diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/compile/pipeline/BlockRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/compile/pipeline/BlockRenderer.java
index fee294d176..c8e223a4cb 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/compile/pipeline/BlockRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/compile/pipeline/BlockRenderer.java
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ private void bufferQuad(MutableQuadViewImpl quad, float[] brightnesses, Material
 
         // attempt render pass downgrade if possible
         var pass = material.pass;
-        var downgradedPass = attemptPassDowngrade(quad, atlasSprite, pass);
+        var downgradedPass = attemptPassDowngrade(atlasSprite, pass);
         if (downgradedPass != null) {
             pass = downgradedPass;
         }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ private boolean validateQuadUVs(TextureAtlasSprite atlasSprite) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    private TerrainRenderPass attemptPassDowngrade(MutableQuadViewImpl quad, TextureAtlasSprite sprite, TerrainRenderPass pass) {
+    private TerrainRenderPass attemptPassDowngrade(TextureAtlasSprite sprite, TerrainRenderPass pass) {
         boolean attemptDowngrade = true;
         boolean hasNonOpaqueVertex = false;