diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
index a28ca0b7b7..cbc560d5ac 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
@@ -715,8 +715,6 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> normalMap(
             new osg::Texture2D(mResourceSystem->getImageManager()->getImage("textures/omw/water_nm.png")));
-        if (normalMap->getImage())
-            normalMap->getImage()->flipVertical();
         normalMap->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_S, osg::Texture::REPEAT);
         normalMap->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_T, osg::Texture::REPEAT);
         normalMap->setMaxAnisotropy(16);
diff --git a/files/shaders/compatibility/water.frag b/files/shaders/compatibility/water.frag
index d1324e01bd..749dcf27cd 100644
--- a/files/shaders/compatibility/water.frag
+++ b/files/shaders/compatibility/water.frag
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ uniform vec2 screenRes;
 void main(void)
 {
     vec2 UV = worldPos.xy / (8192.0*5.0) * 3.0;
-    UV.y *= -1.0;
 
     float shadow = unshadowedLightRatio(linearDepth);