diff --git a/packages/model3d-viewer/src/Model3DViewer.tsx b/packages/model3d-viewer/src/Model3DViewer.tsx
index 8d3e03049..b627d010b 100644
--- a/packages/model3d-viewer/src/Model3DViewer.tsx
+++ b/packages/model3d-viewer/src/Model3DViewer.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ export function Model3DViewer({
     [],
   );
 
-  const sourceKind = source.kind;
   const sourceFormat = source.format;
   const sourceUrl = source.kind === 'url' ? source.url : null;
   const sourceData = source.kind === 'bytes' ? source.data : null;
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ export function Model3DViewer({
         sceneRef.current = null;
       }
     };
-  }, [sourceKind, sourceFormat, sourceUrl, sourceData, reportStatus]);
+  }, [sourceFormat, sourceUrl, sourceData, reportStatus]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     autoRotateRef.current = autoRotate;