diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bccce9c..f4b44da 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ set(CLIENT_ONLY_SOURCES
     "src/gfx/draw_list.hpp"
     "src/gfx/frustum.hpp"
     "src/gfx/frustum.cpp"
-    "src/gfx/hud.hpp"
     "src/gfx/renderer.hpp"
     "src/gfx/renderer.cpp"
     "src/gfx/shader_defs.hpp"
diff --git a/src/gfx/draw_list.hpp b/src/gfx/draw_list.hpp
index 722aa40..c4741f3 100644
--- a/src/gfx/draw_list.hpp
+++ b/src/gfx/draw_list.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "assets/skeleton.hpp"
-#include "hud.hpp"
 #include "surface.hpp"
 #include "uniform_buffer.hpp"
 
@@ -41,8 +40,6 @@ struct DrawHudCmd
 {
     const VertexArray* va = nullptr;
     const Texture* texture = nullptr;
-    const HudPosition* pos = nullptr;
-    const glm::vec4* color = nullptr;
     size_t first = 0;
     size_t count = 0;
 };
diff --git a/src/gfx/hud.hpp b/src/gfx/hud.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index bfab10e..0000000
--- a/src/gfx/hud.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <glm/glm.hpp>
-
-namespace gfx
-{
-
-struct HudPosition
-{
-    glm::vec2 anchor = glm::vec2(0.0f);   // <0;1>
-    glm::vec2 pos = glm::vec2(0.0f);      // px or px multiplies (scale != 1)
-    glm::vec2 scale = glm::vec2(1.0f);
-};
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/gfx/renderer.cpp b/src/gfx/renderer.cpp
index 8df8f6b..ecc144b 100644
--- a/src/gfx/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/gfx/renderer.cpp
@@ -417,39 +417,24 @@ void gfx::Renderer::DrawHudList(std::span<DrawHudCmd> queue, const DrawListParam
     glm::vec2 ndc_scale(2.0f / screen_size_px.x, -2.0f / screen_size_px.y);
 	constexpr glm::vec2 ndc_offset(-1.0f, 1.0f);
 
+	glm::mat3 matrix(1.0f);
+	matrix[0][0] = ndc_scale.x;
+	matrix[1][1] = ndc_scale.y;
+    matrix[2][0] = ndc_offset.x;
+    matrix[2][1] = ndc_offset.y;
+
+	glUniformMatrix3fv(shader->U(SU_MODEL), 1, GL_FALSE, &matrix[0][0]);
+
 	const gfx::Texture* last_texture = nullptr;
 	const gfx::VertexArray* last_vao = nullptr;
-	glm::vec4 last_color = glm::vec4(-1.0f);
 
 	for (const auto& cmd : queue)
 	{
-		if (!cmd.va || !cmd.texture || !cmd.pos)
+		if (!cmd.va || !cmd.texture)
 		{
             throw std::runtime_error("invalid hud draw");
 		}
 
-		// calculate transform
-		const auto& hp = *cmd.pos;
-		
-		glm::vec2 pos_px = hp.anchor * screen_size_px + hp.pos;
-		glm::vec2 trans_ndc = ndc_offset + pos_px * ndc_scale;
-
-		glm::mat3 matrix(1.0f);
-		matrix[0][0] = hp.scale.x * ndc_scale.x;
-		matrix[1][1] = hp.scale.y * ndc_scale.y;
-		matrix[2][0] = trans_ndc.x;
-		matrix[2][1] = trans_ndc.y;
-
-		glUniformMatrix3fv(shader->U(SU_MODEL), 1, GL_FALSE, &matrix[0][0]);
-
-		//sync color
-		glm::vec4 color = cmd.color ? *cmd.color : glm::vec4(1.0f);
-		if (last_color != color)
-		{
-			glUniform4fv(shader->U(SU_COLOR), 1, &color[0]);
-			last_color = color;
-		}
-
 		// bind texture
 		if (last_texture != cmd.texture)
 		{
diff --git a/src/gfx/shader_sources.cpp b/src/gfx/shader_sources.cpp
index 85e8c23..e1821ec 100644
--- a/src/gfx/shader_sources.cpp
+++ b/src/gfx/shader_sources.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ layout (location = 2) in vec4 a_color;
 layout (location = 3) in vec2 a_uv;
 
 uniform mat3 u_model;
-uniform vec4 u_color;
 
 out vec4 v_color;
 out vec2 v_uv;
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ out vec2 v_uv;
 void main() {
     vec3 pos2d = u_model * vec3(a_pos.xy, 1.0);
     gl_Position = vec4(pos2d.xy, 0.0, 1.0);
-    v_color = a_color * u_color;
+    v_color = a_color;
     v_uv = a_uv;
 }	
 )GLSL",
diff --git a/src/gui/context.cpp b/src/gui/context.cpp
index 39c4078..f8564e3 100644
--- a/src/gui/context.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/context.cpp
@@ -204,13 +204,10 @@ void gui::Context::Render()
     va_.SetVBOData(vertices_.data(), vertices_.size() * sizeof(vertices_[0]));
     va_.SetIndices(indices_.data(), indices_.size());
 
-    static const gfx::HudPosition pos;
-
     for (const auto& range : ranges_)
     {
         gfx::DrawHudCmd hudcmd;
         hudcmd.va = &va_;
-        hudcmd.pos = &pos;
         hudcmd.texture = range.texture;
         hudcmd.first = range.start;
         hudcmd.count = range.count;