diff --git a/core/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.cpp b/core/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.cpp
index 3686b20076..ba1b17ad1e 100644
--- a/core/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.cpp
+++ b/core/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ ProgramGL::ProgramGL(std::string_view vertexShader, std::string_view fragmentSha
         EventListenerCustom::create(EVENT_RENDERER_RECREATED, [this](EventCustom*) { this->reloadProgram(); });
     Director::getInstance()->getEventDispatcher()->addEventListenerWithFixedPriority(_backToForegroundListener, -1);
 #endif
-    setupVertexLayout();
 }
 
 ProgramGL::~ProgramGL()
@@ -203,11 +202,6 @@ void ProgramGL::computeLocations()
     _builtinUniformLocation[Uniform::TEXTURE1].location[0] = location;
 }
 
-void ProgramGL::setupVertexLayout()
-{
-    _vertexLayout = new VertexLayout();
-}
-
 bool ProgramGL::getAttributeLocation(std::string_view attributeName, unsigned int& location) const
 {
     GLint loc = glGetAttribLocation(_program, attributeName.data());
diff --git a/core/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.h b/core/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.h
index 2fb0b4a5f8..6a34c8c168 100644
--- a/core/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.h
+++ b/core/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.h
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ private:
     bool getAttributeLocation(std::string_view attributeName, unsigned int& location) const;
     void computeUniformInfos();
     void computeLocations();
-    void setupVertexLayout();
 #if AX_ENABLE_CACHE_TEXTURE_DATA
     virtual void reloadProgram();
     virtual int getMappedLocation(int location) const override;