diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/blarg/gdx/graphics/atlas/json/TextureAtlasDesc.java b/src/main/java/ca/blarg/gdx/graphics/atlas/json/TextureAtlasJsonLoader.java
similarity index 85%
rename from src/main/java/ca/blarg/gdx/graphics/atlas/json/TextureAtlasDesc.java
rename to src/main/java/ca/blarg/gdx/graphics/atlas/json/TextureAtlasJsonLoader.java
index 01e0e6e..ebd18ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ca/blarg/gdx/graphics/atlas/json/TextureAtlasDesc.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ca/blarg/gdx/graphics/atlas/json/TextureAtlasJsonLoader.java
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Json;
 
-public class TextureAtlasDesc {
-	public JsonTextureAtlasDefinition load(FileHandle file) {
+public class TextureAtlasJsonLoader {
+	public static JsonTextureAtlasDefinition load(FileHandle file) {
 		Json json = new Json();
 		return json.fromJson(JsonTextureAtlasDefinition.class, file);
 	}
 
-	public TextureAtlas create(JsonTextureAtlasDefinition definition) {
+	public static TextureAtlas create(JsonTextureAtlasDefinition definition) {
 		return create(definition, null);
 	}
 
-	public TextureAtlas create(JsonTextureAtlasDefinition definition, AssetManager assetManager) {
+	public static TextureAtlas create(JsonTextureAtlasDefinition definition, AssetManager assetManager) {
 		if (definition.texture == null)
 			throw new RuntimeException("No texture specified.");
 		if (definition.tiles == null || definition.tiles.size() == 0)
diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/blarg/gdx/graphics/atlas/json/TextureAtlasLoader.java b/src/main/java/ca/blarg/gdx/graphics/atlas/json/TextureAtlasLoader.java
index 8b76b67..02ff22b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ca/blarg/gdx/graphics/atlas/json/TextureAtlasLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ca/blarg/gdx/graphics/atlas/json/TextureAtlasLoader.java
@@ -15,16 +15,14 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Array;
 public class TextureAtlasLoader extends AsynchronousAssetLoader<TextureAtlas, TextureAtlasLoader.TextureAtlasParameter> {
 	public TextureAtlasLoader(FileHandleResolver resolver) {
 		super(resolver);
-		desc = new TextureAtlasDesc();
 	}
 
-	final TextureAtlasDesc desc;
 	JsonTextureAtlasDefinition definition;
 	TextureAtlas atlas;
 
 	@Override
 	public Array<AssetDescriptor> getDependencies(String fileName, FileHandle file, TextureAtlasParameter parameter) {
-		definition = desc.load(file);
+		definition = TextureAtlasJsonLoader.load(file);
 		Array<AssetDescriptor> deps = new Array<AssetDescriptor>();
 		deps.add(new AssetDescriptor(definition.texture, Texture.class));
 		return deps;
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ public class TextureAtlasLoader extends AsynchronousAssetLoader<TextureAtlas, Te
 
 	@Override
 	public void loadAsync(AssetManager manager, String fileName, FileHandle file, TextureAtlasParameter parameter) {
-		atlas = desc.create(definition, manager);
+		atlas = TextureAtlasJsonLoader.create(definition, manager);
 	}
 
 	@Override