diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_texture/filter_texture.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_texture/filter_texture.cpp
index a088901a7..4621c4b04 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_texture/filter_texture.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_texture/filter_texture.cpp
@@ -816,7 +816,6 @@ bool FilterTexturePlugin::applyFilter(QAction *filter, MeshDocument &md, RichPar
             // Rasterizing faces
             srcMesh->updateDataMask(MeshModel::MM_FACEMARK);
             tri::UpdateNormals<CMeshO>::PerFaceNormalized(srcMesh->cm);
-            tri::UpdateFlags<CMeshO>::FaceProjection(srcMesh->cm);
             if (vertexSampling)
             {
                 TransferColorSampler sampler(srcMesh->cm, img, upperbound,vertexMode); // color sampling
@@ -888,7 +887,6 @@ bool FilterTexturePlugin::applyFilter(QAction *filter, MeshDocument &md, RichPar
 
             srcMesh->updateDataMask(MeshModel::MM_FACEMARK);
             tri::UpdateNormals<CMeshO>::PerFaceNormalized(srcMesh->cm);
-            tri::UpdateFlags<CMeshO>::FaceProjection(srcMesh->cm);
 
             // Colorizing vertices
             VertexSampler vs(srcMesh->cm, srcImg, upperbound);
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_texture/rastering.h b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_texture/rastering.h
index 712ee7cea..17dea550d 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_texture/rastering.h
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_texture/rastering.h
@@ -77,11 +77,7 @@ public:
 
         // Convert point to barycentric coords
         vcg::Point3f interp;
-        int axis;
-        if (nearestF->Flags() & CMeshO::FaceType::NORMX ) axis = 0;
-        else if (nearestF->Flags() & CMeshO::FaceType::NORMY ) axis = 1;
-        else axis = 2;
-        bool ret = InterpolationParameters(*nearestF, axis, closestPt, interp);
+        bool ret = InterpolationParameters(*nearestF, nearestF->cN(), closestPt, interp);
         assert(ret);
         interp[2]=1.0-interp[1]-interp[0];
 
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_zippering/filter_zippering.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_zippering/filter_zippering.cpp
index ad3bd33d4..005f4cd76 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_zippering/filter_zippering.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_zippering/filter_zippering.cpp
@@ -1519,10 +1519,8 @@ bool FilterZippering::applyFilter(QAction *filter, MeshDocument &md, RichParamet
 	tri::UnMarkAll(b->cm);
 
 	tri::UpdateNormals<CMeshO>::PerFaceNormalized(a->cm);
-	tri::UpdateFlags<CMeshO>::FaceProjection(a->cm);
 	tri::UpdateNormals<CMeshO>::PerVertexNormalized(a->cm);
 	tri::UpdateNormals<CMeshO>::PerFaceNormalized(b->cm);
-	tri::UpdateFlags<CMeshO>::FaceProjection(b->cm);
 	tri::UpdateNormals<CMeshO>::PerVertexNormalized(b->cm);
 	//fixed eps 
 	eps = 0.00001f;
@@ -1597,7 +1595,6 @@ bool FilterZippering::applyFilter(QAction *filter, MeshDocument &md, RichParamet
 		tri::UpdateTopology<CMeshO>::FaceFace(a->cm);
 		tri::UpdateFlags<CMeshO>::FaceClear(a->cm);
 		tri::UpdateNormals<CMeshO>::PerFaceNormalized(a->cm);   
-		tri::UpdateFlags<CMeshO>::FaceProjection(a->cm);  
 		tri::UpdateNormals<CMeshO>::PerVertexNormalized(a->cm);
 
 		//create grid on mesh A