Applied @alteredq's sprite removal bugfix.

examples/webgl_collisions_reaction.html

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         </script>
         <script type="text/javascript">
 
-            var scene, camera, renderer, info, mouse2d, sun, loader, sphere, debugNormal;
+            var camera, scene, renderer, info, mouse2d, sun, loader, sphere, debugNormal;
 
             var range = 400;
             var speed = 1;

examples/webgl_sprites.html

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 
 				scene = new THREE.Scene();
 
-
 				// create sprites
 
 				var amount = 200;
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@
 				renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer();
 				renderer.setClearColorHex( 0x000000, 1 );
 				renderer.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
-				renderer.sortObjects = true;
 
 				container.appendChild( renderer.domElement );
 

src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js

@@ -4232,6 +4232,22 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 
 	};
 
+	function removeInstancesDirect( objlist, object ) {
+
+		var o, ol;
+
+		for ( o = objlist.length - 1; o >= 0; o -- ) {
+
+			if ( objlist[ o ] == object ) {
+
+				objlist.splice( o, 1 );
+
+			}
+
+		}
+
+	};
+
 	function removeObject( object, scene ) {
 
 		// must check as shadow volume before mesh (as they are also meshes)
@@ -4249,7 +4265,7 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 
 		} else if ( object instanceof THREE.Sprite ) {
 
-			removeInstances( scene.__webglSprites, object );
+			removeInstancesDirect( scene.__webglSprites, object );
 
 		} else if ( object instanceof THREE.LensFlare ) {