diff --git a/scenes/HexTile3D.cs b/scenes/HexTile3D.cs
index 0c4462c..65d68bb 100644
--- a/scenes/HexTile3D.cs
+++ b/scenes/HexTile3D.cs
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ public class HexTile3D : Spatial
     delegate void TileHovered(HexTile3D tile3d);
 
     // other member variables
-    private SpatialMaterial _undefinedMaterial;
-    private SpatialMaterial _sandMaterial;
-    private SpatialMaterial _grassMaterial;
-    private SpatialMaterial _deepGrassMaterial;
     private SpatialMaterial _previousMaterial;
 
     private HexGrid _hexGrid;
@@ -52,36 +48,7 @@ public class HexTile3D : Spatial
         }
     }
 
-    private TileType _type;
-
-    public TileType Type
-    {
-        get { return _type; }
-
-        set
-        {
-            _type = value;
-
-//            switch (_type)
-//            {
-//                case TileType.Undefined:
-//                    _mesh.SetSurfaceMaterial(0, _undefinedMaterial);
-//                    break;                    
-//                case TileType.Sand:
-//                    _mesh.SetSurfaceMaterial(0, _sandMaterial);
-//                    break;
-//                case TileType.Grass:
-//                    _mesh.SetSurfaceMaterial(0, _grassMaterial);
-//                    break;
-//                case TileType.DeepGrass:
-//                    _mesh.SetSurfaceMaterial(0, _deepGrassMaterial);
-//                    break;
-//                default:
-//                    GD.Print("Invalid tile type: " + value.ToString());
-//                    break;
-//            }
-        }
-    }
+    public TileType Type { get; set; }
 
     HexTile3D()
     {
@@ -98,11 +65,6 @@ public class HexTile3D : Spatial
         _staticBody.Connect("mouse_entered", this, nameof(OnAreaMouseEntered));
         _staticBody.Connect("mouse_exited", this, nameof(OnAreaMouseExited));
 
-        _undefinedMaterial = GD.Load<SpatialMaterial>("res://materials/UndefinedTile.tres");
-        _sandMaterial = GD.Load<SpatialMaterial>("res://materials/SandTile.tres");
-        _grassMaterial = GD.Load<SpatialMaterial>("res://materials/GrassTile.tres");
-        _deepGrassMaterial = GD.Load<SpatialMaterial>("res://materials/DeepGrassTile.tres");
-
         Mesh = GetNode<MeshInstance>("Mesh");     
         Debug.Assert(Mesh != null);
         
diff --git a/scenes/HexTile3D.tscn b/scenes/HexTile3D.tscn
index 1be3f2d..b05e91a 100644
--- a/scenes/HexTile3D.tscn
+++ b/scenes/HexTile3D.tscn
@@ -36,7 +36,3 @@ shape = SubResource( 5 )
 visible = false
 mesh = SubResource( 6 )
 material/0 = SubResource( 7 )
-
-[node name="MultiMeshInstance" type="MultiMeshInstance" parent="."]
-transform = Transform( -4.37114e-08, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, -1, 0, -4.37114e-08, 0, -5, 0 )
-visible = false