diff --git a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_ghoul2.cpp b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_ghoul2.cpp
index 50f8840899..1f800dd16b 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_ghoul2.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_ghoul2.cpp
@@ -3349,11 +3349,6 @@ void R_AddGhoulSurfaces( trRefEntity_t *ent, int entityNum ) {
 	assert(ghoul2.size()<=255);
 	modelList[255]=548;
 
-	// set up lighting now that we know we aren't culled
-	if ( !personalModel || r_shadows->integer > 1 ) {
-		R_SetupEntityLighting( &tr.refdef, ent );
-	}
-
 	// see if we are in a fog volume
 	fogNum = R_GComputeFogNum( ent );
 
diff --git a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_mesh.cpp b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_mesh.cpp
index e330b10ad2..193091c2ce 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_mesh.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_mesh.cpp
@@ -331,13 +331,6 @@ void R_AddMD3Surfaces( trRefEntity_t *ent, int entityNum ) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	//
-	// set up lighting now that we know we aren't culled
-	//
-	if ( !personalModel || r_shadows->integer > 1 ) {
-		R_SetupEntityLighting( &tr.refdef, ent );
-	}
-
 #ifdef USE_PMLIGHT
 	numDlights = 0;
 	if (r_dlightMode->integer >= 2 && (!personalModel || tr.viewParms.portalView != PV_NONE)) {
diff --git a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_world.cpp b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_world.cpp
index 1bb1be6ef3..47acf434ba 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_world.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_world.cpp
@@ -600,9 +600,6 @@ void R_AddBrushModelSurfaces ( trRefEntity_t *ent, int entityNum ) {
 	for ( s = 0; s < bmodel->numSurfaces; s++ ) {
 		R_AddWorldSurface( bmodel->firstSurface + s, ent, entityNum, qtrue );
 	}
-
-	R_SetupEntityLighting( &tr.refdef, ent );
-
 	R_TransformDlights( tr.viewParms.num_dlights, tr.viewParms.dlights, &tr.ori );
 
 	for ( i = 0; i < tr.viewParms.num_dlights; i++ ) {