diff --git a/src/graphics/model.c b/src/graphics/model.c
index 0d433ca9..38b898db 100644
--- a/src/graphics/model.c
+++ b/src/graphics/model.c
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ static void visitNode(ModelData* modelData, ModelNode* node, mat4 transform, vec
     // Face vertex indices
     for (int f = 0; f < mesh->faces.length; f++) {
       ModelFace face = mesh->faces.data[f];
-
-      for (int v = 0; v < face.indices.length; v++) {
-        vec_push(indices, face.indices.data[v] + indexOffset);
-      }
+      vec_push(indices, face.indices[0] + indexOffset);
+      vec_push(indices, face.indices[1] + indexOffset);
+      vec_push(indices, face.indices[2] + indexOffset);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/model/modelData.c b/src/model/modelData.c
index d2e305d4..d54cfac3 100644
--- a/src/model/modelData.c
+++ b/src/model/modelData.c
@@ -50,13 +50,9 @@ ModelData* lovrModelDataCreateFromFile(void* data, int size) {
       }
 
       ModelFace face;
-      vec_init(&face.indices);
-
-      // Indices
       for (unsigned int i = 0; i < assimpFace.mNumIndices; i++) {
-        vec_push(&face.indices, assimpFace.mIndices[i]);
+        face.indices[i] = assimpFace.mIndices[i];
       }
-
       vec_push(&mesh->faces, face);
     }
 
@@ -114,11 +110,6 @@ void lovrModelDataDestroy(const Ref* ref) {
 
   for (int i = 0; i < modelData->meshes.length; i++) {
     ModelMesh* mesh = modelData->meshes.data[i];
-
-    for (int f = 0; f < mesh->faces.length; f++) {
-      vec_deinit(&mesh->faces.data[f].indices);
-    }
-
     vec_deinit(&mesh->faces);
     vec_deinit(&mesh->vertices);
     vec_deinit(&mesh->normals);
diff --git a/src/model/modelData.h b/src/model/modelData.h
index 5178d89b..cc4f8f9d 100644
--- a/src/model/modelData.h
+++ b/src/model/modelData.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef vec_t(ModelVertex) vec_model_vertex_t;
 
 typedef struct {
-  vec_uint_t indices;
+  unsigned int indices[3];
 } ModelFace;
 
 typedef vec_t(ModelFace) vec_model_face_t;