diff --git a/src/core/textures/Texture.js b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
index c9b0a28..a9e0fa6 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
@@ -274,8 +274,16 @@
 {
     if (this.baseTexture)
     {
+
         if (destroyBase)
         {
+            // delete the texture if it exists in the texture cache..
+            // this only needs to be removed if the base texture is actually destoryed too..
+            if(utils.TextureCache[this.baseTexture.imageUrl])
+            {
+                delete utils.TextureCache[this.baseTexture.imageUrl]
+            }
+
             this.baseTexture.destroy();
         }