diff --git a/examples/jsm/nodes/shadernode/ShaderNode.js b/examples/jsm/nodes/shadernode/ShaderNode.js
index da17de52895208..6f5190e39876e9 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/nodes/shadernode/ShaderNode.js
+++ b/examples/jsm/nodes/shadernode/ShaderNode.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import ConvertNode from '../utils/ConvertNode.js';
 import JoinNode from '../utils/JoinNode.js';
 import SplitNode from '../utils/SplitNode.js';
 import ConstNode from '../core/ConstNode.js';
-import { getValueFromType } from '../core/NodeUtils.js';
+import { getValueFromType, getValueType } from '../core/NodeUtils.js';
 
 const NodeElements = new Map(); // @TODO: Currently only a few nodes are added, probably also add others
 
@@ -255,20 +255,6 @@ const getAutoTypedConstNode = ( value ) => {
 
 };
 
-const getTypeFromInputNode = ( node ) => {
-
-	if ( node.isInputNode !== true || node.value === null ) return;
-
-	const value = node.value;
-
-	if ( value.isVector3 === true ) return 'vec3';
-	if ( value.isVector4 === true ) return 'vec4';
-	if ( value.isColor === true ) return 'color';
-	if ( value.isMatrix3 === true ) return 'mat3';
-	if ( value.isMatrix4 === true ) return 'mat4';
-
-};
-
 const ConvertType = function ( type, cacheMap = null ) {
 
 	return ( ...params ) => {
@@ -295,7 +281,7 @@ const ConvertType = function ( type, cacheMap = null ) {
 
 			if ( nodes.length === 1 ) {
 
-				return nodeObject( nodes[ 0 ].nodeType === type || getTypeFromInputNode( nodes[ 0 ] ) === type ? nodes[ 0 ] : new ConvertNode( nodes[ 0 ], type ) );
+				return nodeObject( nodes[ 0 ].nodeType === type || getValueType( nodes[ 0 ].value ) === type ? nodes[ 0 ] : new ConvertNode( nodes[ 0 ], type ) );
 
 			}