From df059f79c7c51071c06fd65aeaa8b8e706125294 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wojtek Figat <wojtek@figat.pl>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:53:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Optimize out loading texture `DefaultLensDirt` if it's not
 needed

---
 Source/Engine/Renderer/PostProcessingPass.cpp | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Source/Engine/Renderer/PostProcessingPass.cpp b/Source/Engine/Renderer/PostProcessingPass.cpp
index 7c7ea48d2..206087303 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Renderer/PostProcessingPass.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Renderer/PostProcessingPass.cpp
@@ -546,7 +546,10 @@ void PostProcessingPass::Render(RenderContext& renderContext, GPUTexture* input,
     // - 5 - LensStar - lens star texture
     // - 7 - ColorGradingLUT
     context->BindSR(0, input->View());
-    context->BindSR(4, GetCustomOrDefault(settings.LensFlares.LensDirt, _defaultLensDirt, TEXT("Engine/Textures/DefaultLensDirt")));
+    if ((useLensFlares || useBloom) && settings.LensFlares.LensDirtIntensity > 0)
+        context->BindSR(4, GetCustomOrDefault(settings.LensFlares.LensDirt, _defaultLensDirt, TEXT("Engine/Textures/DefaultLensDirt")));
+    else
+        context->BindSR(4, device->GetDefaultBlackTexture());
     context->BindSR(7, colorGradingLutView);
 
     // Composite final frame during single pass (done in full resolution)