diff --git a/data/gfx/acid_splash.xml b/data/gfx/acid_splash.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 484acd0ae..000000000
--- a/data/gfx/acid_splash.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<particles emitter="box" box_x="0.75" box_y="0.75" box_z="0.75">
-
-    <spreading angle="25"        />
-    
-    <velocity  x="0.000"
-               y="0.002"
-               z="0.000"         />
-    
-    <material  file="smoke_acid.png"  />
-    
-    <!-- Amount of particles emitted per second -->
-    <rate      min="300"
-               max="400"         />
-    
-    <!-- Minimal and maximal lifetime of a particle, in milliseconds. -->
-    <lifetime  min="1000"
-               max="1000"         />
-    
-    <!-- Size of the particles -->
-    <size      min="0.2"
-               max="0.66"        />
-
-    <color     min="255 255 255"
-               max="0 0 0" />
-
-    <!-- How much time in milliseconds before the particle is fully faded out  -->
-    <fadeout   time="500"        />
-
-</particles>
diff --git a/src/graphics/particle_kind.cpp b/src/graphics/particle_kind.cpp
index de155b167..98a6405c2 100644
--- a/src/graphics/particle_kind.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/particle_kind.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ ParticleKind::ParticleKind(const std::string file) : m_min_start_color(255,255,2
     m_max_size       = 0.5f;
     m_min_size       = 0.5f;
     m_shape          = EMITTER_POINT;
-    m_material       = NULL;
     m_min_rate       = 10;
     m_max_rate       = 10;
     m_lifetime_min   = 400;
@@ -117,29 +116,14 @@ ParticleKind::ParticleKind(const std::string file) : m_min_start_color(255,255,2
         throw std::runtime_error("[ParticleKind] No <material> node in " + file);
     }
     
-    std::string materialFile;
-    material->get("file", &materialFile);
+    material->get("file", &m_material_file);
     
-    if (materialFile.size() == 0)
+    if (m_material_file.size() == 0)
     {
         delete xml;
         throw std::runtime_error("[ParticleKind] <material> tag has invalid 'file' attribute");
     }
     
-    if (material_manager->hasMaterial(materialFile))
-    {
-        m_material = material_manager->getMaterial(materialFile);
-        if (m_material->getTexture() == NULL)
-        {
-            throw std::runtime_error("[ParticleKind] Cannot locate file " + materialFile);
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "[ParticleKind] WARNING: particle image '%s' does not appear in the list of "
-                        "currently known materials\n", materialFile.c_str());
-    }
-    
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     const XMLNode* rate = xml->getNode("rate");
@@ -218,3 +202,24 @@ ParticleKind::ParticleKind(const std::string file) : m_min_start_color(255,255,2
     
     delete xml;
 }
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Material* ParticleKind::getMaterial() const
+{
+    if (material_manager->hasMaterial(m_material_file))
+    {
+        Material* material = material_manager->getMaterial(m_material_file);
+        if (material->getTexture() == NULL)
+        {
+            throw std::runtime_error("[ParticleKind] Cannot locate file " + m_material_file);
+        }
+        return material;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "[ParticleKind] WARNING: particle image '%s' does not appear in the list of "
+                "currently known materials\n", m_material_file.c_str());
+        return NULL;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/graphics/particle_kind.hpp b/src/graphics/particle_kind.hpp
index 497912d4c..9940b79bc 100644
--- a/src/graphics/particle_kind.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/particle_kind.hpp
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ private:
     float     m_velocity_z;
     
     EmitterShape m_shape;
-    
-    Material* m_material;
-    
+        
     /** Minimal emission rate in particles per second */
     int       m_min_rate;
     
@@ -85,6 +83,8 @@ private:
     
     std::string m_name;
     
+    std::string m_material_file;
+    
 public:
     
     /**
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public:
     
     EmitterShape getShape    () const { return m_shape;           }
     
-    Material* getMaterial    () const { return m_material;        }
+    Material* getMaterial    () const;
 
     int       getMaxLifetime () const { return m_lifetime_max;    }
     int       getMinLifetime () const { return m_lifetime_min;    }