diff --git a/GLMakie/src/GLAbstraction/GLTypes.jl b/GLMakie/src/GLAbstraction/GLTypes.jl
index ce44d527b2b..4080319f61c 100644
--- a/GLMakie/src/GLAbstraction/GLTypes.jl
+++ b/GLMakie/src/GLAbstraction/GLTypes.jl
@@ -441,11 +441,10 @@ function RenderObject(
         end
     end
     buffers = filter(((key, value),) -> isa(value, GLBuffer) || key === :indices, data)
-    uniforms = filter(((key, value),) -> !isa(value, GLBuffer) && key !== :indices, data)
     merge!(data, passthrough) # in the end, we insert back the non opengl data, to keep things simple
     program = gl_convert(to_value(program), data) # "compile" lazyshader
     vertexarray = GLVertexArray(Dict(buffers), program)
-    visible = pop!(uniforms, :visible, Observable(true))
+    visible = pop!(data, :visible, Observable(true))
     # remove all uniforms not occuring in shader
     # ssao, instances transparency are special for rendering passes. TODO do this more cleanly
     special = Set([:ssao, :transparency, :instances, :fxaa])