diff --git a/src/asset.cpp b/src/asset.cpp
index b52a581..74dc3c7 100644
--- a/src/asset.cpp
+++ b/src/asset.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ model* initModel(Assets* assets,
 	memory_arena* arena,
 	tinygltf::Model t_mdl,
 	const char* filename);
+util_image* copyDiffuseTexture(Assets* assets,
+	memory_arena* arena,
+	const tinygltf::Model& t_mdl);
 bool parseMeshNode(mesh* m,
 	memory_arena* arena,
 	const tinygltf::Node& node,
@@ -23,40 +26,6 @@ bool parseMeshNode(mesh* m,
 
 // interface
 
-// FIXME: move to internal when finished
-# if 0
-util_image*
-copyDiffuseTexture(texture_assets* textures,
-	memory_arena* arena,
-	const tinygltf::Model& t_mdl)
-{
-	// NOTE: assuming material[0] since we're using pallete texture
-	assert(t_mdl.materials.size() == 1
-		&& t_mdl.textures.size() == 1
-		&& t_mdl.images.size() == 1
-		&& t_mdl.images[0].image.size() > 0);
-	tinygltf::Image t_img = t_mdl.images[0];
-
-	// TODO: re-alloc array when out of space
-	assert(textures->count < textures->max && arena != nullptr);
-	util_image* dtex = &textures->images[textures->count];
-	textures->count++;
-
-	dtex->w = t_img.width;
-	dtex->h = t_img.height;
-	dtex->bits_per_channel = t_img.bits;
-	dtex->num_channels = t_img.component;
-	dtex->data_len = t_img.image.size();
-	dtex->pixels = ARENA_ALLOC(arena, u8, dtex->data_len);
-	// FIXME: overwriting memory here... also fix in libTangerine
-	std::strncpy(dtex->file_path, t_img.uri.c_str(), t_img.uri.size());
-	dtex->filepath_hash = utilFNV64a_str(t_img.uri.c_str());
-	std::memcpy(dtex->pixels, t_img.image.data(), dtex->data_len);
-
-	return dtex;
-}
-#endif
-
 model*
 assetLoadFromFile(Assets* assets,
 	memory_arena* arena,
@@ -80,15 +49,13 @@ assetLoadFromFile(Assets* assets,
 	// NOTE: assume we're working with a single buffer
 	assert(t_mdl.buffers.size() == 1);
 	model* mdl = initModel(assets, arena, t_mdl, filename);
-#if 0
-	// FIXME: probably a bug here with overwriting arena memory
-	mdl->diffuse_texture = copyDiffuseTexture(textures, arena, t_mdl);
+	mdl->diffuse_texture = copyDiffuseTexture(assets, arena, t_mdl);
+
 	if (mdl->diffuse_texture == nullptr) {
 		LOG(Error) << "Error Loading diffuse texture\n";
 		// TODO: reclaim arena memory
 		return nullptr;
 	}
-#endif
 
 	uint mesh_idx = 0;
 
@@ -248,6 +215,44 @@ parseMeshNode(mesh* m,
 	return false;
 }
 
+util_image*
+getFreeTexture(Assets* assets)
+{
+	if (assets->num_textures < assets->max_textures)
+		return &assets->textures[assets->num_textures++];
+
+	printf("%s(), no free textures\n", __FUNCTION__);
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
+util_image*
+copyDiffuseTexture(Assets* assets,
+	memory_arena* arena,
+	const tinygltf::Model& t_mdl)
+{
+	// NOTE: assuming material[0] since we're using pallete texture
+	assert(t_mdl.materials.size() == 1
+		&& t_mdl.textures.size() == 1
+		&& t_mdl.images.size() == 1
+		&& t_mdl.images[0].image.size() > 0);
+	tinygltf::Image t_img = t_mdl.images[0];
+
+	util_image* dtex = getFreeTexture(assets);
+	if (!dtex) return nullptr;
+
+	dtex->w = t_img.width;
+	dtex->h = t_img.height;
+	dtex->bits_per_channel = t_img.bits;
+	dtex->num_channels = t_img.component;
+	dtex->data_len = t_img.image.size();
+	dtex->pixels = ARENA_ALLOC(arena, u8, dtex->data_len);
+	std::strncpy(dtex->file_path, t_img.uri.c_str(), sizeof(dtex->file_path));
+	dtex->filepath_hash = utilFNV64a_str(t_img.uri.c_str());
+	std::memcpy(dtex->pixels, t_img.image.data(), dtex->data_len);
+
+	return dtex;
+}
+
 const char*
 getTargetStr(int target)
 {
diff --git a/src/asset.h b/src/asset.h
index 6155996..66539fc 100644
--- a/src/asset.h
+++ b/src/asset.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ struct util_image
 	uint data_len;
 	u8* pixels;
 	u64 filepath_hash;
-	// FIXME: should use a pointer here, and just add the length of file_path
-	// 	onto the allocation for util_image
 	char file_path[256];
 };