diff --git a/graphics/src/ColladaLoader.cc b/graphics/src/ColladaLoader.cc
index 92ba0d3bb..9bfe3206c 100644
--- a/graphics/src/ColladaLoader.cc
+++ b/graphics/src/ColladaLoader.cc
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ namespace ignition
       /// \brief material dictionary indexed by name
       public: std::map<std::string, std::string> materialMap;
 
-      /// \brief material dictionary indexed by mesh name
-      public: std::map<std::string, std::string> materialEffectMap;
-
       /// \brief root xml element of COLLADA data
       public: tinyxml2::XMLElement *colladaXml;
 
@@ -531,7 +528,6 @@ void ColladaLoaderPrivate::LoadNode(tinyxml2::XMLElement *_elem, Mesh *_mesh,
     tinyxml2::XMLElement *geomXml = this->ElementId("geometry", geomURL);
 
     this->materialMap.clear();
-    this->materialEffectMap.clear();
     tinyxml2::XMLElement *bindMatXml, *techniqueXml, *matXml;
     bindMatXml = instGeomXml->FirstChildElement("bind_material");
     while (bindMatXml)
@@ -544,7 +540,6 @@ void ColladaLoaderPrivate::LoadNode(tinyxml2::XMLElement *_elem, Mesh *_mesh,
           std::string symbol = matXml->Attribute("symbol");
           std::string target = matXml->Attribute("target");
           this->materialMap[symbol] = target;
-          this->materialEffectMap[geomURL] = target;
           matXml = matXml->NextSiblingElement("instance_material");
         }
       }
@@ -554,41 +549,6 @@ void ColladaLoaderPrivate::LoadNode(tinyxml2::XMLElement *_elem, Mesh *_mesh,
     if (_mesh->HasSkeleton())
       _mesh->MeshSkeleton()->SetNumVertAttached(0);
     this->LoadGeometry(geomXml, transform, _mesh);
-
-    // Associate materials defined in library_materials with the right mesh
-    if (materialEffectMap.size() > 0)
-    {
-      std::string matStr;
-      int matIndex = -1;
-      std::map<std::string, std::string>::iterator iter;
-
-      iter = this->materialEffectMap.find(geomURL);
-      if (iter != this->materialEffectMap.end())
-        matStr = iter->second;
-      MaterialPtr mat = this->LoadMaterial(matStr);
-      matIndex = _mesh->IndexOfMaterial(mat.get());
-      if (matIndex < 0)
-      {
-        matIndex = _mesh->AddMaterial(mat);
-      }
-      if (matIndex < 0)
-      {
-        ignwarn << "Unable to add material[" << matStr << "]\n";
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        auto subMesh = _mesh->SubMeshByName(this->currentNodeName);
-        if (subMesh.lock() == nullptr)
-        {
-          ignwarn << "Unable to get submesh[" << geomURL << "]\n";
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          subMesh.lock().get()->SetMaterialIndex(matIndex);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
     instGeomXml = instGeomXml->NextSiblingElement("instance_geometry");
   }
 
diff --git a/graphics/src/ColladaLoader_TEST.cc b/graphics/src/ColladaLoader_TEST.cc
index 9d3b46791..66346cd7e 100644
--- a/graphics/src/ColladaLoader_TEST.cc
+++ b/graphics/src/ColladaLoader_TEST.cc
@@ -51,33 +51,6 @@ TEST_F(ColladaLoader, LoadBox)
   EXPECT_STREQ("Cube", mesh->SubMeshByIndex(0).lock()->Name().c_str());
 }
 
