diff --git a/src/core/const.js b/src/core/const.js
index 6d84e00..f515d1a 100644
--- a/src/core/const.js
+++ b/src/core/const.js
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@
 
     RESOLUTION:1,
 
+    FILTER_RESOLUTION:1,
+
     /**
      * The default render options if none are supplied to {@link PIXI.WebGLRenderer}
      * or {@link PIXI.CanvasRenderer}.

diff --git a/src/core/const.js b/src/core/const.js
index 6d84e00..f515d1a 100644
--- a/src/core/const.js
+++ b/src/core/const.js
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@
 
     RESOLUTION:1,
 
+    FILTER_RESOLUTION:1,
+
     /**
      * The default render options if none are supplied to {@link PIXI.WebGLRenderer}
      * or {@link PIXI.CanvasRenderer}.
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/AbstractFilter.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/AbstractFilter.js
index 7aeed59..da05ae2 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/AbstractFilter.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/AbstractFilter.js
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@
  */
 function AbstractFilter(vertexSrc, fragmentSrc, uniforms)
 {
-    /**
-     * An array of passes - some filters contain a few steps this array simply stores the steps in a liniear fashion.
-     * For example the blur filter has two passes blurX and blurY.
-     *
-     * @member {AbstractFilter[]}
-     * @private
-     */
-    this.passes = [this];
 
     /**
      * An array of shaders

diff --git a/src/core/const.js b/src/core/const.js
index 6d84e00..f515d1a 100644
--- a/src/core/const.js
+++ b/src/core/const.js
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@
 
     RESOLUTION:1,
 
+    FILTER_RESOLUTION:1,
+
     /**
      * The default render options if none are supplied to {@link PIXI.WebGLRenderer}
      * or {@link PIXI.CanvasRenderer}.
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/AbstractFilter.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/AbstractFilter.js
index 7aeed59..da05ae2 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/AbstractFilter.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/AbstractFilter.js
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@
  */
 function AbstractFilter(vertexSrc, fragmentSrc, uniforms)
 {
-    /**
-     * An array of passes - some filters contain a few steps this array simply stores the steps in a liniear fashion.
-     * For example the blur filter has two passes blurX and blurY.
-     *
-     * @member {AbstractFilter[]}
-     * @private
-     */
-    this.passes = [this];
 
     /**
      * An array of shaders
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
index 37a910b..d439b67 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var WebGLManager = require('./WebGLManager'),
     RenderTarget = require('../utils/RenderTarget'),
+    CONST = require('../../../const'),
     Quad = require('../utils/Quad'),
     math =  require('../../../math');
 
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@
  */
 FilterManager.prototype.getRenderTarget = function ( clear )
 {
-    var renderTarget = this.texturePool.pop() || new RenderTarget(this.renderer.gl, this.textureSize.width, this.textureSize.height, null, this.renderer.resolution);
+    var renderTarget = this.texturePool.pop() || new RenderTarget(this.renderer.gl, this.textureSize.width, this.textureSize.height, CONST.SCALE_MODES.LINEAR, this.renderer.resolution * CONST.FILTER_RESOLUTION);
     renderTarget.frame = this.currentFrame;
 
     if (clear)