diff --git a/menu/drivers/materialui.c b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
index c35e70c88e..31f0e2477e 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/materialui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
@@ -171,9 +171,8 @@ static void mui_context_reset_textures(mui_handle_t *mui,
          continue;
 
       video_texture_image_load(&ti, path);
-
-      mui->textures.list[i].id   = menu_display_texture_load(&ti,
-            TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
+      video_driver_texture_load(&ti,
+            TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR, (unsigned*)&mui->textures.list[i].id);
 
       video_texture_image_free(&ti);
    }
@@ -964,8 +963,8 @@ static void mui_allocate_white_texture(mui_handle_t *mui)
    ti.height = 1;
    ti.pixels = (uint32_t*)&white_data;
 
-   mui->textures.white   = menu_display_texture_load(&ti,
-         TEXTURE_FILTER_NEAREST);
+   video_driver_texture_load(&ti,
+         TEXTURE_FILTER_NEAREST, (unsigned*)&mui->textures.white);
 }
 
 static void mui_font(void)
@@ -1116,9 +1115,8 @@ static bool mui_load_image(void *userdata, void *data,
          break;
       case MENU_IMAGE_WALLPAPER:
          mui_context_bg_destroy(mui);
-
-         mui->textures.bg.id = menu_display_texture_load(data,
-               TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
+         video_driver_texture_load(data,
+               TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR, (unsigned*)&mui->textures.bg.id);
          mui_allocate_white_texture(mui);
          break;
       case MENU_IMAGE_BOXART:
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 77a3ab47aa..880ac86947 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1124,15 +1124,15 @@ static void xmb_context_reset_horizontal_list(
 
       video_texture_image_load(&ti, texturepath);
 
-      node->icon         = menu_display_texture_load(&ti,
-            TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
+      video_driver_texture_load(&ti,
+            TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR, (unsigned*)&node->icon);
 
       video_texture_image_free(&ti);
 
       video_texture_image_load(&ti, content_texturepath);
 
-      node->content_icon = menu_display_texture_load(&ti,
-            TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
+      video_driver_texture_load(&ti,
+            TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR, (unsigned*)&node->content_icon);
 
       video_texture_image_free(&ti);
    }
@@ -2093,16 +2093,17 @@ static bool xmb_load_image(void *userdata, void *data, menu_image_type_t type)
          break;
       case MENU_IMAGE_WALLPAPER:
          xmb_context_bg_destroy(xmb);
-         xmb->textures.bg.id   = menu_display_texture_load(data,
-               TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
+         video_driver_texture_load(data,
+               TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR,
+               (unsigned*)&xmb->textures.bg.id);
          break;
       case MENU_IMAGE_BOXART:
          {
             struct texture_image *img = (struct texture_image*)data;
             xmb->boxart_height = xmb->boxart_width 
                * (float)img->height / (float)img->width;
-            xmb->boxart = menu_display_texture_load(data,
-                  TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
+            video_driver_texture_load(data,
+                  TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR, (unsigned*)&xmb->boxart);
          }
          break;
    }
@@ -2240,8 +2241,9 @@ static void xmb_context_reset_textures(
 
       video_texture_image_load(&ti, path);
 
-      xmb->textures.list[i].id   = menu_display_texture_load(&ti,
-            TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
+      video_driver_texture_load(&ti,
+            TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR,
+            (unsigned*)&xmb->textures.list[i].id);
 
       video_texture_image_free(&ti);
    }
diff --git a/menu/drivers/zarch.c b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
index 34a22a356a..28c5cb8efa 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/zarch.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
@@ -1149,8 +1149,9 @@ static bool zarch_load_image(void *userdata,
          break;
       case MENU_IMAGE_WALLPAPER:
          zarch_context_bg_destroy(zui);
-         zui->textures.bg.id   = menu_display_texture_load(data,
-               TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
+         video_driver_texture_load(data,
+               TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR,
+               (unsigned*)&zui->textures.bg.id);
          break;
       case MENU_IMAGE_BOXART:
          break;
@@ -1168,8 +1169,9 @@ static void zarch_allocate_white_texture(zui_t *zui)
    ti.height = 1;
    ti.pixels = (uint32_t*)&data;
 
-   zui->textures.white = menu_display_texture_load(&ti,
-         TEXTURE_FILTER_NEAREST);
+   video_driver_texture_load(&ti,
+         TEXTURE_FILTER_NEAREST,
+         (unsigned*)&zui->textures.white);
 }
 
 static void zarch_context_reset(void *data)
diff --git a/menu/menu_display.c b/menu/menu_display.c
index d7aae7be83..4e96bccb12 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.c
+++ b/menu/menu_display.c
@@ -511,14 +511,6 @@ void menu_display_matrix_4x4_rotate_z(
    matrix_4x4_multiply(matrix, &matrix_scaled, matrix);
 }
 
-unsigned menu_display_texture_load(void *data,
-      enum texture_filter_type filter_type)
-{
-   unsigned id = 0;
-   video_driver_texture_load(data, filter_type, &id);
-   return id;
-}
-
 void menu_display_draw(float x, float y,
       unsigned width, unsigned height,
       struct gfx_coords *coords,
diff --git a/menu/menu_display.h b/menu/menu_display.h
index b847decbfa..4cfc2586d8 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.h
+++ b/menu/menu_display.h
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@ void menu_display_matrix_4x4_rotate_z(
       float scale_x, float scale_y, float scale_z,
       bool scale_enable);
 
-unsigned menu_display_texture_load(void *data,
-      enum texture_filter_type  filter_type);
-
 void menu_display_clear_color(float r, float g, float b, float a);
 
 void menu_display_handle_wallpaper_upload(void *task_data,