diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index da567ba8..32c407ba 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -522,15 +522,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "vec_map",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cmake"
-version = "0.1.46"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b7b858541263efe664aead4a5209a4ae5c5d2811167d4ed4ee0944503f8d2089"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "codespan-reporting"
 version = "0.12.0"
@@ -1339,7 +1330,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "obj-rs",
  "pollster",
  "rand",
- "shaderc",
  "wgpu",
  "windows",
  "winit",
@@ -2374,26 +2364,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "shaderc"
-version = "0.7.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d6e2c757b804157350d8d79d718c756899226016486aab07a11dddf8741111a0"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "shaderc-sys",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "shaderc-sys"
-version = "0.7.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a36f3465fce5830d33a58846b9c924f510a1e92bac181834c13b38405efe983b"
-dependencies = [
- "cmake",
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "sharded-slab"
 version = "0.1.4"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2160553..f15f305b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ cargo add lambda-rs
 #### Required external dependencies <a name="ext_deps"></a>
 
 * All platforms
-  * `cmake >= 3.20.0` is needed to build shaderc from source.
-  * `ninja` is needed to build shaderc from source.
   * `git` is needed to clone the project and manage it's dependencies.
   * `git-lfs` is needed for asset files.
   * `rust >= 1.60` is needed for compiling lambda and all of it's crates.
diff --git a/crates/lambda-rs-platform/Cargo.toml b/crates/lambda-rs-platform/Cargo.toml
index 6053338b..98888a0a 100644
--- a/crates/lambda-rs-platform/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/lambda-rs-platform/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 winit = "=0.29.15"
-shaderc = { version = "=0.7", optional = true, default-features = false }
 naga = { version = "=28.0.0", optional = true, default-features = false, features = [
   "spv-out",
   "glsl-in",
@@ -37,11 +36,6 @@ mockall = "=0.14.0"
 default = ["wgpu", "shader-backend-naga"]
 
 shader-backend-naga = ["dep:naga"]
-shader-backend-shaderc = ["dep:shaderc"]
-shader-backend-shaderc-build-from-source = [
-  "shader-backend-shaderc",
-  "shaderc/build-from-source",
-]
 
 wgpu = [
   "dep:wgpu",
diff --git a/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/lib.rs b/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/lib.rs
index faefca66..2fe95071 100644
--- a/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 pub mod obj;
 pub mod rand;
 pub mod shader;
-pub mod shaderc;
 #[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
 pub mod wgpu;
 pub mod winit;
diff --git a/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/shader/mod.rs b/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/shader/mod.rs
index 572fdc68..88a0b1c8 100644
--- a/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/shader/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/shader/mod.rs
@@ -9,27 +9,8 @@ pub use types::{
 #[cfg(feature = "shader-backend-naga")]
 mod naga;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "shader-backend-shaderc")]
-mod shaderc_backend;
-
 #[cfg(feature = "shader-backend-naga")]
 pub use naga::{
   ShaderCompiler,
   ShaderCompilerBuilder,
 };
-#[cfg(all(
-  feature = "shader-backend-naga",
-  feature = "shader-backend-shaderc"
-))]
-pub use naga::{
-  ShaderCompiler,
-  ShaderCompilerBuilder,
-};
-#[cfg(all(
-  not(feature = "shader-backend-naga"),
-  feature = "shader-backend-shaderc"
-))]
-pub use shaderc_backend::{
-  ShaderCompiler,
-  ShaderCompilerBuilder,
-};
diff --git a/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/shader/shaderc_backend.rs b/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/shader/shaderc_backend.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f92bebce..00000000
--- a/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/shader/shaderc_backend.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-use std::io::Read;
-
-use shaderc;
-
-use super::{
-  ShaderKind,
-  VirtualShader,
-};
-
-/// Builder for the shaderc platform shader compiler.
-pub struct ShaderCompilerBuilder {}
-
-impl ShaderCompilerBuilder {
-  pub fn new() -> Self {
-    Self {}
-  }
-
-  pub fn build(self) -> ShaderCompiler {
-    let compiler =
-      shaderc::Compiler::new().expect("Failed to create shaderc compiler.");
-
-    let options = shaderc::CompileOptions::new()
-      .expect("Failed to create shaderc compile options.");
-
-    ShaderCompiler {
-      compiler,
-      default_options: options,
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-/// A low level shader compiler to be used for compiling shaders into SPIR-V binary.
-pub struct ShaderCompiler {
-  compiler: shaderc::Compiler,
-  default_options: shaderc::CompileOptions<'static>,
-}
-
-impl ShaderCompiler {
-  pub fn compile_into_binary(&mut self, shader: &VirtualShader) -> Vec<u32> {
-    match shader {
-      VirtualShader::File {
-        path,
-        kind,
-        name,
-        entry_point,
-      } => self.compile_file_into_binary(
-        path.as_str(),
-        name.as_str(),
-        entry_point.as_str(),
-        *kind,
-      ),
-      VirtualShader::Source {
-        source,
-        kind,
-        name,
-        entry_point,
-      } => self.compile_string_into_binary(
-        source.as_str(),
-        name.as_str(),
-        entry_point.as_str(),
-        *kind,
-      ),
-    }
-  }
-
-  fn compile_file_into_binary(
-    &mut self,
-    path: &str,
-    name: &str,
-    entry_point: &str,
-    shader_kind: ShaderKind,
-  ) -> Vec<u32> {
-    let mut opened_shader_file = std::fs::File::open(path).unwrap();
-    let mut shader_source = String::new();
-    opened_shader_file
-      .read_to_string(&mut shader_source)
-      .unwrap();
-
-    let compiled_shader = self
-      .compiler
-      .compile_into_spirv(
-        &shader_source,
-        map_shader_kind(shader_kind),
-        path,
-        entry_point,
-        Some(&self.default_options),
-      )
-      .expect("Failed to compile the shader.");
-    compiled_shader.as_binary().to_vec()
-  }
-
-  fn compile_string_into_binary(
-    &mut self,
-    shader_source: &str,
-    name: &str,
-    entry_point: &str,
-    shader_kind: ShaderKind,
-  ) -> Vec<u32> {
-    let compiled_shader = self
-      .compiler
-      .compile_into_spirv(
-        shader_source,
-        map_shader_kind(shader_kind),
-        name,
-        entry_point,
-        Some(&self.default_options),
-      )
-      .expect("Failed to compile the shader.");
-
-    compiled_shader.as_binary().to_vec()
-  }
-}
-
-fn map_shader_kind(kind: ShaderKind) -> shaderc::ShaderKind {
-  match kind {
-    ShaderKind::Vertex => shaderc::ShaderKind::Vertex,
-    ShaderKind::Fragment => shaderc::ShaderKind::Fragment,
-    ShaderKind::Compute => shaderc::ShaderKind::Compute,
-  }
-}
diff --git a/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/shaderc.rs b/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/shaderc.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f375f999..00000000
--- a/crates/lambda-rs-platform/src/shaderc.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-//! Deprecated re-exports for code that still references the legacy shaderc module.
-
-#[deprecated(
-  since = "2023.1.31",
-  note = "Use `lambda_platform::shader` instead of `lambda_platform::shaderc`."
-)]
-pub use crate::shader::{
-  ShaderCompiler,
-  ShaderCompilerBuilder,
-  ShaderKind,
-  VirtualShader,
-};
diff --git a/crates/lambda-rs/Cargo.toml b/crates/lambda-rs/Cargo.toml
index 4a7330dc..800dad08 100644
--- a/crates/lambda-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/lambda-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ with-wgpu-vulkan=["with-wgpu", "lambda-rs-platform/wgpu-with-vulkan"]
 with-wgpu-metal=["with-wgpu", "lambda-rs-platform/wgpu-with-metal"]
 with-wgpu-dx12=["with-wgpu", "lambda-rs-platform/wgpu-with-dx12"]
 with-wgpu-gl=["with-wgpu", "lambda-rs-platform/wgpu-with-gl"]
-with-shaderc=["lambda-rs-platform/shader-backend-shaderc"]
-with-shaderc-build-from-source=[
-  "with-shaderc",
-  "lambda-rs-platform/shader-backend-shaderc-build-from-source",
-]
 
