diff --git a/assets/voxygen/voxel/figure/body/empty.vox b/assets/voxygen/voxel/figure/body/empty.vox
deleted file mode 100644
index f7a98b8e9f..0000000000
--- a/assets/voxygen/voxel/figure/body/empty.vox
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:c520c6867ddad09d2839a9b74ecff16e5cdc1bd636c1766eaf1551de66a9b447
-size 44204
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/voxel/figure/empty.vox b/assets/voxygen/voxel/figure/empty.vox
deleted file mode 100644
index f7a98b8e9f..0000000000
--- a/assets/voxygen/voxel/figure/empty.vox
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:c520c6867ddad09d2839a9b74ecff16e5cdc1bd636c1766eaf1551de66a9b447
-size 44204
diff --git a/common/src/figure/mod.rs b/common/src/figure/mod.rs
index eb1d2cb887..c1f8103ccb 100644
--- a/common/src/figure/mod.rs
+++ b/common/src/figure/mod.rs
@@ -65,38 +65,6 @@ impl Segment {
     pub fn map_rgb(self, transform: impl Fn(Rgb<u8>) -> Rgb<u8>) -> Self {
         self.map(|cell| cell.get_color().map(|rgb| Cell::new(transform(rgb))))
     }
-    /// Replaces one cell with another
-    // TODO unused -> remove?
-    pub fn replace(self, old: Cell, new: Cell) -> Self {
-        self.map(|cell| if cell == old { Some(new) } else { None })
-    }
-    // Preserve the luminance of all the colors but set the chomaticity to match the provided color
-    /*pub fn chromify(self, chroma: Rgb<u8>) -> Self {
-        let chroma = chroma.map(|e| e as f32 / 255.0);
-        self.map_rgb(|rgb| {
-            chromify_srgb(rgb.map(|e| e as f32 / 255.0), chroma).map(|e| (e * 255.0) as u8)
-        })
-    }*/
-    // Sets the chromaticity based on the provided color
-    // Multiplies luma with luma of the provided color (might not be what we want)
-    /*pub fn colorify(mut self, color: Rgb<u8>) -> Self {
-        self.map_rgb(|rgb| {
-                let l = rgb_to_xyy(srgb_to_linear(rgb.map(|e| e as f32 / 255.0))).z;
-                let mut xyy = rgb_to_xyy(srgb_to_linear(color.map(|e| e as f32 / 255.0)));
-                xyy.z = l;
-
-                linear_to_srgb(xyy_to_rgb(xyy).map(|e| e.min(1.0).max(0.0))).map(|e| (e * 255.0) as u8)
-        })
-    }
-    // Multiplies the supplied color with all the current colors in linear space
-    pub fn tint(mut self, color: Rgb<u8>) -> Self {
-        self.map_rgb(|rgb| {
-                let c1 = srgb_to_linear(rgb.map(|e| e as f32 / 255.0));
-                let c2 = srgb_to_linear(color.map(|e| e as f32 / 255.0));
-
-                linear_to_srgb(c1*c2).map(|e| (e.min(1.0).max(0.0) * 255.0) as u8)
-        })
-    }*/
 }
 
 // TODO: move
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/figure/load.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/figure/load.rs
index 97fb441cdf..1e0a2d509a 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/figure/load.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/figure/load.rs
@@ -338,18 +338,18 @@ pub fn mesh_main(item: Option<&Item>) -> Mesh<FigurePipeline> {
                 Tool::Staff => ("weapon.axe.rusty_2h", Vec3::new(-2.5, -6.5, -2.0)),
             },
             Item::Debug(_) => ("weapon.debug_wand", Vec3::new(-1.5, -9.5, -4.0)),
-            _ => ("figure.empty", Vec3::default()),
+            _ => return Mesh::new(),
         };
         load_mesh(name, offset)
     } else {
-        load_mesh("figure.empty", Vec3::default())
+        Mesh::new()
     }
 }
 
 pub fn mesh_left_shoulder(shoulder: Shoulder) -> Mesh<FigurePipeline> {
     load_mesh(
         match shoulder {
-            Shoulder::None => "figure.empty",
+            Shoulder::None => return Mesh::new(),
             Shoulder::Brown1 => "armor.shoulder.shoulder_l_brown",
         },
         Vec3::new(-2.5, -3.5, -1.5),
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ pub fn mesh_left_shoulder(shoulder: Shoulder) -> Mesh<FigurePipeline> {
 pub fn mesh_right_shoulder(shoulder: Shoulder) -> Mesh<FigurePipeline> {
     load_mesh(
         match shoulder {
-            Shoulder::None => "figure.empty",
+            Shoulder::None => return Mesh::new(),
             Shoulder::Brown1 => "armor.shoulder.shoulder_r_brown",
         },
         Vec3::new(-2.5, -3.5, -1.5),