diff --git a/pandatool/src/palettizer/omitReason.cxx b/pandatool/src/palettizer/omitReason.cxx
index 70c720e10a..675c6f8763 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/palettizer/omitReason.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/palettizer/omitReason.cxx
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ operator << (ostream &out, OmitReason omit) {
 
   case OR_unknown:
     return out << "unknown";
+
+  case OR_unused:
+    return out << "unused";
   }
 
   return out << "**invalid**(" << (int)omit << ")";
diff --git a/pandatool/src/palettizer/omitReason.h b/pandatool/src/palettizer/omitReason.h
index 3df5526d7a..a2d8883e2f 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/palettizer/omitReason.h
+++ b/pandatool/src/palettizer/omitReason.h
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ enum OmitReason {
 
   OR_unknown,
   // The texture file cannot be read, so its size can't be determined.
+
+  OR_unused,
+  // The texture is no longer used by any of the egg files that
+  // formerly referenced it.
 };
 
 ostream &operator << (ostream &out, OmitReason omit);
diff --git a/pandatool/src/palettizer/texturePlacement.cxx b/pandatool/src/palettizer/texturePlacement.cxx
index 4d976c57e9..4e94a4891d 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/palettizer/texturePlacement.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/palettizer/texturePlacement.cxx
@@ -282,7 +282,12 @@ determine_size() {
     }
   }
 
-  nassertr(_has_uvs, false);
+  if (!_has_uvs) {
+    force_replace();
+    _omit_reason = OR_unused;
+    return false;
+  }
+
   TexCoordd rounded_min_uv = min_uv;
   TexCoordd rounded_max_uv = max_uv;