diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 7713964..d20cb70 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -32,19 +32,6 @@ loadingManager.onProgress = (url, itemsLoaded, itemsTotal) => {
   document.getElementById('loading-bar').style.width = `${progress}%`;
 };
 
-// Procedural placeholder texture — avoids 404 for missing placeholder-texture.jpg
-const _placeholderCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
-_placeholderCanvas.width = 64;
-_placeholderCanvas.height = 64;
-const _placeholderCtx = _placeholderCanvas.getContext('2d');
-_placeholderCtx.fillStyle = '#0a0a18';
-_placeholderCtx.fillRect(0, 0, 64, 64);
-const placeholderTexture = new THREE.CanvasTexture(_placeholderCanvas);
-loadedAssets.set('placeholder-texture', placeholderTexture);
-// Notify loading manager so it still counts one asset
-loadingManager.itemStart('placeholder-texture');
-loadingManager.itemEnd('placeholder-texture');
-
 // === MATRIX RAIN ===
 // 2D canvas layer rendered behind the Three.js scene.
 const matrixCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');