diff --git a/include/core/tile.h b/include/core/tile.h
index bd673f74..5d85066a 100644
--- a/include/core/tile.h
+++ b/include/core/tile.h
@@ -8,17 +8,15 @@ class Tile
 {
 public:
     Tile();
-    Tile(int tileId, bool xflip, bool yflip, int palette);
+    Tile(uint16_t tileId, uint16_t xflip, uint16_t yflip, uint16_t palette);
     Tile(uint16_t raw);
 
 public:
-    int tileId;
-    bool xflip;
-    bool yflip;
-    int palette;
-
+    uint16_t tileId:10;
+    uint16_t xflip:1;
+    uint16_t yflip:1;
+    uint16_t palette:4;
     uint16_t rawValue() const;
-    void sanitize();
 
     static int getIndexInTileset(int);
 };
diff --git a/src/core/tile.cpp b/src/core/tile.cpp
index 10baa720..cc89c2a9 100644
--- a/src/core/tile.cpp
+++ b/src/core/tile.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         palette(0)
     {  }
 
- Tile::Tile(int tileId, bool xflip, bool yflip, int palette) :
+ Tile::Tile(uint16_t tileId, uint16_t xflip, uint16_t yflip, uint16_t palette) :
         tileId(tileId),
         xflip(xflip),
         yflip(yflip),
@@ -30,17 +30,6 @@ uint16_t Tile::rawValue() const {
          | ((this->palette & 0xF) << 12));
 }
 
-void Tile::sanitize() {
-    if (tileId < 0 || tileId >= Project::getNumTilesTotal()) {
-        logWarn(QString("Resetting tile's invalid tile id '%1' to 0.").arg(tileId));
-        tileId = 0;
-    }
-    if (palette < 0 || palette >= Project::getNumPalettesTotal()) {
-        logWarn(QString("Resetting tile's invalid palette id '%1' to 0.").arg(palette));
-        palette = 0;
-    }
-}
-
 int Tile::getIndexInTileset(int tileId) {
     if (tileId < Project::getNumTilesPrimary()) {
         return tileId;
diff --git a/src/mainwindow_scriptapi.cpp b/src/mainwindow_scriptapi.cpp
index 931bc26a..784a0354 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow_scriptapi.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow_scriptapi.cpp
@@ -991,11 +991,8 @@ void MainWindow::setMetatileTiles(int metatileId, QJSValue tilesObj, int tileSta
     // Write to metatile using as many of the given Tiles as possible
     int numTileObjs = qMin(tilesObj.property("length").toInt(), numTiles);
     int i = 0;
-    for (; i < numTileObjs; i++, tileStart++) {
-        Tile tile = Scripting::toTile(tilesObj.property(i));
-        tile.sanitize();
-        metatile->tiles[tileStart] = tile;
-    }
+    for (; i < numTileObjs; i++, tileStart++)
+        metatile->tiles[tileStart] = Scripting::toTile(tilesObj.property(i));
 
     // Fill remainder of specified length with empty Tiles
     for (; i < numTiles; i++, tileStart++)
@@ -1014,7 +1011,6 @@ void MainWindow::setMetatileTiles(int metatileId, int tileId, bool xflip, bool y
 
     // Write to metatile using Tiles of the specified value
     Tile tile = Tile(tileId, xflip, yflip, palette);
-    tile.sanitize();
     for (int i = tileStart; i <= tileEnd; i++)
         metatile->tiles[i] = tile;