diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_md2.c b/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
index de78808e6..418e7340a 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,6 @@ static void HWR_GetBlendedTexture(patch_t *patch, patch_t *blendgpatch, INT32 sk
 {
 	// mostly copied from HWR_GetMappedPatch, hence the similarities and comment
 	GLPatch_t *glPatch = patch->hardware;
-	GLPatch_t *glBlendPatch = NULL;
 	GLMipmap_t *glMipmap, *newMipmap;
 
 
@@ -1071,14 +1070,6 @@ static void HWR_GetBlendedTexture(patch_t *patch, patch_t *blendgpatch, INT32 sk
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if ((blendgpatch && (glBlendPatch = blendgpatch->hardware) && glBlendPatch->mipmap->format)
-		&& (patch->width != blendgpatch->width || patch->height != blendgpatch->height))
-	{
-		// Blend image exists, but it's bad.
-		GL_SetTexture(glPatch->mipmap);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	// search for the Mipmap
 	// skip the first (no colormap translated)
 	for (glMipmap = glPatch->mipmap; glMipmap->nextcolormap; )
@@ -1330,7 +1321,9 @@ void HWR_DrawMD2(gl_vissprite_t *spr)
 
 		if (gpatch && hwrPatch && hwrPatch->mipmap->format) // else if meant that if a texture couldn't be loaded, it would just end up using something else's texture
 		{
-			if ((skincolors_t)spr->mobj->color != SKINCOLOR_NONE)
+			if ((skincolors_t)spr->mobj->color != SKINCOLOR_NONE &&
+				blendgpatch && hwrBlendPatch->mipmap->format
+				&& gpatch->width == blendgpatch->width && gpatch->height == blendgpatch->height)
 			{
 				INT32 tcskinnum = TC_DEFAULT;
 				if ((spr->mobj->flags & MF_BOSS) && (spr->mobj->flags2 & MF2_FRET) && (leveltime & 1)) // Bosses "flash"