diff --git a/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp b/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
index 28005536c6..b5cac9c21e 100644
--- a/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
+++ b/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
@@ -259,9 +259,7 @@ void ZoomEffect::reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags)
 
 void ZoomEffect::prePaintScreen(ScreenPrePaintData& data, int time)
 {
-    bool altered = false;
     if (zoom != target_zoom) {
-        altered = true;
         const float zoomDist = qAbs(target_zoom - source_zoom);
         double diff = time / animationTime(500.0);
         if (target_zoom > zoom)
@@ -272,8 +270,6 @@ void ZoomEffect::prePaintScreen(ScreenPrePaintData& data, int time)
 
     if (zoom == 1.0) {
         showCursor();
-        if (altered) // reset the generic shader to avoid artifacts in plenty other effects
-            ShaderBinder binder(ShaderManager::GenericShader, true);
     } else {
         hideCursor();
         data.mask |= PAINT_SCREEN_TRANSFORMED;