diff --git a/panda/src/particlesystem/spriteParticleRenderer.I b/panda/src/particlesystem/spriteParticleRenderer.I
index 1ad3c1d3e9..ccf5b89170 100644
--- a/panda/src/particlesystem/spriteParticleRenderer.I
+++ b/panda/src/particlesystem/spriteParticleRenderer.I
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@
 //               Used to set the size of the particles.  Will clear
 //               all previously loaded textures and animations.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-INLINE void SpriteParticleRenderer::
-set_texture(Texture *tex, const string &tex_path, float texels_per_unit) {
-  set_texture(tex,texels_per_unit);  
-  
-  //moved to "set_texture(Texture *tex, float texels_per_unit)" for backwards compatibility
-  //get_last_anim()->set_source_info(tex_path); 
-}
-
 INLINE void SpriteParticleRenderer::
 set_texture(Texture *tex, float texels_per_unit) {
   if (tex != (Texture *)NULL) {
@@ -43,10 +35,7 @@ set_texture(Texture *tex, float texels_per_unit) {
     _anims.clear();
 
     // Insert the single texture
-    // For some reason sprite particles are rendering flipped in the horizontal direction.
-    // This is a hack to fix it for now.
-    //_anims.push_back(new SpriteAnim(tex,TexCoordf(0.0f, 0.0f),TexCoordf(1.0f, 1.0f)));
-    _anims.push_back(new SpriteAnim(tex,TexCoordf(1.0f, 0.0f),TexCoordf(0.0f, 1.0f)));
+    _anims.push_back(new SpriteAnim(tex,TexCoordf(0.0f, 0.0f),TexCoordf(1.0f, 1.0f)));
 
     // We scale the particle size by the size of the texture.
     set_size(tex->get_x_size() / texels_per_unit,
@@ -64,16 +53,6 @@ set_texture(Texture *tex, float texels_per_unit) {
 //               particle birth.  This should only be called after
 //               a previous call to set_texture().
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-INLINE void SpriteParticleRenderer::
-add_texture(Texture *tex, const string &tex_path, float texels_per_unit, bool resize) {
-  int anim_count = _anims.size();
-  add_texture(tex,texels_per_unit,resize);
-  if (anim_count < (int)_anims.size()) {
-    get_last_anim()->set_source_info(tex_path);
-  }
-
-}
-
 INLINE void SpriteParticleRenderer::
 add_texture(Texture *tex, float texels_per_unit, bool resize) {
   if (_anims.size() == 0) {
@@ -81,16 +60,14 @@ add_texture(Texture *tex, float texels_per_unit, bool resize) {
   } else {
     if(tex != (Texture *)NULL) {
       if (tex != (Texture *)NULL) {
-	// For some reason sprite particles are rendering flipped in the horizontal direction.
-	// This is a hack to fix it for now.
-	//_anims.push_back(new SpriteAnim(tex,TexCoordf(0.0f, 0.0f),TexCoordf(1.0f, 1.0f)));
-        _anims.push_back(new SpriteAnim(tex,TexCoordf(1.0f, 0.0f),TexCoordf(0.0f, 1.0f)));
+	_anims.push_back(new SpriteAnim(tex,TexCoordf(0.0f, 0.0f),TexCoordf(1.0f, 1.0f)));
       }
       if(resize) {
         // We scale the particle size by the size of the texture.
         set_size(tex->get_x_size() / texels_per_unit,
                  tex->get_y_size() / texels_per_unit);
       }
+      get_last_anim()->set_source_info(tex->get_filename());
       init_geoms();
     }
   }
diff --git a/panda/src/particlesystem/spriteParticleRenderer.h b/panda/src/particlesystem/spriteParticleRenderer.h
index 1c94786bb5..10b151fa34 100644
--- a/panda/src/particlesystem/spriteParticleRenderer.h
+++ b/panda/src/particlesystem/spriteParticleRenderer.h
@@ -176,9 +176,7 @@ PUBLISHED:
   void add_from_node(const NodePath &node_path, const string &model, const string &node, bool size_from_texels = false, bool resize = false);
 
   INLINE void set_texture(Texture *tex, float texels_per_unit = 1.0f);
-  INLINE void set_texture(Texture *tex, const string &tex_path, float texels_per_unit = 1.0f);
   INLINE void add_texture(Texture *tex, float texels_per_unit = 1.0f, bool resize = false);
-  INLINE void add_texture(Texture *tex, const string &tex_path, float texels_per_unit = 1.0f, bool resize = false);
   INLINE void remove_animation(const int n);
   INLINE void set_ll_uv(const TexCoordf &ll_uv);
   INLINE void set_ll_uv(const TexCoordf &ll_uv, const int anim, const int frame);