diff --git a/flixel/animation/FlxAnimation.hx b/flixel/animation/FlxAnimation.hx
index 1bb90a335f..98e9a88749 100644
--- a/flixel/animation/FlxAnimation.hx
+++ b/flixel/animation/FlxAnimation.hx
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class FlxAnimation extends FlxBaseAnimation
 				if (looped && curFrame == loopPoint)
 				{
 					curFrame = numFrames - 1;
-					parent.fireLoopCallback(name);
+					parent.onLoopComplete.dispatch(name);
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class FlxAnimation extends FlxBaseAnimation
 				if (looped && curFrame == numFrames - 1)
 				{
 					curFrame = loopPoint;
-					parent.fireLoopCallback(name);
+					parent.onLoopComplete.dispatch(name);
 				}
 				else
 				{
diff --git a/flixel/animation/FlxAnimationController.hx b/flixel/animation/FlxAnimationController.hx
index 885e7b8e9e..c7aa4d326d 100644
--- a/flixel/animation/FlxAnimationController.hx
+++ b/flixel/animation/FlxAnimationController.hx
@@ -732,12 +732,6 @@ class FlxAnimationController implements IFlxDestroyable
 		onFinish.dispatch(name);
 	}
 
-	@:allow(flixel.animation)
-	function fireLoopCallback(?name:String):Void
-	{
-		onLoopComplete.dispatch(name);
-	}
-
 	function byNamesHelper(addTo:Array<Int>, frameNames:Array<String>):Void
 	{
 		for (frameName in frameNames)