diff --git a/systems.cpp b/systems.cpp
index a8ef45f..2be7556 100644
--- a/systems.cpp
+++ b/systems.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ void System::collision(GameLevel &level) {
 void System::remove_from_world(GameLevel &level, Entity entity) {
   auto& item_pos = level.world->get<Position>(entity);
   level.collision->remove(item_pos.location, entity);
-  // level.world->remove<Tile>(entity);
   // if you don't do this you get the bug that you can pickup
   // an item and it'll also be in your inventory
   level.world->remove<Position>(entity);
diff --git a/textures.cpp b/textures.cpp
index 7aac290..73af589 100644
--- a/textures.cpp
+++ b/textures.cpp
@@ -5,16 +5,20 @@
 #include "config.hpp"
 #include "constants.hpp"
 #include <memory>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 namespace textures {
   using std::shared_ptr, std::make_shared, nlohmann::json, std::string;
+  namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
   static TextureManager TMGR;
   static bool initialized = false;
 
   void load_sprite_textures(SpriteTextureMap &mapping, json &config, bool smooth) {
     for(auto& [name, settings] : config.items()) {
-      auto texture = make_shared<sf::Texture>(settings["path"]);
+      const string& path = settings["path"];
+      dbc::check(fs::exists(path), fmt::format("texture at {} doesn't exist", path));
+      auto texture = make_shared<sf::Texture>(path);
 
       texture->setSmooth(smooth);
       auto sprite = make_shared<sf::Sprite>(*texture);