diff --git a/src/app/components/VirtualTour.tsx b/src/app/components/VirtualTour.tsx
index bf7cf74..fd7e55a 100644
--- a/src/app/components/VirtualTour.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/VirtualTour.tsx
@@ -1653,11 +1653,6 @@ function TourExperience({
         if (cachedTexture) {
           prepareTransitionTexture(cachedTexture);
         } else {
-          const lqipTexture = loadLqipTexture(scene.image);
-          if (lqipTexture) {
-            transitionMaterial.map = lqipTexture;
-            transitionMaterial.needsUpdate = true;
-          }
           loadPanoramaTexture(scene.image, (progress) => {
             if (transitionTokenRef.current === token) {
               setLoadProgress(progress);