diff --git a/Source/Common/GLTFUnarchiver.swift b/Source/Common/GLTFUnarchiver.swift
index 3e15cdb3..83769ae5 100644
--- a/Source/Common/GLTFUnarchiver.swift
+++ b/Source/Common/GLTFUnarchiver.swift
@@ -1050,8 +1050,6 @@ public class GLTFUnarchiver {
             material.blendMode = .replace
         case "BLEND":
             material.blendMode = .alpha
-            material.writesToDepthBuffer = false
-            material.shaderModifiers![.surface] = try! String(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: Bundle(for: GLTFUnarchiver.self).path(forResource: "GLTFShaderModifierSurface_alphaModeBlend", ofType: "shader")!), encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
         case "MASK":
             material.shaderModifiers![.fragment] = try! String(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: Bundle(for: GLTFUnarchiver.self).path(forResource: "GLTFShaderModifierFragment_alphaCutoff", ofType: "shader")!), encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
         default:
diff --git a/Source/Common/schema/GLTFMaterial.swift b/Source/Common/schema/GLTFMaterial.swift
index a9710ac8..a9d1e92a 100644
--- a/Source/Common/schema/GLTFMaterial.swift
+++ b/Source/Common/schema/GLTFMaterial.swift
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct GLTFMaterial: GLTFPropertyProtocol {
   let _alphaMode: String?
   /** The material's alpha rendering mode enumeration specifying the interpretation of the alpha value of the main factor and texture. */
   var alphaMode: String {
-    get { return self._alphaMode ?? "OPAQUE" }
+    get { return self._alphaMode ?? "BLEND" }
   }
 
   let _alphaCutoff: Float?