diff --git a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanimage.c b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanimage.c
index 7b67b50caf..6cf0c742ba 100644
--- a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanimage.c
+++ b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanimage.c
@@ -610,27 +610,6 @@ gsk_vulkan_image_new (GdkVulkanContext      *context,
   return self;
 }
 
-GskVulkanImage *
-gsk_vulkan_image_new_from_texture (GskVulkanUploader *uploader,
-                                   GdkTexture        *texture)
-{
-  GdkTextureDownloader *downloader;
-  GskVulkanImage *result;
-  GskVulkanImageMap map;
-
-  downloader = gdk_texture_downloader_new (texture);
-  result = gsk_vulkan_image_new_for_upload (uploader->vulkan,
-                                            gdk_texture_get_format (texture),
-                                            gdk_texture_get_width (texture),
-                                            gdk_texture_get_height (texture));
-  gdk_texture_downloader_set_format (downloader, result->format);
-  gsk_vulkan_image_map_memory (result, uploader, GSK_VULKAN_WRITE, &map);
-  gdk_texture_downloader_download_into (downloader, map.data, map.stride);
-  gsk_vulkan_image_unmap_memory (result, uploader, &map);
-  gdk_texture_downloader_free (downloader);
-  return result;
-}
-
 GskVulkanImage *
 gsk_vulkan_image_new_for_upload (GdkVulkanContext  *context,
                                  GdkMemoryFormat    format,
diff --git a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanimageprivate.h b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanimageprivate.h
index f7741b3c81..aca603a096 100644
--- a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanimageprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanimageprivate.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ GskVulkanImage *        gsk_vulkan_image_new_for_swapchain              (GdkVulk
                                                                          VkFormat                format,
                                                                          gsize                   width,
                                                                          gsize                   height);
-GskVulkanImage *        gsk_vulkan_image_new_from_texture               (GskVulkanUploader      *uploader,
-                                                                         GdkTexture             *texture);
 
 typedef struct {
   guchar *data;
diff --git a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrenderer.c b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrenderer.c
index b6b9abeca4..6985e92a66 100644
--- a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrenderer.c
+++ b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrenderer.c
@@ -457,24 +457,6 @@ gsk_vulkan_renderer_add_texture_image (GskVulkanRenderer *self,
     }
 }
 
-GskVulkanImage *
-gsk_vulkan_renderer_ref_texture_image (GskVulkanRenderer *self,
-                                       GdkTexture        *texture,
-                                       GskVulkanUploader *uploader)
-{
-  GskVulkanImage *image;
-
-  image = gsk_vulkan_renderer_get_texture_image (self, texture);
-  if (image)
-    return g_object_ref (image);
-
-  image = gsk_vulkan_image_new_from_texture (uploader, texture);
-
-  gsk_vulkan_renderer_add_texture_image (self, texture, image);
-                                         
-  return image;
-}
-
 GskVulkanGlyphCache *
 gsk_vulkan_renderer_get_glyph_cache (GskVulkanRenderer  *self)
 {
diff --git a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrendererprivate.h b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrendererprivate.h
index dc17f14e8a..65809afabd 100644
--- a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrendererprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrendererprivate.h
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ GskVulkanImage *        gsk_vulkan_renderer_get_texture_image           (GskVulk
 void                    gsk_vulkan_renderer_add_texture_image           (GskVulkanRenderer      *self,
                                                                          GdkTexture             *texture,
                                                                          GskVulkanImage         *image);
-GskVulkanImage *        gsk_vulkan_renderer_ref_texture_image           (GskVulkanRenderer      *self,
-                                                                         GdkTexture             *texture,
-                                                                         GskVulkanUploader      *uploader);
 
 GskVulkanCachedGlyph  *gsk_vulkan_renderer_cache_glyph      (GskVulkanRenderer *renderer,
                                                              PangoFont         *font,