diff --git a/include/qbsp/bspfile.hh b/include/qbsp/bspfile.hh
index 145e01d5..b836b476 100644
--- a/include/qbsp/bspfile.hh
+++ b/include/qbsp/bspfile.hh
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ typedef struct {
     int32_t dataofs[];          /* [nummiptex] */
 } dmiptexlump_t;
 
-typedef std::string miptex_t;
-
 typedef struct {
     float point[3];
 } dvertex_t;
diff --git a/include/qbsp/map.hh b/include/qbsp/map.hh
index b044d413..88cca092 100644
--- a/include/qbsp/map.hh
+++ b/include/qbsp/map.hh
@@ -127,13 +127,15 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+using texname_t = std::string;
+
 typedef struct mapdata_s {
     /* Arrays of actual items */
     std::vector<mapface_t> faces;
     std::vector<mapbrush_t> brushes;
     std::vector<mapentity_t> entities;
     std::vector<qbsp_plane_t> planes;
-    std::vector<miptex_t> miptex;
+    std::vector<texname_t> miptex;
     std::vector<mtexinfo_t> mtexinfos;
     
     /* quick lookup for texinfo */
diff --git a/qbsp/globals.cc b/qbsp/globals.cc
index ded3455b..b61e95aa 100644
--- a/qbsp/globals.cc
+++ b/qbsp/globals.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const int *MemSize = MemSize_BSP29;
     sizeof(surface_t),                                  \
     sizeof(node_t),                                     \
     sizeof(brush_t),                                    \
-    sizeof(miptex_t),                                   \
+    sizeof(texname_t),                                  \
     sizeof(wvert_t),                                    \
     sizeof(wedge_t),                                    \
     sizeof(hashvert_t),                                 \