diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
index dce855a838..5096865987 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
@@ -273,8 +273,6 @@ class IfcImporter:
         self.profile_code("Create project")
         self.process_element_filter()
         self.profile_code("Process element filter")
-        self.create_materials()
-        self.profile_code("Create materials")
         self.create_styles()
         self.profile_code("Create styles")
         self.parse_native_elements()
@@ -1602,28 +1600,15 @@ class IfcImporter:
         self.project["blender"].BIMCollectionProperties.obj = obj
         obj.BIMObjectProperties.collection = self.collections[project.GlobalId] = self.project["blender"]
 
-    def create_materials(self) -> None:
-        for material in self.file.by_type("IfcMaterial"):
-            self.create_material(material)
-
-    def create_material(self, material: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> bpy.types.Material:
-        blender_material = bpy.data.materials.new(material.Name)
-        self.link_element(material, blender_material)
-        self.material_creator.materials[material.id()] = blender_material
-        blender_material.use_fake_user = True
-        return blender_material
-
     def create_styles(self) -> None:
         for style in self.file.by_type("IfcSurfaceStyle"):
             self.create_style(style)
 
-    def create_style(
-        self, style: ifcopenshell.entity_instance, blender_material: Optional[bpy.types.Material] = None
-    ) -> None:
-        if not blender_material:
-            name = style.Name or str(style.id())
-            blender_material = bpy.data.materials.new(name)
-            blender_material.use_fake_user = True
+    def create_style(self, style: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> None:
+        """Set up a Blender material for an IfcSurfaceStyle."""
+        name = style.Name or str(style.id())
+        blender_material = bpy.data.materials.new(name)
+        blender_material.use_fake_user = True
 
         self.link_element(style, blender_material)
 
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/diff/operator.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/diff/operator.py
index 9f1e85f66c..4ad46c64d4 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/diff/operator.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/diff/operator.py
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ class ExecuteIfcDiff(bpy.types.Operator):
             tool.Ifc.set(ifc_diff.old)
             ifc_importer.file = ifc_diff.old
             ifc_importer.process_context_filter()
-            ifc_importer.create_materials()
             ifc_importer.create_styles()
 
             elements = {ifc_diff.old.by_guid(guid) for guid in ifc_diff.deleted_elements}
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ class ExecuteIfcDiff(bpy.types.Operator):
             tool.Ifc.set(ifc_diff.new)
             ifc_importer.file = ifc_diff.new
             ifc_importer.process_context_filter()
-            ifc_importer.create_materials()
             ifc_importer.create_styles()
 
             elements = {ifc_diff.new.by_guid(guid) for guid in ifc_diff.added_elements}
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/operator.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/operator.py
index a6f30813b1..bc1132ad85 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/operator.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/operator.py
@@ -470,8 +470,7 @@ class AppendLibraryElement(bpy.types.Operator):
         ifc_import_settings = import_ifc.IfcImportSettings.factory(context, IfcStore.path, logger)
         ifc_importer = import_ifc.IfcImporter(ifc_import_settings)
         ifc_importer.file = self.file
-        blender_material = ifc_importer.create_material(element)
-        self.import_material_styles(blender_material, element, ifc_importer)
+        self.import_material_styles(element, ifc_importer)
 
     def import_product_from_ifc(self, element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance, context: bpy.types.Context) -> None:
         self.file = IfcStore.get_file()
@@ -515,8 +514,7 @@ class AppendLibraryElement(bpy.types.Operator):
         for material in ifcopenshell.util.element.get_materials(element):
             if IfcStore.get_element(material.id()):
                 continue
-            blender_material = ifc_importer.create_material(material)
-            self.import_material_styles(blender_material, material, ifc_importer)
+            self.import_material_styles(material, ifc_importer)
 
     def import_styles(self, element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance, ifc_importer: import_ifc.IfcImporter) -> None:
         if element.is_a("IfcTypeProduct"):
@@ -533,7 +531,6 @@ class AppendLibraryElement(bpy.types.Operator):
 
     def import_material_styles(
         self,
-        blender_material: bpy.types.Material,
         material: ifcopenshell.entity_instance,
         ifc_importer: import_ifc.IfcImporter,
     ) -> None:
@@ -541,7 +538,7 @@ class AppendLibraryElement(bpy.types.Operator):
             return
         for element in self.file.traverse(material.HasRepresentation[0]):
             if element.is_a("IfcSurfaceStyle") and not IfcStore.get_element(element.id()):
-                ifc_importer.create_style(element, blender_material)
+                ifc_importer.create_style(element)
 
 
 class EnableEditingHeader(bpy.types.Operator):