diff --git a/include/renderer.h b/include/renderer.h
index c232c38..c034f6d 100644
--- a/include/renderer.h
+++ b/include/renderer.h
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ struct render_state
 	bool is_debug_draw;
 	SDL_Handles handles;
 	camera cam;
-	// TODO: this needs to be initialized outside struct because calloc
-	GLuint palette_id = UINT_MAX;
 	util_RGBA clear_col;
 
 	render_group* filled_hex_render_group;
diff --git a/src/renderer.cpp b/src/renderer.cpp
index 0bd0ab7..246a560 100644
--- a/src/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ void
 renFreeBuffers(render_state* rs)
 {
 	utilSafeFree(rs->lights);
-	glDeleteTextures(1, &rs->palette_id);
 	rgFree(rs->filled_hex_render_group);
 	rgFree(rs->hex_line_render_group);
 	rgFree(rs->debug_render_group);
@@ -234,7 +233,6 @@ void
 setDefaults(render_state* rs)
 {
 	rs->viewport_dims = v2i(DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
-	rs->palette_id = UINT_MAX;
 	rs->max_lights = MAX_LIGHTS;
 	rs->lights = UTIL_ALLOC(rs->max_lights, rg_point_light);
 	rs->clear_col.R = CLEAR_COL_R;