diff --git a/gsk/gl/gskglglyphcache.c b/gsk/gl/gskglglyphcache.c
index 64e732367e..b9d6d7b6d0 100644
--- a/gsk/gl/gskglglyphcache.c
+++ b/gsk/gl/gskglglyphcache.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ upload_dirty_glyph (GskGLGlyphCache   *self,
   if (render_glyph (atlas, (DirtyGlyph *)atlas->user_data, &region))
     {
 
-      gsk_gl_image_upload_regions (&atlas->image, self->gl_driver, 1, &region);
+      gsk_gl_image_upload_region (&atlas->image, self->gl_driver, &region);
 
       g_free (region.data);
     }
diff --git a/gsk/gl/gskglimage.c b/gsk/gl/gskglimage.c
index 0d540b7f78..86e6c0de9d 100644
--- a/gsk/gl/gskglimage.c
+++ b/gsk/gl/gskglimage.c
@@ -44,23 +44,15 @@ gsk_gl_image_write_to_png (const GskGLImage *self,
 }
 
 void
-gsk_gl_image_upload_regions (GskGLImage           *self,
-                             GskGLDriver          *gl_driver,
-                             guint                 n_regions,
-                             const GskImageRegion *regions)
+gsk_gl_image_upload_region (GskGLImage           *self,
+                            GskGLDriver          *gl_driver,
+                            const GskImageRegion *region)
 {
-  guint i;
+  gsk_gl_driver_bind_source_texture (gl_driver, self->texture_id);
+  glBindTexture (GL_TEXTURE_2D, self->texture_id);
 
-  for (i = 0; i < n_regions; i ++)
-    {
-      const GskImageRegion *region = &regions[i];
-
-      gsk_gl_driver_bind_source_texture (gl_driver, self->texture_id);
-      glBindTexture (GL_TEXTURE_2D, self->texture_id);
-
-      glTexSubImage2D (GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, region->x, region->y, region->width, region->height,
-                       GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_INT_8_8_8_8_REV, region->data);
-    }
+  glTexSubImage2D (GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, region->x, region->y, region->width, region->height,
+                   GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_INT_8_8_8_8_REV, region->data);
 
 #ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
   /*gsk_gl_driver_bind_source_texture (gl_driver, self->texture_id);*/
diff --git a/gsk/gl/gskglimageprivate.h b/gsk/gl/gskglimageprivate.h
index 547f0cb171..d9da860df3 100644
--- a/gsk/gl/gskglimageprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gl/gskglimageprivate.h
@@ -30,10 +30,9 @@ void gsk_gl_image_destroy        (GskGLImage           *self,
 void gsk_gl_image_write_to_png   (const GskGLImage     *self,
                                   GskGLDriver          *gl_driver,
                                   const char           *filename);
-void gsk_gl_image_upload_regions (GskGLImage           *self,
+void gsk_gl_image_upload_region  (GskGLImage           *self,
                                   GskGLDriver          *gl_driver,
-                                  guint                 n_regions,
-                                  const GskImageRegion *regions);
+                                  const GskImageRegion *region);
 
 
 #endif