diff --git a/spine-xna/src/SkeletonRenderer.cs b/spine-xna/src/SkeletonRenderer.cs
index d2adcf934..793875573 100644
--- a/spine-xna/src/SkeletonRenderer.cs
+++ b/spine-xna/src/SkeletonRenderer.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ namespace Spine {
 		SpriteBatcher batcher;
 		BasicEffect effect;
 		RasterizerState rasterizerState;
-		public bool PremultipliedAlpha { get; set; }
 		float[] vertices = new float[8];
 
 		public SkeletonRenderer (GraphicsDevice device) {
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Spine {
 
 		public void Begin () {
 			device.RasterizerState = rasterizerState;
-			device.BlendState = BlendState.AlphaBlend;
+			device.BlendState = BlendState.AlphaBlend; // spine-xna textures are premultiplied on load, see Util.cs.
 
 			effect.Projection = Matrix.CreateOrthographicOffCenter(0, device.Viewport.Width, device.Viewport.Height, 0, 1, 0);
 		}
@@ -94,26 +93,12 @@ namespace Spine {
 					AtlasRegion region = (AtlasRegion)regionAttachment.RendererObject;
 					item.Texture = (Texture2D)region.page.rendererObject;
 
-					byte r = (byte)(skeletonR * slot.R * 255);
-					byte g = (byte)(skeletonG * slot.G * 255);
-					byte b = (byte)(skeletonB * slot.B * 255);
-					byte a = (byte)(skeletonA * slot.A * 255);
-					item.vertexTL.Color.R = r;
-					item.vertexTL.Color.G = g;
-					item.vertexTL.Color.B = b;
-					item.vertexTL.Color.A = a;
-					item.vertexBL.Color.R = r;
-					item.vertexBL.Color.G = g;
-					item.vertexBL.Color.B = b;
-					item.vertexBL.Color.A = a;
-					item.vertexBR.Color.R = r;
-					item.vertexBR.Color.G = g;
-					item.vertexBR.Color.B = b;
-					item.vertexBR.Color.A = a;
-					item.vertexTR.Color.R = r;
-					item.vertexTR.Color.G = g;
-					item.vertexTR.Color.B = b;
-					item.vertexTR.Color.A = a;
+					float a = skeletonA * slot.A;
+					Color color = new Color(skeletonR * slot.R * a, skeletonG * slot.G * a, skeletonB * slot.B * a, a);
+					item.vertexTL.Color = color;
+					item.vertexBL.Color = color;
+					item.vertexBR.Color = color;
+					item.vertexTR.Color = color;
 
 					float[] vertices = this.vertices;
 					regionAttachment.ComputeWorldVertices(x, y, slot.Bone, vertices);