diff --git a/crates/viewer/re_renderer/src/importer/obj.rs b/crates/viewer/re_renderer/src/importer/obj.rs
index 0008a84579d38..c051edc88a012 100644
--- a/crates/viewer/re_renderer/src/importer/obj.rs
+++ b/crates/viewer/re_renderer/src/importer/obj.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use re_types::components::{AlbedoFactor, Color};
+use re_types::components::Color;
 use smallvec::smallvec;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ pub fn load_obj_from_buffer(
     buffer: &[u8],
     ctx: &RenderContext,
     vertex_colors: &Option<Vec<Color>>,
-    albedo_factor: &Option<AlbedoFactor>,
 ) -> Result<Vec<MeshInstance>, ObjImportError> {
     re_tracing::profile_function!();
 
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ pub fn load_obj_from_buffer(
                     label: "default material".into(),
                     index_range: 0..mesh.indices.len() as u32,
                     albedo: texture.clone(),
-                    albedo_factor: albedo_factor.map_or(crate::Rgba::WHITE, |c| c.0.into()),
+                    albedo_factor: crate::Rgba::WHITE,
                 }],
             };
 
diff --git a/crates/viewer/re_renderer/src/importer/stl.rs b/crates/viewer/re_renderer/src/importer/stl.rs
index f071b8511234a..a29bd553b2d53 100644
--- a/crates/viewer/re_renderer/src/importer/stl.rs
+++ b/crates/viewer/re_renderer/src/importer/stl.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ pub fn load_stl_from_buffer(
     let Asset3D {
         blob,
         vertex_colors,
-        albedo_factor,
         ..
     } = asset3d;
 
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn load_stl_from_buffer(
         label: name.clone().into(),
         index_range: 0..num_vertices as u32,
         albedo: ctx.texture_manager_2d.white_texture_unorm_handle().clone(),
-        albedo_factor: albedo_factor.map_or(crate::Rgba::WHITE, |c| c.0.into()),
+        albedo_factor: crate::Rgba::WHITE,
     };
 
     let mesh = mesh::Mesh {
diff --git a/crates/viewer/re_renderer_examples/framework.rs b/crates/viewer/re_renderer_examples/framework.rs
index 112953fc04167..3f9f8d5c9e320 100644
--- a/crates/viewer/re_renderer_examples/framework.rs
+++ b/crates/viewer/re_renderer_examples/framework.rs
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ pub fn load_rerun_mesh(re_ctx: &RenderContext) -> Vec<re_renderer::renderer::Mes
     let mut zipped_obj = zip.by_name("rerun.obj").unwrap();
     let mut obj_data = Vec::new();
     std::io::Read::read_to_end(&mut zipped_obj, &mut obj_data).unwrap();
-    re_renderer::importer::obj::load_obj_from_buffer(&obj_data, re_ctx, &None, &None).unwrap()
+    re_renderer::importer::obj::load_obj_from_buffer(&obj_data, re_ctx, &None).unwrap()
 }
 
 struct WrapApp<E: Example + 'static> {
diff --git a/crates/viewer/re_space_view_spatial/src/mesh_loader.rs b/crates/viewer/re_space_view_spatial/src/mesh_loader.rs
index d8558245cca4c..405cdc0478767 100644
--- a/crates/viewer/re_space_view_spatial/src/mesh_loader.rs
+++ b/crates/viewer/re_space_view_spatial/src/mesh_loader.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ impl LoadedMesh {
                 bytes,
                 render_ctx,
                 &asset3d.vertex_colors,
-                &asset3d.albedo_factor,
             )?,
             MediaType::STL => {
                 re_renderer::importer::stl::load_stl_from_buffer(asset3d, render_ctx, texture_key)?