diff --git a/dtool/pptempl/Template.models.pp b/dtool/pptempl/Template.models.pp
index 7e81513938..152e214e54 100644
--- a/dtool/pptempl/Template.models.pp
+++ b/dtool/pptempl/Template.models.pp
@@ -435,6 +435,12 @@ re-pal : repal
 fix-pal :
 	egg-palettize $[PALETTIZE_OPTS] -a $[texattrib_file] -redo -all -egg
 
+#
+# redo-pal : blow away all the palettization information and start fresh.
+#
+redo-pal : clean-pal
+	rm -f $[texattrib_file:%.txa=%.boo]
+
 #
 # pi : report the palettization information to standard output for the
 # user's perusal.