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////
-TEST_F(ColladaLoader, LoadRectangle)
-{
-  common::ColladaLoader loader;
-  common::Mesh *mesh = loader.Load(common::joinPaths(
-      std::string(PROJECT_SOURCE_PATH), "test", "data", "rectangle.dae"));
-
-  EXPECT_STREQ("unknown", mesh->Name().c_str());
-  EXPECT_EQ(ignition::math::Vector3d(0.35, 0.4, 1), mesh->Max());
-  EXPECT_EQ(ignition::math::Vector3d(-0.35, -0.4, -1), mesh->Min());
-  EXPECT_EQ(35u, mesh->VertexCount());
-  EXPECT_EQ(35u, mesh->NormalCount());
-  EXPECT_EQ(36u, mesh->IndexCount());
-  EXPECT_EQ(0u, mesh->TexCoordCount());
-  EXPECT_EQ(1u, mesh->SubMeshCount());
-  EXPECT_EQ(1u, mesh->MaterialCount());
-
-  common::MaterialPtr material = mesh->MaterialByIndex(0);
-  EXPECT_NE(nullptr, material);
-  EXPECT_EQ(math::Color(0.008957128f, 0.00619848f, 0.64f, 1.0f),
-    material->Diffuse());
-  EXPECT_EQ(math::Color(0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1), material->Specular());
-  EXPECT_EQ(math::Color(0, 0, 0, 1), material->Ambient());
-  EXPECT_EQ(math::Color(0, 0, 0, 1), material->Emissive());
-  EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(50.0, material->Shininess());
-}
-
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TEST_F(ColladaLoader, ShareVertices)
 {
diff --git a/test/data/rectangle.dae b/test/data/rectangle.dae
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cbefcf0d..000000000
--- a/test/data/rectangle.dae
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<COLLADA xmlns="http://www.collada.org/2005/11/COLLADASchema" version="1.4.1">
-  <asset>
-    <unit name="meter" meter="1"/>
-    <up_axis>Z_UP</up_axis>
-  </asset>
-  <library_images/>
-  <library_effects>
-    <effect id="effect-cube">
-      <profile_COMMON>
-        <technique sid="common">
-          <phong>
-            <emission>
-              <color sid="emission">0 0 0 1</color>
-            </emission>
-            <ambient>
-              <color sid="ambient">0 0 0 1</color>
-            </ambient>
-            <diffuse>
-              <color sid="diffuse">0.008957128 0.00619848 0.64 1</color>
-            </diffuse>
-            <specular>
-              <color sid="specular">0.5 0.5 0.5 1</color>
-            </specular>
-            <shininess>
-              <float sid="shininess">50</float>
-            </shininess>
-            <index_of_refraction>
-              <float sid="index_of_refraction">1</float>
-            </index_of_refraction>
-          </phong>
-        </technique>
-      </profile_COMMON>
-    </effect>
-  </library_effects>
-  <library_materials>
-    <material id="material-cube">
-      <instance_effect url="#effect-cube"/>
-    </material>
-  </library_materials>
-  <library_geometries>
-    <geometry id="mesh-cube">
-      <mesh>
-        <source id="mesh-cube-positions">
-          <float_array id="mesh-cube-positions-array" count="24">-1 -1 -1 -1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 -1 1 1 1 -1 -1 1 -1 1 1 1 -1 1 1 1</float_array>
-          <technique_common>
-            <accessor source="#mesh-cube-positions-array" count="8" stride="3">
-              <param name="X" type="float"/>
-              <param name="Y" type="float"/>
-              <param name="Z" type="float"/>
-            </accessor>
-          </technique_common>
-        </source>
-        <source id="mesh-cube-normals">
-          <float_array id="mesh-cube-normals-array" count="18">-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1</float_array>
-          <technique_common>
-            <accessor source="#mesh-cube-normals-array" count="6" stride="3">
-              <param name="X" type="float"/>
-              <param name="Y" type="float"/>
-              <param name="Z" type="float"/>
-            </accessor>
-          </technique_common>
-        </source>
-        <vertices id="mesh-cube-vertices">
-          <input semantic="POSITION" source="#mesh-cube-positions"/>
-        </vertices>
-        <triangles count="12">
-          <input semantic="VERTEX" source="#mesh-cube-vertices" offset="0"/>
-          <input semantic="NORMAL" source="#mesh-cube-normals" offset="1"/>
-          <p>1 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 6 1 2 1 7 2 4 2 6 2 5 3 0 3 4 3 6 4 0 4 2 4 3 5 5 5 7 5 1 0 3 0 2 0 3 1 7 1 6 1 7 2 5 2 4 2 5 3 1 3 0 3 6 4 4 4 0 4 3 5 1 5 5 5</p>
-        </triangles>
-      </mesh>
-    </geometry>
-  </library_geometries>
-  <library_visual_scenes>
-    <visual_scene id="Scene" name="Scene">
-      <node>
-        <matrix sid="transform">0.35 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1</matrix>
-        <instance_geometry url="#mesh-cube">
-          <bind_material>
-            <technique_common>
-              <instance_material symbol="material" target="#material-cube"/>
-            </technique_common>
-          </bind_material>
-        </instance_geometry>
-      </node>
-    </visual_scene>
-  </library_visual_scenes>
-  <scene>
-    <instance_visual_scene url="#Scene"/>
-  </scene>
-</COLLADA>