diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorSound.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorSound.cpp
index dd782f74f5..0d3e36a83c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorSound.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorSound.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ void ActorSound::LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode )
 
 	RString sFile;
 	if( ActorUtil::GetAttrPath(pNode, "File", sFile) )
-	{
-		ActorUtil::ResolvePath( sFile, ActorUtil::GetWhere(pNode) );
 		Load( sFile );
-	}
 }
 
 // lua start
diff --git a/stepmania/src/DifficultyIcon.cpp b/stepmania/src/DifficultyIcon.cpp
index 07fdaffc47..c4eaa1aed7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/DifficultyIcon.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/DifficultyIcon.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ void DifficultyIcon::LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode )
 	if( !ActorUtil::GetAttrPath(pNode, "File", sFile) )
 		RageException::Throw( "%s: DifficultyIcon: missing the \"File\" attribute.", ActorUtil::GetWhere(pNode).c_str() );
 
-	ActorUtil::ResolvePath( sFile, ActorUtil::GetWhere(pNode) );
-
 	Load( sFile );
 
 	// skip Sprite::LoadFromNode
diff --git a/stepmania/src/MeterDisplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/MeterDisplay.cpp
index 0930c6a6a9..db9db7b015 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MeterDisplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/MeterDisplay.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ void MeterDisplay::LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode )
 		if( !ActorUtil::GetAttrPath(pNode, "StreamPath", sStreamPath) )
 			RageException::Throw( "%s: MeterDisplay: missing the \"StreamPath\" attribute", ActorUtil::GetWhere(pNode).c_str() );
 
-		ActorUtil::ResolvePath( sStreamPath, ActorUtil::GetWhere(pNode) );
-
 		m_sprStream.Load( sStreamPath );
 		m_sprStream->SetZoomX( m_fStreamWidth / m_sprStream->GetUnzoomedWidth() );
 		this->AddChild( m_sprStream );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
index 3971fb6a63..b858e20ca5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
@@ -108,14 +108,15 @@ void Sprite::Load( RageTextureID ID )
 
 void Sprite::LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode )
 {
+	/* Texture may refer to the ID of a render target; if it's already registered,
+	 * use it without trying ot resolve it. */
 	RString sPath;
-	ActorUtil::GetAttrPath( pNode, "Texture", sPath );
+	pNode->GetAttrValue( "Texture", sPath );
+	if( !sPath.empty() && !TEXTUREMAN->IsTextureRegistered( RageTextureID(sPath) ) )
+		ActorUtil::GetAttrPath( pNode, "Texture", sPath );
 
 	if( !sPath.empty() )
 	{
-		if( !TEXTUREMAN->IsTextureRegistered( RageTextureID(sPath) ) )
-			ActorUtil::ResolvePath( sPath, ActorUtil::GetWhere(pNode) );
-
 		// Load the texture
 		LoadFromTexture( sPath );