diff --git a/src/render/filament/support/light_manager.cc b/src/render/filament/support/light_manager.cc
index 8cefc6ee..10952b2a 100644
--- a/src/render/filament/support/light_manager.cc
+++ b/src/render/filament/support/light_manager.cc
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ LightManager::LightManager(mjrfContext* ctx, mjrfScene* scene,
   const mjModel* model = model_objects->GetModel();
   default_shadow_map_size_ = ReadElement(
       model, "filament.shadows.map_size", default_shadow_map_size_);
-  default_vsm_blur_width_ = ReadElement(
-      model, "filament.shadows.vsm_blur_width", default_vsm_blur_width_);
   fallback_head_light_intensity_ =
       ReadElement(model, "filament.fallback.head_light_intensity",
                   fallback_head_light_intensity_);
@@ -129,11 +127,13 @@ void LightManager::Prepare() {
       params.color[2] = model->light_diffuse[2];
       params.type = (mjtLightType)model->light_type[i];
       params.cast_shadows = model->light_castshadow[i];
+      // The bulb_radius is only used by DPCF or PCSS shadows. For VSM shadows,
+      // we use light_bulbradius to control the blur width.
       params.bulb_radius = model->light_bulbradius[i];
+      params.vsm_blur_width = model->light_bulbradius[i];
       params.range = model->light_range[i];
       params.intensity = model->light_intensity[i];
       params.shadow_map_size = default_shadow_map_size_;
-      params.vsm_blur_width = default_vsm_blur_width_;
       if (params.type == mjLIGHT_SPOT) {
         params.spot_cone_angle = model->light_cutoff[i];
       }
diff --git a/src/render/filament/support/light_manager.h b/src/render/filament/support/light_manager.h
index 6a843334..a25c3b81 100644
--- a/src/render/filament/support/light_manager.h
+++ b/src/render/filament/support/light_manager.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class LightManager {
   UniquePtr<mjrfTexture> fallback_ibl_texture_{nullptr, nullptr};
   std::vector<UniquePtr<mjrfLight>> lights_;
   int default_shadow_map_size_ = 2048;
-  float default_vsm_blur_width_ = 0.0f;
   float fallback_head_light_intensity_ = 0.f;
   float fallback_scene_light_intensity_ = 80'000.f;
   float fallback_environment_light_intensity_ = 5'000.f;