diff --git a/examples/new-window/new-window-example.cpp b/examples/new-window/new-window-example.cpp
index 2b96211..c0642ac 100644
--- a/examples/new-window/new-window-example.cpp
+++ b/examples/new-window/new-window-example.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ void NewWindowController::CreateMeshActor()
   meshActor.SetScale( 100.0f );
   meshActor.SetParentOrigin( ParentOrigin::CENTER );
   meshActor.SetPosition(Vector3( -150.0f, 200.0f, 0.0f ));
-  meshActor.SetAffectedByLighting( false );
   meshActor.SetName("MeshActor");
   mContentLayer.Add( meshActor );
 
@@ -206,7 +205,6 @@ void NewWindowController::CreateMeshActor()
   meshActor2.SetScale( 100.0f );
   meshActor2.SetParentOrigin( ParentOrigin::CENTER );
   meshActor2.SetPosition(Vector3( -150.0f, 310.0f, 0.0f ));
-  meshActor2.SetAffectedByLighting( false );
   meshActor2.SetName("MeshActor");
   mContentLayer.Add( meshActor2 );
 }
diff --git a/examples/radial-menu/radial-sweep-view-impl.cpp b/examples/radial-menu/radial-sweep-view-impl.cpp
index ac01fce..3e71da8 100644
--- a/examples/radial-menu/radial-sweep-view-impl.cpp
+++ b/examples/radial-menu/radial-sweep-view-impl.cpp
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ void RadialSweepViewImpl::CreateStencil( Degree initialSector )
   mMesh[0].SetPosition( Vector3(  0.0f,  0.0f, 0.0f ) ); // Center pt
 
   mStencilActor = MeshActor::New(mMesh);
-  mStencilActor.SetAffectedByLighting(false);
   mStencilActor.SetCullFace(CullNone); // Allow clockwise & anticlockwise faces
 
   mStartAngleIndex = mStencilActor.RegisterProperty("start-angle", Property::Value(0.0f));
diff --git a/examples/refraction-effect/refraction-effect-example.cpp b/examples/refraction-effect/refraction-effect-example.cpp
index 32d8a90..30284e6 100644
--- a/examples/refraction-effect/refraction-effect-example.cpp
+++ b/examples/refraction-effect/refraction-effect-example.cpp
@@ -501,7 +501,6 @@ private:
     meshData.SetHasNormals(true);
     mMeshActor = MeshActor::New( Mesh::New( meshData ) );
     mMeshActor.SetParentOrigin(ParentOrigin::CENTER);
-    mMeshActor.SetAffectedByLighting( false );
     mMeshActor.SetShaderEffect( mNoEffect );
     mContent.Add( mMeshActor );
   }