diff --git a/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/eevee_shader_shared.hh b/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/eevee_shader_shared.hh
index 0155da1035b..9aa03e394e1 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/eevee_shader_shared.hh
+++ b/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/eevee_shader_shared.hh
@@ -1309,12 +1309,11 @@ struct ShadowTileMapData {
   int clip_data_index;
   /** Light type this tilemap is from. */
   eLightType light_type;
-  /** True if the tilemap is part of area light shadow and is one of the side projections. */
-  bool32_t is_area_side;
   /** Entire tilemap (all tiles) needs to be tagged as dirty. */
   bool32_t is_dirty;
 
   float _pad1;
+  float _pad2;
   /** Near and far clip distances for punctual. */
   float clip_near;
   float clip_far;
@@ -1332,9 +1331,7 @@ struct ShadowRenderView {
   /**
    * Is either:
    * - positive radial distance for point lights.
-   * - negative distance to light plane (divided by sqrt3) for area lights side projections.
    * - zero if disabled.
-   * Use sign to determine with case we are in.
    */
   float clip_distance_inv;
   /** Viewport to submit the geometry of this tile-map view to. */
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/eevee_shadow.cc b/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/eevee_shadow.cc
index d467aa25a8e..b29abcc4bd2 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/eevee_shadow.cc
+++ b/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/eevee_shadow.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ void ShadowTileMap::sync_orthographic(const float4x4 &object_mat_,
   projection_type = projection_type_;
   level = clipmap_level;
   light_type = eLightType::LIGHT_SUN;
-  is_area_side = false;
 
   grid_shift = origin_offset - grid_offset;
   grid_offset = origin_offset;
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ void ShadowTileMap::sync_cubeface(
   cubeface = face;
   grid_offset = int2(0);
   light_type = light_type_;
-  is_area_side = is_area_light(light_type) && (face != eCubeFace::Z_NEG);
 
   if ((clip_near != near_) || (clip_far != far_)) {
     set_dirty();
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/shaders/eevee_shadow_tilemap_finalize_comp.glsl b/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/shaders/eevee_shadow_tilemap_finalize_comp.glsl
index c1698ae2a9b..87d9e94b324 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/shaders/eevee_shadow_tilemap_finalize_comp.glsl
+++ b/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/shaders/eevee_shadow_tilemap_finalize_comp.glsl
@@ -138,11 +138,7 @@ void main()
           render_view_buf[view_index].is_directional = !is_cubemap;
           render_view_buf[view_index].clip_near = clip_near;
           /* Clipping setup. */
-          if (tilemap_data.is_area_side) {
-            /* Negative for tagging this case. See shadow_clip_vector_get for explanation. */
-            render_view_buf[view_index].clip_distance_inv = -1.0;
-          }
-          else if (is_point_light(tilemap_data.light_type)) {
+          if (is_point_light(tilemap_data.light_type)) {
             /* Clip as a sphere around the clip_near cube. */
             render_view_buf[view_index].clip_distance_inv = M_SQRT1_3 / tilemap_data.clip_near;
           }
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/shaders/eevee_surf_lib.glsl b/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/shaders/eevee_surf_lib.glsl
index a131e81a5e1..e0deffe2ada 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/shaders/eevee_surf_lib.glsl
+++ b/source/blender/draw/engines/eevee_next/shaders/eevee_surf_lib.glsl
@@ -179,13 +179,7 @@ vec3 shadow_clip_vector_get(vec3 view_position, float clip_distance_inv)
     /* No clipping. */
     return vec3(2.0);
   }
-
-  if (clip_distance_inv < 0.0) {
-    /* Area light side projections. Clip using the up axis (which maps to light -Z). */
-    /* NOTE: clip_distance_inv should already be scaled by M_SQRT3. */
-    return vec3(view_position.y * clip_distance_inv);
-  }
-  /* Sphere light case. */
+  /* Punctual shadow case. */
   return view_position * clip_distance_inv;
 }
 #endif