diff --git a/sway/desktop/fx_renderer.c b/sway/desktop/fx_renderer.c
index f2436e96..3b4279fe 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/fx_renderer.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/fx_renderer.c
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@
 #include "sway/server.h"
 
 // shaders
-#include "quad_vert_src.h"
+#include "common_vert_src.h"
 #include "quad_frag_src.h"
 #include "quad_round_frag_src.h"
 #include "quad_round_tl_frag_src.h"
 #include "quad_round_tr_frag_src.h"
 #include "corner_frag_src.h"
-#include "tex_vert_src.h"
 #include "tex_rgba_frag_src.h"
 #include "tex_rgbx_frag_src.h"
 #include "tex_external_frag_src.h"
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ struct fx_renderer *fx_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
 	GLuint prog;
 
 	// quad fragment shader
-	prog = link_program(quad_vert_src, quad_frag_src);
+	prog = link_program(common_vert_src, quad_frag_src);
 	renderer->shaders.quad.program = prog;
 	if (!renderer->shaders.quad.program) {
 		goto error;
@@ -198,21 +197,21 @@ struct fx_renderer *fx_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
 	renderer->shaders.quad.pos_attrib = glGetAttribLocation(prog, "pos");
 
 	// rounded quad fragment shaders
-	prog = link_program(quad_vert_src, quad_round_frag_src);
+	prog = link_program(common_vert_src, quad_round_frag_src);
 	if (!init_rounded_quad_shader(&renderer->shaders.rounded_quad, prog)) {
 		goto error;
 	}
-	prog = link_program(quad_vert_src, quad_round_tl_frag_src);
+	prog = link_program(common_vert_src, quad_round_tl_frag_src);
 	if (!init_rounded_quad_shader(&renderer->shaders.rounded_tl_quad, prog)) {
 		goto error;
 	}
-	prog = link_program(quad_vert_src, quad_round_tr_frag_src);
+	prog = link_program(common_vert_src, quad_round_tr_frag_src);
 	if (!init_rounded_quad_shader(&renderer->shaders.rounded_tr_quad, prog)) {
 		goto error;
 	}
 
 	// Border corner shader
-	prog = link_program(quad_vert_src, corner_frag_src);
+	prog = link_program(common_vert_src, corner_frag_src);
 	renderer->shaders.corner.program = prog;
 	if (!renderer->shaders.corner.program) {
 		goto error;
@@ -230,15 +229,15 @@ struct fx_renderer *fx_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
 	renderer->shaders.corner.half_thickness = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "half_thickness");
 
 	// fragment shaders
-	prog = link_program(tex_vert_src, tex_rgba_frag_src);
+	prog = link_program(common_vert_src, tex_rgba_frag_src);
 	if (!init_frag_shader(&renderer->shaders.tex_rgba, prog)) {
 		goto error;
 	}
-	prog = link_program(tex_vert_src, tex_rgbx_frag_src);
+	prog = link_program(common_vert_src, tex_rgbx_frag_src);
 	if (!init_frag_shader(&renderer->shaders.tex_rgbx, prog)) {
 		goto error;
 	}
-	prog = link_program(tex_vert_src, tex_external_frag_src);
+	prog = link_program(common_vert_src, tex_external_frag_src);
 	if (!init_frag_shader(&renderer->shaders.tex_ext, prog)) {
 		goto error;
 	}
diff --git a/sway/desktop/shaders/quad.vert b/sway/desktop/shaders/common.vert
similarity index 100%
rename from sway/desktop/shaders/quad.vert
rename to sway/desktop/shaders/common.vert
diff --git a/sway/desktop/shaders/meson.build b/sway/desktop/shaders/meson.build
index 069bb73f..08efb967 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/shaders/meson.build
+++ b/sway/desktop/shaders/meson.build
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 embed = find_program('./embed.sh', native: true)
 
 shaders = [
-    'quad.vert',
+    'common.vert',
     'quad.frag',
     'quad_round.frag',
     'quad_round_tl.frag',
     'quad_round_tr.frag',
     'corner.frag',
-    'tex.vert',
     'tex_rgba.frag',
     'tex_rgbx.frag',
     'tex_external.frag',
diff --git a/sway/desktop/shaders/tex.vert b/sway/desktop/shaders/tex.vert
deleted file mode 100644
index 3026521b..00000000
--- a/sway/desktop/shaders/tex.vert
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-uniform mat3 proj;
-attribute vec2 pos;
-attribute vec2 texcoord;
-varying vec2 v_texcoord;
-
-void main() {
-    gl_Position = vec4(proj * vec3(pos, 1.0), 1.0);
-    v_texcoord = texcoord;
-}