diff --git a/src/spritecache.cpp b/src/spritecache.cpp
--- a/src/spritecache.cpp
+++ b/src/spritecache.cpp
@@ -281,8 +281,6 @@ static void *ReadSprite(SpriteCache *sc,
 			}
 		}
 
-		sc->type = sprite_type;
-
 		return sc->ptr;
 	}