diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwingltexture.cpp b/libkwineffects/kwingltexture.cpp
index 6fb40c1000..f34d9db144 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwingltexture.cpp
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwingltexture.cpp
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ GLTexture::GLTexture(const QImage& image, GLenum target)
 GLTexture::GLTexture(const QPixmap& pixmap, GLenum target)
     : d_ptr(new GLTexturePrivate())
 {
-    load(pixmap, target);
+    load(pixmap.toImage(), target);
 }
 
 GLTexture::GLTexture(const QString& fileName)
      : d_ptr(new GLTexturePrivate())
 {
-    load(fileName);
+    load(QImage(fileName));
 }
 
 GLTexture::GLTexture(int width, int height)
@@ -305,20 +305,6 @@ void GLTexture::update(const QImage &image, const QPoint &offset, const QRect &s
     }
 }
 
-bool GLTexture::load(const QPixmap& pixmap, GLenum target)
-{
-    if (pixmap.isNull())
-        return false;
-    return load(pixmap.toImage(), target);
-}
-
-bool GLTexture::load(const QString& fileName)
-{
-    if (fileName.isEmpty())
-        return false;
-    return load(QImage(fileName));
-}
-
 void GLTexture::discard()
 {
     d_ptr = new GLTexturePrivate();
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwingltexture.h b/libkwineffects/kwingltexture.h
index 85db24c187..02f1c00bdb 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwingltexture.h
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwingltexture.h
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ public:
     QMatrix4x4 matrix(TextureCoordinateType type) const;
 
     virtual bool load(const QImage& image, GLenum target = GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-    virtual bool load(const QPixmap& pixmap, GLenum target = GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-    virtual bool load(const QString& fileName);
     void update(const QImage& image, const QPoint &offset = QPoint(0, 0), const QRect &src = QRect());
     virtual void discard();
     void bind();