diff --git a/assets/Shaders/VertexShader.vs b/assets/Shaders/VertexShader.vs
index 0729e111..e977ca9e 100644
--- a/assets/Shaders/VertexShader.vs
+++ b/assets/Shaders/VertexShader.vs
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ uniform mat4 lightSpaceMatrix;
 const int MAX_WEIGHTS = 4;
 const int MAX_BONES = 100;
 uniform mat4 bones[MAX_BONES];
-uniform int hasBones;
-uniform int numBones;
 
 
 
diff --git a/assets/Shaders/core/anime/renderNormals.vs b/assets/Shaders/core/anime/renderNormals.vs
index 71bddb6e..293f55db 100644
--- a/assets/Shaders/core/anime/renderNormals.vs
+++ b/assets/Shaders/core/anime/renderNormals.vs
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ uniform mat4 projection;
 const int MAX_WEIGHTS = 4;
 const int MAX_BONES = 100;
 uniform mat4 bones[MAX_BONES];
-uniform int hasBones;
-uniform int numBones;
 
 
 
@@ -38,18 +36,16 @@ void main() {
     vec4 FinalVertex = vec4(aPos, 1.0);
     vec4 FinalNormal = vec4(aNormal, 1.0);
 
-    if(hasBones==1){
-        //calculate bone transform
-        mat4 BoneTransform = (bones[int(aIndex[0])] * aWeights[0]);
-            BoneTransform = BoneTransform + (bones[int(aIndex[1])] * aWeights[1]);
-            BoneTransform = BoneTransform + (bones[int(aIndex[2])] * aWeights[2]);
-            BoneTransform = BoneTransform + (bones[int(aIndex[3])] * aWeights[3]);
+    //calculate bone transform
+    mat4 BoneTransform = (bones[int(aIndex[0])] * aWeights[0]);
+        BoneTransform = BoneTransform + (bones[int(aIndex[1])] * aWeights[1]);
+        BoneTransform = BoneTransform + (bones[int(aIndex[2])] * aWeights[2]);
+        BoneTransform = BoneTransform + (bones[int(aIndex[3])] * aWeights[3]);
 
-        
-        //apply bone transform to position vectors
-        FinalVertex = BoneTransform * vec4(aPos, 1.0);
-        FinalNormal = BoneTransform * vec4(aNormal, 1.0);
-    }
+
+    //apply bone transform to position vectors
+    FinalVertex = BoneTransform * vec4(aPos, 1.0);
+    FinalNormal = BoneTransform * vec4(aNormal, 1.0);
     
     //make sure the W component is 1.0
     FinalVertex = vec4(FinalVertex.xyz, 1.0);
diff --git a/assets/Shaders/core/lightDepth/lightDepth.vs b/assets/Shaders/core/lightDepth/lightDepth.vs
index 67837eea..9ee21066 100644
--- a/assets/Shaders/core/lightDepth/lightDepth.vs
+++ b/assets/Shaders/core/lightDepth/lightDepth.vs
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ uniform mat4 model;
 const int MAX_WEIGHTS = 4;
 const int MAX_BONES = 100;
 uniform mat4 bones[MAX_BONES];
-uniform int numBones;
-uniform int hasBones;
 
 void main(){
     mat4 BoneTransform = (bones[int(aIndex[0])] * aWeights[0]);
@@ -23,9 +21,7 @@ void main(){
     //normalize w component
     FinalVertex = vec4(FinalVertex.xyz, 1.0);
 
-    if(hasBones == 0){
-        FinalVertex = vec4(aPos, 1.0);
-    }
+    FinalVertex = vec4(aPos, 1.0);
 
     gl_Position = lightSpaceMatrix * model * FinalVertex;
 }  
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diff --git a/assets/Shaders/core/oit/general/VertexShader.vs b/assets/Shaders/core/oit/general/VertexShader.vs
index 78e31d64..b017a842 100644
--- a/assets/Shaders/core/oit/general/VertexShader.vs
+++ b/assets/Shaders/core/oit/general/VertexShader.vs
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ uniform mat4 lightSpaceMatrix;
 const int MAX_WEIGHTS = 4;
 const int MAX_BONES = 100;
 uniform mat4 bones[MAX_BONES];
-uniform int hasBones;
-uniform int numBones;
 
 
 
diff --git a/assets/Shaders/core/volumeBuffer/volumetric.vs b/assets/Shaders/core/volumeBuffer/volumetric.vs
index 9d8f828b..5006ebd9 100644
--- a/assets/Shaders/core/volumeBuffer/volumetric.vs
+++ b/assets/Shaders/core/volumeBuffer/volumetric.vs
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ uniform mat4 projection;
 const int MAX_WEIGHTS = 4;
 const int MAX_BONES = 100;
 uniform mat4 bones[MAX_BONES];
-uniform int numBones;
-uniform int hasBones;
 
 void main()
 {
@@ -32,9 +30,7 @@ void main()
     FinalVertex = vec4(FinalVertex.xyz, 1.0);
 
     //have to account for if dont have bones
-    if(hasBones == 0){
-        FinalVertex = vec4(aPos, 1.0);
-    }
+    FinalVertex = vec4(aPos, 1.0);
 
     gl_Position = projection * view * model * FinalVertex;
 }  
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diff --git a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
index 4f5c7d7e..3ed38b6b 100644
--- a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
+++ b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
@@ -1897,6 +1897,7 @@ Renderer code cleanup
 Renderer code cleanup
 Shader uniform parsing from source code
 Visual shader uniform location caching
+Remove old uniforms from shaders and code to push uniforms
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/model/Mesh.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/model/Mesh.java
index 8b90f2ba..f833bcc3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/model/Mesh.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/model/Mesh.java
@@ -463,14 +463,8 @@ public class Mesh {
             Globals.renderingEngine.checkError();
             if(material == null){
                 Globals.renderingEngine.getDefaultMaterial().applyMaterial(openGLState);
-                openGLState.getActiveShader().setUniform(openGLState, "hasTransparency", 0);
             } else {
                 material.applyMaterial(openGLState);
-                if(material.hasTransparency){
-                    openGLState.getActiveShader().setUniform(openGLState, "hasTransparency", 1);
-                } else {
-                    openGLState.getActiveShader().setUniform(openGLState, "hasTransparency", 0);
-                }
             }
             Globals.renderingEngine.checkError();
         }
@@ -518,13 +512,12 @@ public class Mesh {
         }
         
         
+        boolean sentBones = false;
         if(renderPipelineState.getUseBones()){
             //
             //Handle bones
             //
             if(bones != null && !bones.isEmpty()){
-                openGLState.getActiveShader().setUniform(openGLState, "hasBones", 1);
-                openGLState.getActiveShader().setUniform(openGLState, "numBones", bones.size());
                 Iterator<String> boneIterator = boneIdList.iterator();
                 int incrementer = 0;
                 while (boneIterator.hasNext()){
@@ -539,11 +532,14 @@ public class Mesh {
                     }
                     incrementer++;
                 }
-            } else {
-                openGLState.getActiveShader().setUniform(openGLState, "hasBones", 0);
+                sentBones = true;
+            }
+        }
+        if(!sentBones){
+            for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++){
+                String currentUniform = "bones[" + i + "]";
+                openGLState.getActiveShader().setUniform(openGLState, currentUniform, new Matrix4d().identity());
             }
-        } else {
-            openGLState.getActiveShader().setUniform(openGLState, "hasBones", 0);
         }