diff --git a/src/Layer/PointCloudLayer.js b/src/Layer/PointCloudLayer.js
index 5043a0be26..51713cb92d 100644
--- a/src/Layer/PointCloudLayer.js
+++ b/src/Layer/PointCloudLayer.js
@@ -239,14 +239,12 @@ class PointCloudLayer extends GeometryLayer {
         if (this.material) {
             this.material.visible = this.visible;
             this.material.opacity = this.opacity;
-            this.material.transparent = this.material.userData.needTransparency[this.material.mode] || this.opacity < 1 || this.material.userData.needTransparency.classTransparency;
-            this.material.depthWrite = !this.material.userData.needTransparency.classTransparency;
+            this.material.depthWrite = false;
             this.material.size = this.pointSize;
             this.material.scale = context.camera.preSSE;
             if (this.material.updateUniforms) {
                 this.material.updateUniforms();
             }
-            this.material.needsUpdate = true;
         }
 
         // lookup lowest common ancestor of changeSources
diff --git a/src/Renderer/PointsMaterial.js b/src/Renderer/PointsMaterial.js
index ac9782bcc9..f926fca6fa 100644
--- a/src/Renderer/PointsMaterial.js
+++ b/src/Renderer/PointsMaterial.js
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ function generateGradientTexture(gradient) {
 }
 
 function recomputeTexture(scheme, texture, nbClass) {
-    let needTransparency;
     const data = texture.image.data;
     const width = texture.image.width;
     if (!nbClass) { nbClass = Object.keys(scheme).length; }
@@ -141,11 +140,8 @@ function recomputeTexture(scheme, texture, nbClass) {
         data[j + 1] = parseInt(255 * color.g, 10);
         data[j + 2] = parseInt(255 * color.b, 10);
         data[j + 3] = parseInt(255 * opacity, 10);
-
-        needTransparency = needTransparency || opacity < 1;
     }
     texture.needsUpdate = true;
-    return needTransparency;
 }
 
 class PointsMaterial extends THREE.ShaderMaterial {
@@ -206,6 +202,7 @@ class PointsMaterial extends THREE.ShaderMaterial {
         super({
             ...materialOptions,
             fog: true,
+            transparent: true,
             precision: 'highp',
             vertexColors: true,
         });
@@ -217,7 +214,6 @@ class PointsMaterial extends THREE.ShaderMaterial {
         this.vertexShader = PointsVS;
         this.fragmentShader = PointsFS;
 
-        this.userData.needTransparency = {};
         this.gradients = gradients;
         this.gradientTexture = new THREE.CanvasTexture();
 
@@ -285,11 +281,6 @@ class PointsMaterial extends THREE.ShaderMaterial {
      * @returns {this}
      */
     copy(source) {
-        // Manually copy this needTransparency if source doesn't have one. Prevents losing it when copying a three
-        // PointsMaterial into this PointsMaterial
-        const needTransparency = source.userData.needTransparency !== undefined ? source.userData.needTransparency
-            : this.userData.needTransparency;
-
         if (source.isShaderMaterial) {
             super.copy(source);
         } else {
@@ -304,8 +295,6 @@ class PointsMaterial extends THREE.ShaderMaterial {
         this.sizeAttenuation = source.sizeAttenuation;
         this.fog = source.fog;
 
-        this.userData.needTransparency = needTransparency;
-
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -376,8 +365,7 @@ class PointsMaterial extends THREE.ShaderMaterial {
     }
 
     recomputeClassification() {
-        const needTransparency = recomputeTexture(this.classificationScheme, this.classificationTexture, 256);
-        this.userData.needTransparency[PNTS_MODE.CLASSIFICATION] = needTransparency;
+        recomputeTexture(this.classificationScheme, this.classificationTexture, 256);
         this.dispatchEvent({
             type: 'material_property_changed',
             target: this.uniforms,
@@ -385,11 +373,7 @@ class PointsMaterial extends THREE.ShaderMaterial {
     }
 
     recomputeDiscreteTexture() {
-        const needTransparency = recomputeTexture(this.discreteScheme, this.discreteTexture);
-        this.userData.needTransparency[PNTS_MODE.RETURN_NUMBER] = needTransparency;
-        this.userData.needTransparency[PNTS_MODE.RETURN_TYPE] = needTransparency;
-        this.userData.needTransparency[PNTS_MODE.RETURN_COUNT] = needTransparency;
-        this.userData.needTransparency[PNTS_MODE.POINT_SOURCE_ID] = needTransparency;
+        recomputeTexture(this.discreteScheme, this.discreteTexture);
         this.dispatchEvent({
             type: 'material_property_changed',
             target: this.uniforms,
@@ -397,7 +381,6 @@ class PointsMaterial extends THREE.ShaderMaterial {
     }
 
     recomputeVisibleTexture() {
-        let needTransparency;
         const texture = this.visiTexture;
         const scheme = this.classificationScheme;
 
@@ -416,12 +399,9 @@ class PointsMaterial extends THREE.ShaderMaterial {
             }
 
             data[i] = visible ? 255 : 0;
-            needTransparency = needTransparency || visible === false;
         }
         texture.needsUpdate = true;
 
-        this.userData.needTransparency.classTransparency = needTransparency;
-
         this.dispatchEvent({
             type: 'material_property_changed',
             target: this.uniforms,