diff --git a/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_item.cpp b/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_item.cpp
index cba20ce2d..7d339b1db 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_item.cpp
+++ b/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_item.cpp
@@ -300,24 +300,17 @@ private:
 TileConstants::TTileChannel TileItemNode::s_displayChannel = TileConstants::TileDiffuse;
 int TileItemNode::s_alphaRot = 0;
 
-TileItemNode::TileItemNode( TileConstants::TNodeTileType type, int tileId, TileConstants::TTileChannel channel, QString filename, Node *parent)
-{
-	m_id = tileId;
-	m_parentItem = parent;
-	//nlinfo("dispalying tile %d - %s", m_tileId, m_tileFilename[TileModel::TileDiffuse].toAscii().data());
-
-	pvt = new TileItemNodePvt();
-	m_hasError = false;
-
-	setTileFilename( channel, filename );
-}
-
 TileItemNode::TileItemNode( TileConstants::TNodeTileType type, int tileId, Node *parent )
 {
 	m_id = tileId;
 	m_parentItem = parent;
 	pvt = new TileItemNodePvt();
 	m_hasError = false;
+
+	for( int i = 0; i < TileConstants::TileChannelCount; i++ )
+	{
+		setTileFilename( TileConstants::TTileChannel( i ), "" );
+	}
 }
 
 TileItemNode::~TileItemNode()
diff --git a/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_item.h b/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_item.h
index 08de0ec1f..85da09c4f 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_item.h
+++ b/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_item.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ class TileItemNodePvt;
 class TileItemNode : public Node
 {
 public:
-	TileItemNode( TileConstants::TNodeTileType type, int tileId, TileConstants::TTileChannel channel, QString filename, Node *parent=0);
 	TileItemNode( TileConstants::TNodeTileType type, int tileId, Node *parent=0);
 	virtual ~TileItemNode();
 	QVariant data(int column, int role) const;
diff --git a/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_model.cpp b/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_model.cpp
index 14016024a..f4b9dfa15 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_model.cpp
+++ b/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_model.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ TileSetNode *TileModel::createTileSetNode(QString tileSetName)
 	// TODO tie this to CTileSet::count from NeL
 	for(int transPos=0; transPos<48; transPos++)
 	{				
-		TileItemNode *transTile= new TileItemNode( TileConstants::TileTransition, transPos, TileConstants::TileDiffuse, QString("empty"));
+		TileItemNode *transTile= new TileItemNode( TileConstants::TileTransition, transPos );
 		tileTrans->appendRow(transTile);
 	}
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ TileSetNode *TileModel::createTileSetNode(QString tileSetName)
 	// TODO tie this to CTileSet::CountDisplace from NeL
 	for(int dispPos=0; dispPos<16; dispPos++)
 	{
-		TileItemNode *dispTile= new TileItemNode( TileConstants::TileDisplacement, dispPos, TileConstants::TileDiffuse, QString("empty"));
+		TileItemNode *dispTile= new TileItemNode( TileConstants::TileDisplacement, dispPos );
 		tileDisp->appendRow(dispTile);
 	}
 
@@ -222,20 +222,6 @@ TileSetNode *TileModel::createTileSetNode(QString tileSetName)
 	return tileSet;
 }
 
-TileItemNode *TileModel::createItemNode( int idx, TileConstants::TNodeTileType type, int id, TileConstants::TTileChannel channel, const QString &fileName )
-{
-	TileItemNode *n = new TileItemNode( type, id, channel, fileName );
-
-	bool b = m_tileBank->addTile( idx, fileName, n->pixmap( channel ), channel, type );
-	if( !b )
-	{
-		delete n;
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	return n;
-}
-
 const char *TileModel::getTileTypeName(TileConstants::TNodeTileType type)
 {
 	switch(type)
@@ -370,7 +356,8 @@ bool TileModel::addTile( int ts, int type, const QString &fileName, TileConstant
 
 	TileConstants::TNodeTileType t = TileConstants::TNodeTileType( type );
 
-	TileItemNode *item = new TileItemNode( t, tile, channel, fileName );
+	TileItemNode *item = new TileItemNode( t, tile );
+	item->setTileFilename( channel, fileName );
 		
 	bool b = m_tileBank->addTile( ts, fileName, item->pixmap( channel ), channel, t );
 	if( !b )
diff --git a/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_model.h b/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_model.h
index b0e3232b9..8a89076bb 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_model.h
+++ b/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_model.h
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ public:
 
 	void swapRows( int a, int b );
 
-	TileItemNode *createItemNode( int idx, TileConstants::TNodeTileType type, int id, TileConstants::TTileChannel channel, const QString &fileName );
-
 	static const char *getTileTypeName(TileConstants::TNodeTileType type);
 	static uint32 getTileTypeSize(TileConstants::TNodeTileType type);