diff --git a/agb/src/display/tiled/vram_manager.rs b/agb/src/display/tiled/vram_manager.rs
index e2818088..5b5f798d 100644
--- a/agb/src/display/tiled/vram_manager.rs
+++ b/agb/src/display/tiled/vram_manager.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ impl TileReferenceCount {
         self.reference_count = 0;
         self.tile_in_tile_set = None;
     }
+
+    fn current_count(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.reference_count
+    }
 }
 
 #[non_exhaustive]
@@ -279,6 +283,9 @@ impl VRamManager {
     pub(crate) fn gc(&mut self) {
         for tile_index in self.indices_to_gc.drain(..) {
             let index = tile_index.index() as usize;
+            if self.reference_counts[index].current_count() > 0 {
+                continue; // it has since been added back
+            }
 
             let tile_reference = Self::reference_from_index(tile_index);
             unsafe {
diff --git a/examples/the-hat-chooses-the-wizard/src/main.rs b/examples/the-hat-chooses-the-wizard/src/main.rs
index 1a3a0edc..de8f3ea9 100644
--- a/examples/the-hat-chooses-the-wizard/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/the-hat-chooses-the-wizard/src/main.rs
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Map<'a, 'b> {
         self.background.set_pos(vram, self.position.floor());
         self.foreground.set_pos(vram, self.position.floor());
 
-        self.background.commit();
-        self.foreground.commit();
+        self.background.commit(vram);
+        self.foreground.commit(vram);
     }
 
     pub fn init_background(&mut self, vram: &mut VRamManager) -> PartialUpdateStatus {
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ fn main(mut agb: agb::Gba) -> ! {
         }
     }
 
-    world_display.commit();
+    world_display.commit(&mut vram);
     world_display.show();
 
     splash_screen::show_splash_screen(
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ fn main(mut agb: agb::Gba) -> ! {
                 &mut vram,
             );
 
-            world_display.commit();
+            world_display.commit(&mut vram);
             world_display.show();
 
             music_box.before_frame(&mut mixer);
diff --git a/examples/the-hat-chooses-the-wizard/src/splash_screen.rs b/examples/the-hat-chooses-the-wizard/src/splash_screen.rs
index b39e39f9..64243b9b 100644
--- a/examples/the-hat-chooses-the-wizard/src/splash_screen.rs
+++ b/examples/the-hat-chooses-the-wizard/src/splash_screen.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn show_splash_screen(
         }
     }
 
-    map.commit();
+    map.commit(vram);
     vram.set_background_palettes(palette);
     map.show();
 
diff --git a/examples/the-purple-night/src/main.rs b/examples/the-purple-night/src/main.rs
index ea822c4d..930f7cd9 100644
--- a/examples/the-purple-night/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/the-purple-night/src/main.rs
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ impl<'a> Level<'a> {
         foreground.init(vram, start_pos, &mut between_updates);
         clouds.init(vram, start_pos / 4, &mut between_updates);
 
-        backdrop.commit();
-        foreground.commit();
-        clouds.commit();
+        backdrop.commit(vram);
+        foreground.commit(vram);
+        clouds.commit(vram);
 
         backdrop.show();
         foreground.show();
@@ -2081,9 +2081,9 @@ impl<'a> Game<'a> {
                 .commit_with_fudge(this_frame_offset, (0, 0).into());
         }
 
-        self.level.background.commit();
-        self.level.foreground.commit();
-        self.level.clouds.commit();
+        self.level.background.commit(vram);
+        self.level.foreground.commit(vram);
+        self.level.clouds.commit(vram);
 
         for i in remove {
             self.particles.remove(i);