diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/material/MatParamTexture.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/material/MatParamTexture.java
index b24d27a95..a3db63a1c 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/material/MatParamTexture.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/material/MatParamTexture.java
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ public class MatParamTexture extends MatParam {
     private int unit;
     private ColorSpace colorSpace;
 
-    public MatParamTexture(VarType type, String name, Texture texture, int unit) {
-        super(type, name, texture);
-        this.texture = texture;
-        this.unit = unit;
-    }
-    
     public MatParamTexture(VarType type, String name, Texture texture, int unit, ColorSpace colorSpace) {
         super(type, name, texture);
         this.texture = texture;
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/material/Material.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/material/Material.java
index 74fdbb006..5f0ab8f91 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/material/Material.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/material/Material.java
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ public class Material implements CloneableSmartAsset, Cloneable, Savable {
                         + "Linear using texture.getImage.setColorSpace().",
                         new Object[]{value.getName(), value.getImage().getColorSpace().name(), name});
             }
-            paramValues.put(name, new MatParamTexture(type, name, value, nextTexUnit++));
+            paramValues.put(name, new MatParamTexture(type, name, value, nextTexUnit++, null));
         } else {
             val.setTextureValue(value);
         }