diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteBatchRenderer.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteBatchRenderer.js
index ceb41f5..82a2318 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteBatchRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteBatchRenderer.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
      *
      * @member {number}
      */
-    this.vertSize = 12;
+    this.vertSize = 10;
 
     /**
      *
@@ -277,21 +277,15 @@
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.x;
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.y;
 
-    //skew
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.x;
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.y;
-
     //rotation
     vertices[index++] = sprite.rotation;
 
     // uv
     vertices[index++] = uvs.x0;
     vertices[index++] = uvs.y1;
-
     // color
     vertices[index++] = sprite.alpha;
 
-    // ----
 
     // xy
     vertices[index++] = w0;
@@ -304,21 +298,15 @@
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.x;
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.y;
 
-    //skew
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.x;
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.y;
-
      //rotation
     vertices[index++] = sprite.rotation;
 
     // uv
     vertices[index++] = uvs.x1;
     vertices[index++] = uvs.y1;
-
     // color
     vertices[index++] = sprite.alpha;
 
-    // ----
 
     // xy
     vertices[index++] = w0;
@@ -331,21 +319,17 @@
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.x;
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.y;
 
-    //skew
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.x;
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.y;
-
      //rotation
     vertices[index++] = sprite.rotation;
 
     // uv
     vertices[index++] = uvs.x2;
     vertices[index++] = uvs.y2;
-
     // color
     vertices[index++] = sprite.alpha;
 
-    // ----
+
+
 
     // xy
     vertices[index++] = w1;
@@ -358,17 +342,12 @@
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.x;
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.y;
 
-    //skew
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.x;
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.y;
-
      //rotation
     vertices[index++] = sprite.rotation;
 
     // uv
     vertices[index++] = uvs.x3;
     vertices[index++] = uvs.y3;
-
     // color
     vertices[index++] = sprite.alpha;
 
@@ -459,8 +438,7 @@
 
     gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.attributes.aPositionCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 5 * 4);
     gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.attributes.aScale, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 7 * 4);
-    gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.attributes.aSkew, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 9 * 4);
-    gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.attributes.aRotation, 1, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 11 * 4);
+    gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.attributes.aRotation, 1, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 9 * 4);
 };
 
 /**

diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteBatchRenderer.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteBatchRenderer.js
index ceb41f5..82a2318 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteBatchRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteBatchRenderer.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
      *
      * @member {number}
      */
-    this.vertSize = 12;
+    this.vertSize = 10;
 
     /**
      *
@@ -277,21 +277,15 @@
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.x;
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.y;
 
-    //skew
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.x;
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.y;
-
     //rotation
     vertices[index++] = sprite.rotation;
 
     // uv
     vertices[index++] = uvs.x0;
     vertices[index++] = uvs.y1;
-
     // color
     vertices[index++] = sprite.alpha;
 
-    // ----
 
     // xy
     vertices[index++] = w0;
@@ -304,21 +298,15 @@
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.x;
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.y;
 
-    //skew
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.x;
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.y;
-
      //rotation
     vertices[index++] = sprite.rotation;
 
     // uv
     vertices[index++] = uvs.x1;
     vertices[index++] = uvs.y1;
-
     // color
     vertices[index++] = sprite.alpha;
 
-    // ----
 
     // xy
     vertices[index++] = w0;
@@ -331,21 +319,17 @@
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.x;
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.y;
 
-    //skew
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.x;
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.y;
-
      //rotation
     vertices[index++] = sprite.rotation;
 
     // uv
     vertices[index++] = uvs.x2;
     vertices[index++] = uvs.y2;
-
     // color
     vertices[index++] = sprite.alpha;
 
-    // ----
+
+
 
     // xy
     vertices[index++] = w1;
@@ -358,17 +342,12 @@
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.x;
     vertices[index++] = sprite.scale.y;
 
-    //skew
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.x;
-    vertices[index++] = sprite.skew.y;
-
      //rotation
     vertices[index++] = sprite.rotation;
 
     // uv
     vertices[index++] = uvs.x3;
     vertices[index++] = uvs.y3;
-
     // color
     vertices[index++] = sprite.alpha;
 
@@ -459,8 +438,7 @@
 
     gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.attributes.aPositionCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 5 * 4);
     gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.attributes.aScale, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 7 * 4);
-    gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.attributes.aSkew, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 9 * 4);
-    gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.attributes.aRotation, 1, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 11 * 4);
+    gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.attributes.aRotation, 1, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 9 * 4);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteBatchShader.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteBatchShader.js
index f689d1c..1f53252 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteBatchShader.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteBatchShader.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
             'attribute vec2 aPositionCoord;',
             'attribute vec2 aScale;',
-            'attribute vec2 aSkew;',
             'attribute float aRotation;',
 
             'uniform mat3 projectionMatrix;',
@@ -34,8 +33,8 @@
             'void main(void){',
             '   vec2 v;',
             '   vec2 sv = aVertexPosition * aScale;',
-            '   v.x = (sv.x) * cos(aRotation + aSkew.y) - (sv.y) * sin(aRotation + aSkew.x);',
-            '   v.y = (sv.x) * sin(aRotation + aSkew.y) + (sv.y) * cos(aRotation + aSkew.x);',
+            '   v.x = (sv.x) * cos(aRotation) - (sv.y) * sin(aRotation);',
+            '   v.y = (sv.x) * sin(aRotation) + (sv.y) * cos(aRotation);',
             '   v = ( uMatrix * vec3(v + aPositionCoord , 1.0) ).xy ;',
 
 
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@
         {
             aPositionCoord: 0,
             aScale:         0,
-            aSkew:          0,
             aRotation:      0
         }
     );