diff --git a/src/State.cpp b/src/State.cpp
index fcc56938cc..249185a76b 100644
--- a/src/State.cpp
+++ b/src/State.cpp
@@ -610,11 +610,7 @@ void State::ModifyShaderLookup(const RE::BSShader& a_shader, uint& a_vertexDescr
 					a_pixelDescriptor &= ~(uint32_t)SIE::ShaderCache::LightingShaderFlags::AdditionalAlphaMask;
 				}
 
-				static auto enableImprovedSnow = RE::GetINISetting("bEnableImprovedSnow:Display");
-				static bool vr = REL::Module::IsVR();
-
-				if (vr || !enableImprovedSnow->GetBool())
-					a_pixelDescriptor &= ~((uint32_t)SIE::ShaderCache::LightingShaderFlags::Snow);
+				a_pixelDescriptor &= ~((uint32_t)SIE::ShaderCache::LightingShaderFlags::Snow);
 
 				if (deferred->deferredPass || a_forceDeferred)
 					a_pixelDescriptor |= (uint32_t)SIE::ShaderCache::LightingShaderFlags::Deferred;