diff --git a/src/Backends/Rendering/OpenGL3.cpp b/src/Backends/Rendering/OpenGL3.cpp
index 5039a300..c7e3f609 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Rendering/OpenGL3.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/Rendering/OpenGL3.cpp
@@ -635,7 +635,6 @@ Backend_Surface* Backend_Init(const char *title, int width, int height, BOOL ful
 							config.atlas_width_in_pixels = 256;
 							config.atlas_height_in_pixels = 256;
 							config.lonely_buffer_count_till_flush = 4; // Start making atlases immediately
-							config.ticks_to_decay_texture = 100;       // If a glyph hasn't been used for the past 100 draws, destroy it
 							config.batch_callback = GlyphBatch_Draw;
 							config.get_pixels_callback = GlyphBatch_GetPixels;
 							config.generate_texture_callback = GlyphBatch_CreateTexture;
@@ -718,6 +717,8 @@ void Backend_Deinit(void)
 
 void Backend_DrawScreen(void)
 {
+	spritebatch_tick(&glyph_batcher);
+
 	FlushVertexBuffer();
 	last_render_mode = MODE_BLANK;
 	last_source_texture = 0;
@@ -1064,7 +1065,6 @@ void Backend_DrawGlyph(Backend_Glyph *glyph, long x, long y)
 
 void Backend_FlushGlyphs(void)
 {
-	spritebatch_tick(&glyph_batcher);
 	spritebatch_defrag(&glyph_batcher);
 	spritebatch_flush(&glyph_batcher);
 }
diff --git a/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLTexture.cpp b/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLTexture.cpp
index 6bb94e02..59f1fd8d 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLTexture.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLTexture.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ Backend_Surface* Backend_Init(const char *title, int width, int height, BOOL ful
 				config.atlas_width_in_pixels = 256;
 				config.atlas_height_in_pixels = 256;
 				config.lonely_buffer_count_till_flush = 4; // Start making atlases immediately
-				config.ticks_to_decay_texture = 100;       // If a glyph hasn't been used for the past 100 draws, destroy it
 				config.batch_callback = GlyphBatch_Draw;
 				config.get_pixels_callback = GlyphBatch_GetPixels;
 				config.generate_texture_callback = GlyphBatch_CreateTexture;
@@ -212,6 +211,8 @@ void Backend_Deinit(void)
 
 void Backend_DrawScreen(void)
 {
+	spritebatch_tick(&glyph_batcher);
+
 	SDL_SetRenderTarget(renderer, NULL);
 	SDL_RenderCopy(renderer, framebuffer.texture, NULL, NULL);
 	SDL_RenderPresent(renderer);
@@ -419,7 +420,6 @@ void Backend_DrawGlyph(Backend_Glyph *glyph, long x, long y)
 
 void Backend_FlushGlyphs(void)
 {
-	spritebatch_tick(&glyph_batcher);
 	spritebatch_defrag(&glyph_batcher);
 	spritebatch_flush(&glyph_batcher);
 }