 # ------------------------------ RENDER VALIDATION -----------------------------
 # Granular, opt-in validation flags for release builds. Debug builds enable
diff --git a/crates/lambda-rs/src/render/shader.rs b/crates/lambda-rs/src/render/shader.rs
index 9bf84e50..16d0960c 100644
--- a/crates/lambda-rs/src/render/shader.rs
+++ b/crates/lambda-rs/src/render/shader.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 //!   GLSL source or file path + metadata) into a SPIR‑V binary suitable for
 //!   pipeline creation.
 //!
-//! Use the platform’s shader backend configured for the workspace (e.g., naga
-//! or shaderc) without exposing backend‑specific types in the public API.
+//! Use the platform’s shader backend configured for the workspace (naga)
+//! without exposing backend‑specific types in the public API.
 
 // Expose the platform shader compiler abstraction
 pub use lambda_platform::shader::{
diff --git a/docs/features.md b/docs/features.md
index c0c4f3a4..f5f0492d 100644
--- a/docs/features.md
+++ b/docs/features.md
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ title: "Cargo Features Overview"
 document_id: "features-2025-11-17"
 status: "living"
 created: "2025-11-17T23:59:00Z"
-last_updated: "2025-12-22T00:00:00Z"
-version: "0.1.5"
+last_updated: "2026-01-25T00:00:00Z"
+version: "0.1.6"
 engine_workspace_version: "2023.1.30"
 wgpu_version: "26.0.1"
 shader_backend_default: "naga"
 winit_version: "0.29.10"
-repo_commit: "58e7dd9f9b98b05302b8b4cfe4d653e61796c153"
+repo_commit: "229960fd426cf605c7513002b36e3942f14a3140"
 owners: ["lambda-sh"]
 reviewers: ["engine", "rendering"]
 tags: ["guide", "features", "validation", "cargo"]
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ This document enumerates the primary Cargo features exposed by the workspace rel
 ## Shader Backends
 - `lambda-rs-platform`
   - `shader-backend-naga` (default): uses `naga` for shader handling.
-  - `shader-backend-shaderc`: uses `shaderc`; optional `shader-backend-shaderc-build-from-source`.
 
 ## Render Validation
 
@@ -86,6 +85,8 @@ Usage examples
   - `cargo test -p lambda-rs --features render-validation-msaa`
 
 ## Changelog
+- 0.1.6 (2026-01-25): Remove the deprecated legacy shader backend
+  documentation.
 - 0.1.5 (2025-12-22): Align `lambda-rs` Cargo feature umbrella composition with
   the documented render-validation feature set, including `render-validation-pass-compat`
   and `render-validation-render-targets`.