diff --git a/Sources/shadowkit/Core/GradientShadow.swift b/Sources/shadowkit/Core/GradientShadow.swift
index 6c1287b..69d755e 100644
--- a/Sources/shadowkit/Core/GradientShadow.swift
+++ b/Sources/shadowkit/Core/GradientShadow.swift
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public struct GradientShadow<G: GradientStyle>: ViewModifier {
         content
             // Layer 1: Tight shadow
             .modifier(InnerShadowLayer(
-                content: content,
                 gradient: gradient,
                 radius: dynamicRadius(radius / 16),
                 opacity: opacity,
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ public struct GradientShadow<G: GradientStyle>: ViewModifier {
             ))
             // Layer 2: Medium shadow
             .modifier(InnerShadowLayer(
-                content: content,
                 gradient: gradient,
                 radius: dynamicRadius(radius / 8),
                 opacity: opacity,
@@ -84,7 +82,6 @@ public struct GradientShadow<G: GradientStyle>: ViewModifier {
             ))
             // Layer 3: Wide shadow
             .modifier(InnerShadowLayer(
-                content: content,
                 gradient: gradient,
                 radius: dynamicRadius(radius / 4),
                 opacity: opacity,
@@ -93,7 +90,6 @@ public struct GradientShadow<G: GradientStyle>: ViewModifier {
             ))
             // Layer 4: Broader shadow
             .modifier(InnerShadowLayer(
-                content: content,
                 gradient: gradient,
                 radius: dynamicRadius(radius / 2),
                 opacity: opacity,
@@ -102,7 +98,6 @@ public struct GradientShadow<G: GradientStyle>: ViewModifier {
             ))
             // Layer 5: Broadest shadow
             .modifier(InnerShadowLayer(
-                content: content,
                 gradient: gradient,
                 radius: dynamicRadius(radius),
                 opacity: opacity,
@@ -113,7 +108,6 @@ public struct GradientShadow<G: GradientStyle>: ViewModifier {
 
     /// A single layer of the gradient shadow effect.
     private struct InnerShadowLayer: ViewModifier {
-        let content: Any
         let gradient: G
         let radius: CGFloat
         let opacity: Double
diff --git a/Sources/shadowkit/Extensions/Gradient+Ext.swift b/Sources/shadowkit/Extensions/Gradient+Ext.swift
index b8aad11..89be5da 100644
--- a/Sources/shadowkit/Extensions/Gradient+Ext.swift
+++ b/Sources/shadowkit/Extensions/Gradient+Ext.swift
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import SwiftUI
 /// - `AngularGradient`
 /// - `RadialGradient`
 /// - `EllipticalGradient`
-public protocol GradientStyle: ShapeStyle { }
+public protocol GradientStyle: ShapeStyle & View { }
 
 extension LinearGradient: GradientStyle { }
 extension AngularGradient: GradientStyle { }