diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/kwinglutils.cpp b/src/libkwineffects/kwinglutils.cpp
index 49a7c7e3d1..4350663832 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/kwinglutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/kwinglutils.cpp
@@ -1154,40 +1154,6 @@ void GLRenderTarget::blitFromFramebuffer(const QRect &source, const QRect &desti
     GLRenderTarget::popRenderTarget();
 }
 
-void GLRenderTarget::attachTexture(const GLTexture& target)
-{
-    if (!mValid) {
-        initFBO();
-    }
-
-    if (mTexture.texture() == target.texture()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    pushRenderTarget(this);
-
-    mTexture = target;
-    glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0,
-                           mTexture.target(), mTexture.texture(), 0);
-
-    popRenderTarget();
-}
-
-void GLRenderTarget::detachTexture()
-{
-    if (mTexture.isNull()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    pushRenderTarget(this);
-
-    glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0,
-                           mTexture.target(), 0, 0);
-
-    popRenderTarget();
-}
-
-
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 static const uint16_t indices[] = {
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/kwinglutils.h b/src/libkwineffects/kwinglutils.h
index fd8a84d6d5..f8dacec79b 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/kwinglutils.h
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/kwinglutils.h
@@ -415,19 +415,6 @@ public:
      */
     bool disable();
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the target texture
-     * @param target texture where the scene will be rendered on
-     * @since 4.8
-     */
-    void attachTexture(const GLTexture& target);
-
-    /**
-     * Detaches the texture that is currently attached to this framebuffer object.
-     * @since 5.13
-     */
-    void detachTexture();
-
     bool valid() const  {
         return mValid;
     }