diff --git a/scene_opengl.cpp b/scene_opengl.cpp
index 0d862350a7..1b2dd37c9b 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.cpp
+++ b/scene_opengl.cpp
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ SceneOpenGL::Texture::Texture(OpenGLBackend *backend)
 SceneOpenGL::Texture::Texture(OpenGLBackend *backend, const QPixmap &pix, GLenum target)
     : GLTexture(*backend->createBackendTexture(this))
 {
-    load(pix, target);
+    GLTexture::load(pix.toImage(), target);
 }
 
 SceneOpenGL::Texture::~Texture()
@@ -787,14 +787,6 @@ bool SceneOpenGL::Texture::load(xcb_pixmap_t pix, const QSize &size, int depth)
     return d->loadTexture(pix, size, depth);
 }
 
-bool SceneOpenGL::Texture::load(const QPixmap& pixmap, GLenum target)
-{
-    if (pixmap.isNull())
-        return false;
-
-    return GLTexture::load(pixmap.toImage(), target);
-}
-
 void SceneOpenGL::Texture::findTarget()
 {
     Q_D(Texture);
diff --git a/scene_opengl.h b/scene_opengl.h
index 8e258ce721..0d94855a69 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.h
+++ b/scene_opengl.h
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ public:
     Texture & operator = (const Texture& tex);
 
     using GLTexture::load;
-    virtual bool load(const QPixmap& pixmap, GLenum target = GL_TEXTURE_2D);
     virtual void discard();
     bool update(const QRegion &damage);