diff --git a/scene_opengl.cpp b/scene_opengl.cpp
index 1b2dd37c9b..7be14e284b 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.cpp
+++ b/scene_opengl.cpp
@@ -793,12 +793,6 @@ void SceneOpenGL::Texture::findTarget()
     d->findTarget();
 }
 
-bool SceneOpenGL::Texture::update(const QRegion &damage)
-{
-    Q_D(Texture);
-    return d->update(damage);
-}
-
 //****************************************
 // SceneOpenGL::Texture
 //****************************************
@@ -810,12 +804,6 @@ SceneOpenGL::TexturePrivate::~TexturePrivate()
 {
 }
 
-bool SceneOpenGL::TexturePrivate::update(const QRegion &damage)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(damage)
-    return true;
-}
-
 //****************************************
 // SceneOpenGL::Window
 //****************************************
@@ -1201,11 +1189,9 @@ bool OpenGLWindowPixmap::bind()
 {
     if (!m_texture->isNull()) {
         if (!toplevel()->damage().isEmpty()) {
-            const bool success = m_texture->update(toplevel()->damage());
             // mipmaps need to be updated
             m_texture->setDirty();
             toplevel()->resetDamage();
-            return success;
         }
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/scene_opengl.h b/scene_opengl.h
index 0d94855a69..04c91df4ea 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.h
+++ b/scene_opengl.h
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ public:
     virtual void findTarget() = 0;
     virtual bool loadTexture(xcb_pixmap_t pix, const QSize &size, int depth) = 0;
     virtual OpenGLBackend *backend() = 0;
-    virtual bool update(const QRegion &damage);
 
 protected:
     TexturePrivate();
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@ public:
 
     using GLTexture::load;
     virtual void discard();
-    bool update(const QRegion &damage);
 
 protected:
     void findTarget();