diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
index 9f2dda1..4b92df6 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@
             // they have all ready been calculated so we just need to push them into the buffer.
             const sprite = sprites[i];
 
+            sprites[i] = null;
+
             nextTexture = sprite._texture.baseTexture;
 
             const spriteBlendMode = premultiplyBlendMode[Number(nextTexture.premultipliedAlpha)][sprite.blendMode];