diff --git a/src/client/graphics/layers/TerritoryLayer.ts b/src/client/graphics/layers/TerritoryLayer.ts
index a0792bbcd..eedbe971c 100644
--- a/src/client/graphics/layers/TerritoryLayer.ts
+++ b/src/client/graphics/layers/TerritoryLayer.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ export class TerritoryLayer implements Layer {
   private contestTileIndices: Int32Array | null = null;
   private contestComponents = new Map<number, ContestComponent>();
   private smoothDurationMs = 100;
-  private smoothMaxDistance = 12;
   private smoothActive = false;
   private smoothStartMs = 0;
   private smoothSnapshotPending = false;
@@ -554,7 +553,6 @@ export class TerritoryLayer implements Layer {
         this.smoothActive = false;
       }
     }
-    this.territoryRenderer.setSmoothMaxDistance(this.smoothMaxDistance);
     this.territoryRenderer.setSmoothProgress(progress);
     this.territoryRenderer.setSmoothEnabled(this.smoothActive);
   }
@@ -897,7 +895,6 @@ export class TerritoryLayer implements Layer {
     if (!this.territoryRenderer) {
       return;
     }
-    this.territoryRenderer.setSmoothMaxDistance(this.smoothMaxDistance);
     if (this.smoothActive) {
       const now = this.nowMs();
       const elapsed = now - this.smoothStartMs;
diff --git a/src/client/graphics/layers/TerritoryWebGLRenderer.ts b/src/client/graphics/layers/TerritoryWebGLRenderer.ts
index 84b0b428e..fb125201f 100644
--- a/src/client/graphics/layers/TerritoryWebGLRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/client/graphics/layers/TerritoryWebGLRenderer.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ export class TerritoryWebGLRenderer {
     jfaSeedsOld: WebGLUniformLocation | null;
     jfaSeedsNew: WebGLUniformLocation | null;
     smoothProgress: WebGLUniformLocation | null;
-    smoothMaxDistance: WebGLUniformLocation | null;
     smoothEnabled: WebGLUniformLocation | null;
     patternStride: WebGLUniformLocation | null;
     patternRows: WebGLUniformLocation | null;
@@ -106,16 +105,19 @@ export class TerritoryWebGLRenderer {
   private needsContestTimesUpload = true;
   private alternativeView = false;
   private paletteWidth = 0;
+  // Defaults are overridden by setHoverHighlightOptions() from TerritoryLayer.
   private hoverHighlightStrength = 0.3;
+  // Defaults are overridden by setHoverHighlightOptions() from TerritoryLayer.
   private hoverHighlightColor: [number, number, number] = [1, 1, 1];
+  // Defaults are overridden by setHoverHighlightOptions() from TerritoryLayer.
   private hoverPulseStrength = 0.25;
+  // Defaults are overridden by setHoverHighlightOptions() from TerritoryLayer.
   private hoverPulseSpeed = Math.PI * 2;
   private hoveredPlayerId = -1;
   private animationStartTime = Date.now();
   private contestNow = 0;
   private contestDurationMs = 0;
   private smoothProgress = 1;
-  private smoothMaxDistance = 12;
   private smoothEnabled = true;
   private jfaSupported = false;
   private jfaDirty = false;
@@ -185,7 +187,6 @@ export class TerritoryWebGLRenderer {
         jfaSeedsOld: null,
         jfaSeedsNew: null,
         smoothProgress: null,
-        smoothMaxDistance: null,
         smoothEnabled: null,
         patternStride: null,
         patternRows: null,
@@ -249,7 +250,6 @@ export class TerritoryWebGLRenderer {
         jfaSeedsOld: null,
         jfaSeedsNew: null,
         smoothProgress: null,
-        smoothMaxDistance: null,
         smoothEnabled: null,
         patternStride: null,
         patternRows: null,
@@ -314,10 +314,6 @@ export class TerritoryWebGLRenderer {
       jfaSeedsOld: gl.getUniformLocation(this.program, "u_jfaSeedsOld"),
       jfaSeedsNew: gl.getUniformLocation(this.program, "u_jfaSeedsNew"),
       smoothProgress: gl.getUniformLocation(this.program, "u_smoothProgress"),
-      smoothMaxDistance: gl.getUniformLocation(
-        this.program,
-        "u_smoothMaxDistance",
-      ),
       smoothEnabled: gl.getUniformLocation(this.program, "u_smoothEnabled"),
       patternStride: gl.getUniformLocation(this.program, "u_patternStride"),
       patternRows: gl.getUniformLocation(this.program, "u_patternRows"),
@@ -752,9 +748,6 @@ export class TerritoryWebGLRenderer {
     if (this.uniforms.smoothProgress) {
       gl.uniform1f(this.uniforms.smoothProgress, this.smoothProgress);
     }
-    if (this.uniforms.smoothMaxDistance) {
-      gl.uniform1f(this.uniforms.smoothMaxDistance, this.smoothMaxDistance);
-    }
     if (this.uniforms.smoothEnabled) {
       gl.uniform1i(this.uniforms.smoothEnabled, this.smoothEnabled ? 1 : 0);
     }
@@ -769,15 +762,6 @@ export class TerritoryWebGLRenderer {
       gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE9);
       gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.jfaResultNewTexture);
     }
-    if (this.uniforms.smoothProgress) {
-      gl.uniform1f(this.uniforms.smoothProgress, this.smoothProgress);
-    }
-    if (this.uniforms.smoothMaxDistance) {
-      gl.uniform1f(this.uniforms.smoothMaxDistance, this.smoothMaxDistance);
-    }
-    if (this.uniforms.smoothEnabled) {
-      gl.uniform1i(this.uniforms.smoothEnabled, this.smoothEnabled ? 1 : 0);
-    }
 
     gl.enable(gl.BLEND);
     gl.blendFunc(gl.ONE, gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
@@ -955,10 +939,6 @@ export class TerritoryWebGLRenderer {
     this.smoothProgress = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, progress));
   }
 
-  setSmoothMaxDistance(distance: number) {
-    this.smoothMaxDistance = Math.max(1, distance);
-  }
-
   setSmoothEnabled(enabled: boolean) {
     this.smoothEnabled =
       enabled &&
@@ -1738,7 +1718,6 @@ export class TerritoryWebGLRenderer {
       uniform sampler2D u_jfaSeedsOld;
       uniform sampler2D u_jfaSeedsNew;
       uniform float u_smoothProgress;
-      uniform float u_smoothMaxDistance;
       uniform bool u_smoothEnabled;
       uniform int u_patternStride;
       uniform int u_patternRows;