diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/TextureCache.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/TextureCache.cpp
index af1267c1de..1ae2c38d77 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/TextureCache.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/TextureCache.cpp
@@ -87,24 +87,18 @@ TextureCache::TCacheEntryBase* TextureCache::CreateTexture(unsigned int width,
 {
 	D3D11_USAGE usage = D3D11_USAGE_DEFAULT;
 	D3D11_CPU_ACCESS_FLAG cpu_access = (D3D11_CPU_ACCESS_FLAG)0;
-	D3D11_SUBRESOURCE_DATA srdata, *data = nullptr;
 
 	if (tex_levels == 1)
 	{
 		usage = D3D11_USAGE_DYNAMIC;
 		cpu_access = D3D11_CPU_ACCESS_WRITE;
-
-		srdata.pSysMem = TextureCache::temp;
-		srdata.SysMemPitch = 4 * expanded_width;
-
-		data = &srdata;
 	}
 
 	const D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC texdesc = CD3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC(DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM,
 		width, height, 1, tex_levels, D3D11_BIND_SHADER_RESOURCE, usage, cpu_access);
 
 	ID3D11Texture2D *pTexture;
-	const HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateTexture2D(&texdesc, data, &pTexture);
+	const HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateTexture2D(&texdesc, nullptr, &pTexture);
 	CHECK(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Create texture of the TextureCache");
 
 	TCacheEntry* const entry = new TCacheEntry(new D3DTexture2D(pTexture, D3D11_BIND_SHADER_RESOURCE));
@@ -116,9 +110,6 @@ TextureCache::TCacheEntryBase* TextureCache::CreateTexture(unsigned int width,
 
 	SAFE_RELEASE(pTexture);
 
-	if (tex_levels != 1)
-		entry->Load(width, height, expanded_width, 0);
-
 	return entry;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/TextureCache.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/TextureCache.cpp
index 4199604cd0..0cea0d556a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/TextureCache.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/TextureCache.cpp
@@ -175,10 +175,7 @@ TextureCache::TCacheEntryBase* TextureCache::CreateTexture(unsigned int width,
 	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, entry.texture);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_LEVEL, tex_levels - 1);
 
-	entry.Load(width, height, expanded_width, 0);
-
-	// This isn't needed as Load() also reset the stage in the end
-	//TextureCache::SetStage();
+	TextureCache::SetStage();
 
 	return &entry;
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.cpp
index 143a26cbd1..a539f561a3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.cpp
@@ -481,16 +481,14 @@ TextureCache::TCacheEntryBase* TextureCache::Load(unsigned int const stage,
 
 		GFX_DEBUGGER_PAUSE_AT(NEXT_NEW_TEXTURE, true);
 	}
-	else
-	{
-		// load texture (CreateTexture also loads level 0)
-		entry->Load(width, height, expandedWidth, 0);
-	}
 
 	entry->SetGeneralParameters(address, texture_size, full_format, entry->num_mipmaps, entry->num_layers);
 	entry->SetDimensions(nativeW, nativeH, width, height);
 	entry->hash = tex_hash;
 
+	// load texture
+	entry->Load(width, height, expandedWidth, 0);
+
 	if (entry->IsEfbCopy() && !g_ActiveConfig.bCopyEFBToTexture)
 		entry->type = TCET_EC_DYNAMIC;
 	else