diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBinary.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBinary.java
index 5f8356363..0316f1f1a 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBinary.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBinary.java
@@ -224,15 +224,7 @@ public class SkeletonBinary extends SkeletonLoader {
 			// Slots.
 			Object[] slots = skeletonData.slots.setSize(n = input.readInt(true));
 			for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-				String slotName = input.readString(), path = null;
-				if (nonessential) {
-					int slash = slotName.lastIndexOf('/');
-					if (slash != -1) {
-						path = slotName.substring(0, slash);
-						slotName = slotName.substring(slash + 1);
-					}
-				}
-
+				String slotName = input.readString();
 				BoneData boneData = (BoneData)bones[input.readInt(true)];
 				SlotData data = new SlotData(i, slotName, boneData);
 				Color.rgba8888ToColor(data.color, input.readInt());
@@ -242,10 +234,7 @@ public class SkeletonBinary extends SkeletonLoader {
 
 				data.attachmentName = input.readStringRef();
 				data.blendMode = BlendMode.values[input.readInt(true)];
-				if (nonessential) {
-					data.visible = input.readBoolean();
-					data.path = path;
-				}
+				if (nonessential) data.visible = input.readBoolean();
 				slots[i] = data;
 			}
 
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonJson.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonJson.java
index 3ce055693..0f7493082 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonJson.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonJson.java
@@ -181,13 +181,7 @@ public class SkeletonJson extends SkeletonLoader {
 
 		// Slots.
 		for (JsonValue slotMap = root.getChild("slots"); slotMap != null; slotMap = slotMap.next) {
-			String slotName = slotMap.getString("name"), path = null;
-			int slash = slotName.lastIndexOf('/');
-			if (slash != -1) {
-				path = slotName.substring(0, slash);
-				slotName = slotName.substring(slash + 1);
-			}
-
+			String slotName = slotMap.getString("name");
 			String boneName = slotMap.getString("bone");
 			BoneData boneData = skeletonData.findBone(boneName);
 			if (boneData == null) throw new SerializationException("Slot bone not found: " + boneName);
@@ -203,7 +197,6 @@ public class SkeletonJson extends SkeletonLoader {
 			data.attachmentName = slotMap.getString("attachment", null);
 			data.blendMode = BlendMode.valueOf(slotMap.getString("blend", BlendMode.normal.name()));
 			data.visible = slotMap.getBoolean("visible", true);
-			data.path = path;
 			skeletonData.slots.add(data);
 		}
 
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SlotData.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SlotData.java
index fe95b864c..2ee9ebba7 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SlotData.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SlotData.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public class SlotData {
 
 	// Nonessential.
 	boolean visible = true;
-	String path;
 
 	public SlotData (int index, String name, BoneData boneData) {
 		if (index < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("index must be >= 0.");
@@ -114,15 +113,6 @@ public class SlotData {
 		this.visible = visible;
 	}
 
-	/** The folders for this slot in the draw order, delimited by <code>/</code>, or null if nonessential data was not exported. */
-	public @Null String getPath () {
-		return path;
-	}
-
-	public void setPath (String path) {
-		this.path = path;
-	}
-
 	public String toString () {
 		return name;
 	}