diff --git a/include/cinnabar-render/assets.hpp b/include/cinnabar-render/assets.hpp
index 3fec6701..eaa19fa1 100644
--- a/include/cinnabar-render/assets.hpp
+++ b/include/cinnabar-render/assets.hpp
@@ -15,15 +15,12 @@ namespace ce {
 			geom = "",
 			frag = "";
 	};
-	struct TextureFormat {
+	struct TextureFile {
+		unsigned char* data = NULL; // TODO: what type should this actually be? this has been a void* in some areas
 		GLsizei
 			width = 0,
 			height = 0;
-		GLint internalColorSpace = 0; // TODO: is there a better value for this? GL_NONE exists but doesn't seem correct
-	};
-	struct TextureFile {
-		unsigned char* data = NULL; // TODO: what type should this actually be? this has been a void* in some areas
-		TextureFormat format;
+		GLint internalColorSpace = 0; // TODO: is there a better value for this? GL_NONE exists but doesn't seem correct (also make changes in Texture)
 	};
 	struct MaterialFile {
 		glm::vec4
diff --git a/include/cinnabar-render/texture.hpp b/include/cinnabar-render/texture.hpp
index b2f4d56d..dd71572c 100644
--- a/include/cinnabar-render/texture.hpp
+++ b/include/cinnabar-render/texture.hpp
@@ -7,19 +7,23 @@
 namespace ce {
 	class Texture {
 	 public:
-		Texture(std::string filename, GLenum colorSpace = 0, GLenum target = GL_TEXTURE_2D) // TODO: default colorSpace should change based on TextureFile.channelCount (GL_RED, GL_RG, GL_RGB, GL_RGBA)
-			: Texture(ce::assetManager::getTextureFile(filename), colorSpace, target){};
-		Texture(TextureFile textureFile, GLenum colorSpace = 0, GLenum target = GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+		Texture(std::string filename, GLenum colorSpace = 0, GLenum target = GL_TEXTURE_2D) {
+			TextureFile textureFile = ce::assetManager::getTextureFile(filename);
+			init(textureFile, colorSpace, target);
+			ce::assetManager::freeTextureFile(textureFile);
+		};
+		Texture(TextureFile textureFile, GLenum colorSpace = 0, GLenum target = GL_TEXTURE_2D) {
+			init(textureFile, colorSpace, target);
+		};
 		~Texture();
 
 		void bind(), unbind(), activate(int slot);
 
 	 private:
 		GLuint m_texture;
-		TextureFormat m_format;
-		GLenum m_colorSpace;
 		GLenum m_target;
 
+		void init(TextureFile textureFile, GLenum colorSpace = 0, GLenum target = GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 		bool loadData(TextureFile textureFile, GLenum colorSpace = 0, GLenum target = GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/cinnabar-render/asset_manager.cpp b/src/cinnabar-render/asset_manager.cpp
index be1db3cc..12e44fcc 100644
--- a/src/cinnabar-render/asset_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/cinnabar-render/asset_manager.cpp
@@ -46,23 +46,23 @@ ce::TextureFile ce::assetManager::getTextureFile(std::string path) {
 	int channelCount;
 	textureFile.data = stbi_load(
 		(defaults::RESOURCE_FOLDER + "/" + defaults::TEXTURE_FOLDER + "/" + path).c_str(),
-		&textureFile.format.width,
-		&textureFile.format.height,
+		&textureFile.width,
+		&textureFile.height,
 		&channelCount,
 		0);
 
 	switch (channelCount) {
 		case 1:
-			textureFile.format.internalColorSpace = GL_RED;
+			textureFile.internalColorSpace = GL_RED;
 			break;
 		case 2:
-			textureFile.format.internalColorSpace = GL_RG;
+			textureFile.internalColorSpace = GL_RG;
 			break;
 		case 3:
-			textureFile.format.internalColorSpace = GL_RGB;
+			textureFile.internalColorSpace = GL_RGB;
 			break;
 		case 4:
-			textureFile.format.internalColorSpace = GL_RGBA;
+			textureFile.internalColorSpace = GL_RGBA;
 			break;
 		default:
 			LOG_WARN("Unsupported texture channel count: %i", channelCount);
diff --git a/src/cinnabar-render/texture.cpp b/src/cinnabar-render/texture.cpp
index 560645ed..83e49d44 100644
--- a/src/cinnabar-render/texture.cpp
+++ b/src/cinnabar-render/texture.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <cinnabar-render/asset_manager.hpp>
 
-ce::Texture::Texture(TextureFile textureFile, GLenum colorSpace, GLenum target) {
-
+void ce::Texture::init(TextureFile textureFile, GLenum colorSpace, GLenum target) {
 	glGenTextures(1, &m_texture);
 	bind();
 	glTexParameteri(target, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_REPEAT); // TODO: proper system for setting texture parameters
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ ce::Texture::Texture(TextureFile textureFile, GLenum colorSpace, GLenum target)
 	} else {
 		LOG_ERROR("Failed to load texture");
 	}
-	ce::assetManager::freeTextureFile(textureFile); // TODO: what if the TextureFile is used more than once? this should only be called if a string is passed in for the constructor
 }
 
 ce::Texture::~Texture() {
@@ -42,27 +40,24 @@ void ce::Texture::unbind() {
 }
 
 bool ce::Texture::loadData(TextureFile textureFile, GLenum colorSpace, GLenum target) {
-	m_format = textureFile.format; // TODO: are these variables needed, and are they redundantly set elsewhere?
 	m_target = target;
-	if (colorSpace)
-		m_colorSpace = colorSpace;
-	else
-		switch (m_format.internalColorSpace) {
+	if (!colorSpace)
+		switch (textureFile.internalColorSpace) {
 			case GL_RED:
 			case GL_RG:
 			case GL_RGB:
 			case GL_RGBA:
-				m_colorSpace = m_format.internalColorSpace;
+				colorSpace = textureFile.internalColorSpace;
 				break;
 
 				// TODO: add formats GL_RED_INTEGER, GL_RG_INTEGER, GL_RGB_INTEGER, GL_RGBA_INTEGER, GL_STENCIL_INDEX, GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT, GL_DEPTH_STENCIL
 			default:
-				LOG_WARN("Unrecognized internal color space: %i", textureFile.format.internalColorSpace);
+				LOG_WARN("Unrecognized internal color space: %i", textureFile.internalColorSpace);
 		}
 
 	if (textureFile.data) {
 		bind();
-		glTexImage2D(m_target, 0, m_format.internalColorSpace, m_format.width, m_format.height, 0, m_colorSpace,
+		glTexImage2D(m_target, 0, textureFile.internalColorSpace, textureFile.width, textureFile.height, 0, colorSpace,
 			GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, textureFile.data);
 		glGenerateMipmap(m_target);
 		unbind();