diff --git a/src/pixi/text/BitmapText.js b/src/pixi/text/BitmapText.js
index 27ef4e3..b28a662 100644
--- a/src/pixi/text/BitmapText.js
+++ b/src/pixi/text/BitmapText.js
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@
     this._pool = [];
 
     this.setText(text);
-    this.setStyle(style);
-    this.updateText();
-    this.dirty = false;
+    this.setStyle(style); //this will call updateText for us
 };
 
 // constructor
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@
 PIXI.BitmapText.prototype.setText = function(text)
 {
     this.text = text || ' ';
-    this.dirty = true;
+    this.updateText();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -61,9 +59,9 @@
     var font = style.font.split(' ');
     this.fontName = font[font.length - 1];
     this.fontSize = font.length >= 2 ? parseInt(font[font.length - 2], 10) : PIXI.BitmapText.fonts[this.fontName].size;
-
-    this.dirty = true;
     this.tint = style.tint;
+
+    this.updateText();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -160,21 +158,4 @@
     this.height = (pos.y + data.lineHeight) * scale;
 };
 
-/**
- * Updates the transform of this object
- *
- * @method updateTransform
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.BitmapText.prototype.updateTransform = function()
-{
-    if(this.dirty)
-    {
-        this.updateText();
-        this.dirty = false;
-    }
-
-    PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer.prototype.updateTransform.call(this);
-};
-
 PIXI.BitmapText.fonts = {};