diff --git a/examples/jsm/loaders/GLTFLoader.js b/examples/jsm/loaders/GLTFLoader.js
index 4819cf39bf9009..246243100cf256 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/loaders/GLTFLoader.js
+++ b/examples/jsm/loaders/GLTFLoader.js
@@ -600,8 +600,6 @@ class GLTFLightsExtension {
 		// here, because node-level parsing will only override position if explicitly specified.
 		lightNode.position.set( 0, 0, 0 );
 
-		lightNode.decay = 2;
-
 		assignExtrasToUserData( lightNode, lightDef );
 
 		if ( lightDef.intensity !== undefined ) lightNode.intensity = lightDef.intensity;