diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx b/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
index c2d35fb9e3..9d03829520 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
@@ -609,12 +609,12 @@ fillin(DatagramIterator &scan, BamReader *manager) {
   //Texture to know how the parent write_datagram works.  And
   //makes the assumption that the only data being written is
   //the name
-  scan.get_uint32();  // For historical purposes
+  //  scan.get_uint32();  // For historical purposes
   _wrapu = (enum WrapMode) scan.get_uint8();
   _wrapv = (enum WrapMode) scan.get_uint8();
   _minfilter = (enum FilterType) scan.get_uint8();
   _magfilter = (enum FilterType) scan.get_uint8();
-  scan.get_uint16(); // placeholder for obsolete settings, remove this when you feel like bumping bam version number
+  //  scan.get_uint16(); // placeholder for obsolete settings, remove this when you feel like bumping bam version number
   _anisotropic_degree = scan.get_int16();
 
   if (scan.get_remaining_size() > 0) {
@@ -646,12 +646,12 @@ fillin(DatagramIterator &scan, BamReader *manager) {
 void Texture::
 write_datagram(BamWriter *manager, Datagram &me) {
   ImageBuffer::write_datagram(manager, me);
-  me.add_uint32(0);  // For historical purposes
+  //  me.add_uint32(0);  // For historical purposes
   me.add_uint8(_wrapu);
   me.add_uint8(_wrapv);
   me.add_uint8(_minfilter);
   me.add_uint8(_magfilter);
-  me.add_int16(0);  // placeholder for obsolete settings, remove this when you feel like bumping bam version number
+  //  me.add_int16(0);  // placeholder for obsolete settings, remove this when you feel like bumping bam version number
   me.add_int16(_anisotropic_degree);
 
   // We also need to write out the pixel buffer's format, even though