this.initUniforms()
      ]);
      this.material = new THREE.ShaderMaterial({
        uniforms: this.uniforms,