diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 00e1ca7..fb7095a 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@
 
     this.blendModes = null;
 
-    utils.webglRenderers.push(this);
+    this._boundUpdateTexture = this.updateTexture.bind(this);
+    this._boundDestroyTexture = this.destroyTexture.bind(this);
 
     // time init the context..
     this._initContext();
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@
     if (!texture._glTextures[gl.id]) {
         texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
         texture.on('update', this._boundUpdateTexture);
+        texture.on('dispose', this._boundDestroyTexture);
     }
 
     gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
@@ -508,8 +510,6 @@
 
     this.gl = null;
     this.blendModes = null;
-
-    utils.webglRenderers.splice(utils.webglRenderers.indexOf(this), 1);
 };
 
 /**

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 00e1ca7..fb7095a 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@
 
     this.blendModes = null;
 
-    utils.webglRenderers.push(this);
+    this._boundUpdateTexture = this.updateTexture.bind(this);
+    this._boundDestroyTexture = this.destroyTexture.bind(this);
 
     // time init the context..
     this._initContext();
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@
     if (!texture._glTextures[gl.id]) {
         texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
         texture.on('update', this._boundUpdateTexture);
+        texture.on('dispose', this._boundDestroyTexture);
     }
 
     gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
@@ -508,8 +510,6 @@
 
     this.gl = null;
     this.blendModes = null;
-
-    utils.webglRenderers.splice(utils.webglRenderers.indexOf(this), 1);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js
index b7b7a28..fe5279d 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -300,10 +300,7 @@
  *
  */
 BaseTexture.prototype.dispose = function () {
-    // delete the webGL textures if any.
-    for (var i = 0; i < utils.webglRenderers.length; ++i) {
-        utils.webglRenderers[i].destroyTexture(this);
-    }
+    this.emit('dispose', this);
 };
 
 /**