diff --git a/src/core/CoreTextNode.ts b/src/core/CoreTextNode.ts
index 0e9a1d2..15bc9da 100644
--- a/src/core/CoreTextNode.ts
+++ b/src/core/CoreTextNode.ts
@@ -239,27 +239,23 @@ export class CoreTextNode extends CoreNode implements CoreTextNodeProps {
     // Handle Canvas renderer (uses ImageData)
     if (textRendererType === 'canvas') {
       if (result.imageData === undefined) {
-        this.emit('failed', {
-          type: 'text',
-          error: new Error(
-            'Canvas text rendering failed, no image data returned',
-          ),
-        } satisfies NodeTextFailedPayload);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      this.texture = this.stage.txManager.createTexture('ImageTexture', {
-        premultiplyAlpha: true,
-        src: result.imageData as ImageData,
-      });
-      // It isn't renderable until the texture is loaded we have to set it to false here to avoid it
-      // being detected as a renderable default color node in the next frame
-      // it will be corrected once the texture is loaded
-      this.setRenderable(false);
-
-      if (this.renderState > CoreNodeRenderState.OutOfBounds) {
-        // We do want the texture to load immediately
-        this.texture.setRenderableOwner(this._id, true);
+        // Empty text returns no imageData — mark not renderable and continue
+        // to update dimensions (w=0, h=0) rather than emitting a failure.
+        this.setRenderable(false);
+      } else {
+        this.texture = this.stage.txManager.createTexture('ImageTexture', {
+          premultiplyAlpha: true,
+          src: result.imageData as ImageData,
+        });
+        // It isn't renderable until the texture is loaded we have to set it to false here to avoid it
+        // being detected as a renderable default color node in the next frame
+        // it will be corrected once the texture is loaded
+        this.setRenderable(false);
+
+        if (this.renderState > CoreNodeRenderState.OutOfBounds) {
+          // We do want the texture to load immediately
+          this.texture.setRenderableOwner(this._id, true);
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/CoreTextureManager.ts b/src/core/CoreTextureManager.ts
index 16e9c5f..5fd673d 100644
--- a/src/core/CoreTextureManager.ts
+++ b/src/core/CoreTextureManager.ts
@@ -340,8 +340,6 @@ export class CoreTextureManager extends EventEmitter {
    * @param immediate - Whether to prioritize the texture for immediate loading
    */
   async loadTexture(texture: Texture, priority?: boolean): Promise<void> {
-    this.stage.txMemManager.removeFromOrphanedTextures(texture);
-
     if (texture.type === TextureType.subTexture) {
       // ignore subtextures - they get loaded through their parent
       return;
diff --git a/src/core/TextureMemoryManager.ts b/src/core/TextureMemoryManager.ts
index 80548b4..361db79 100644
--- a/src/core/TextureMemoryManager.ts
+++ b/src/core/TextureMemoryManager.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ export interface MemoryInfo {
 export class TextureMemoryManager {
   private memUsed = 0;
   private loadedTextures: Set<Texture> = new Set();
-  private orphanedTextures: Set<Texture> = new Set();
   private criticalThreshold: number = 124e6;
   private targetThreshold: number = 0.5;
   private cleanupInterval: number = 5000;
@@ -127,32 +126,6 @@ export class TextureMemoryManager {
     this.updateSettings(settings);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Add a texture to the orphaned textures list
-   *
-   * @param texture - The texture to add to the orphaned textures list
-   */
-  addToOrphanedTextures(texture: Texture) {
-    // if the texture is already in the orphaned textures list add it at the end
-    if (this.orphanedTextures.has(texture)) {
-      this.orphanedTextures.delete(texture);
-    }
-
-    // If the texture can be cleaned up, add it to the orphaned textures list
-    if (texture.preventCleanup === false) {
-      this.orphanedTextures.add(texture);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Remove a texture from the orphaned textures list
-   *
-   * @param texture - The texture to remove from the orphaned textures list
-   */
-  removeFromOrphanedTextures(texture: Texture) {
-    this.orphanedTextures.delete(texture);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Set the memory usage of a texture
    *
diff --git a/src/core/text-rendering/CanvasTextRenderer.ts b/src/core/text-rendering/CanvasTextRenderer.ts
index 42df42f..297e58d 100644
--- a/src/core/text-rendering/CanvasTextRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/core/text-rendering/CanvasTextRenderer.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ const renderText = (props: CoreTextNodeProps): TextRenderInfo => {
   assertTruthy(canvas, 'Canvas is not initialized');
   assertTruthy(context, 'Canvas context is not available');
   assertTruthy(measureContext, 'Canvas measureContext is not available');
+
+  if (props.text.length === 0) {
+    return {
+      width: 0,
+      height: 0,
+    };
+  }
+
   // Extract already normalized properties
   const {
     text,