diff --git a/gui/GraphEditorWidget.cpp b/gui/GraphEditorWidget.cpp
index 9470e1f..108e8b7 100644
--- a/gui/GraphEditorWidget.cpp
+++ b/gui/GraphEditorWidget.cpp
@@ -1668,23 +1668,16 @@ void GraphEditorWidget::updateMeters() {
     m_masterMeterR->setLevel(master.value.peak_right);
   }
 
-  bool anyActive = false;
   for (auto &[nodeId, row] : m_nodeMeters) {
     const WarpNodeData *data = m_model->warpNodeData(nodeId);
     if (!data || !row.meter)
       continue;
     auto peak = m_client->NodeMeterPeak(data->info.id);
     if (peak.ok()) {
-      float level = std::max(peak.value.peak_left, peak.value.peak_right);
-      row.meter->setLevel(level);
-      m_model->setNodePeakLevel(nodeId, level);
-      if (level > 0.001f)
-        anyActive = true;
+      row.meter->setLevel(
+          std::max(peak.value.peak_left, peak.value.peak_right));
     }
   }
-
-  if (anyActive && m_scene)
-    m_scene->update();
 }
 
 void GraphEditorWidget::rebuildNodeMeters() {
diff --git a/gui/SquareConnectionPainter.cpp b/gui/SquareConnectionPainter.cpp
index 57739e1..ffa09b4 100644
--- a/gui/SquareConnectionPainter.cpp
+++ b/gui/SquareConnectionPainter.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "SquareConnectionPainter.h"
-#include "WarpGraphModel.h"
 
 #include <QtNodes/internal/BasicGraphicsScene.hpp>
 #include <QtNodes/internal/ConnectionGraphicsObject.hpp>
@@ -188,30 +187,6 @@ void SquareConnectionPainter::paint(
 
   auto path = orthogonalPath(cgo);
 
-  float peakLevel = 0.0f;
-  auto *scene = cgo.nodeScene();
-  if (scene) {
-    auto *model = dynamic_cast<WarpGraphModel *>(&scene->graphModel());
-    if (model) {
-      auto cId = cgo.connectionId();
-      peakLevel = std::max(model->nodePeakLevel(cId.outNodeId),
-                           model->nodePeakLevel(cId.inNodeId));
-    }
-  }
-
-  auto activeColor = [&](QColor base) -> QColor {
-    if (peakLevel < 0.005f)
-      return base;
-    float t = std::min(peakLevel * 2.0f, 1.0f);
-    int r = static_cast<int>(base.red() + t * (60 - base.red()));
-    int g = static_cast<int>(base.green() + t * (210 - base.green()));
-    int b = static_cast<int>(base.blue() + t * (80 - base.blue()));
-    return QColor(std::clamp(r, 0, 255),
-                  std::clamp(g, 0, 255),
-                  std::clamp(b, 0, 255),
-                  base.alpha());
-  };
-
   if (hovered || selected) {
     QPen pen;
     pen.setWidth(static_cast<int>(2 * style.lineWidth()));
@@ -230,15 +205,9 @@ void SquareConnectionPainter::paint(
     painter->setBrush(Qt::NoBrush);
     painter->drawPath(path);
   } else {
-    QColor base = selected ? style.selectedColor() : style.normalColor();
-    QColor color = selected ? base : activeColor(base);
-    float width = style.lineWidth();
-    if (!selected && peakLevel > 0.005f)
-      width += peakLevel * 1.5f;
-
     QPen pen;
-    pen.setWidthF(width);
-    pen.setColor(color);
+    pen.setWidth(style.lineWidth());
+    pen.setColor(selected ? style.selectedColor() : style.normalColor());
     painter->setPen(pen);
     painter->setBrush(Qt::NoBrush);
     painter->drawPath(path);
diff --git a/gui/WarpGraphModel.cpp b/gui/WarpGraphModel.cpp
index 682ff9f..03d1679 100644
--- a/gui/WarpGraphModel.cpp
+++ b/gui/WarpGraphModel.cpp
@@ -965,17 +965,6 @@ WarpGraphModel::nodeVolumeState(QtNodes::NodeId nodeId) const {
   return {};
 }
 
-void WarpGraphModel::setNodePeakLevel(QtNodes::NodeId nodeId, float level) {
-  constexpr float kDecay = 0.82f;
-  float &stored = m_peakLevels[nodeId];
-  stored = std::max(level, stored * kDecay);
-}
-
-float WarpGraphModel::nodePeakLevel(QtNodes::NodeId nodeId) const {
-  auto it = m_peakLevels.find(nodeId);
-  return it != m_peakLevels.end() ? it->second : 0.0f;
-}
-
 void WarpGraphModel::saveLayout(const QString &path) const {
   ViewState vs{};
   saveLayout(path, vs);
diff --git a/gui/WarpGraphModel.h b/gui/WarpGraphModel.h
index aa76c3a..7c09ca4 100644
--- a/gui/WarpGraphModel.h
+++ b/gui/WarpGraphModel.h
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ public:
   void setNodeVolumeState(QtNodes::NodeId nodeId, const NodeVolumeState &state);
   NodeVolumeState nodeVolumeState(QtNodes::NodeId nodeId) const;
 
-  void setNodePeakLevel(QtNodes::NodeId nodeId, float level);
-  float nodePeakLevel(QtNodes::NodeId nodeId) const;
-
 Q_SIGNALS:
   void beginBatchUpdate();
   void endBatchUpdate();
@@ -172,5 +169,4 @@ private:
   std::unordered_map<QtNodes::NodeId, NodeVolumeState> m_volumeStates;
   std::unordered_map<QtNodes::NodeId, QPointer<QWidget>> m_volumeWidgets;
   mutable std::unordered_map<QtNodes::NodeId, QVariant> m_styleCache;
-  std::unordered_map<QtNodes::NodeId, float> m_peakLevels;
 };