diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp
index 434742c5c1..e7a04ea6ba 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp
@@ -474,21 +474,11 @@ u32 Renderer::AccessEFB(EFBAccessType type, u32 x, u32 y, u32 poke_data)
 		else if (alpha_read_mode.ReadMode == 1) return (ret | 0xFF000000); // GX_READ_FF
 		else /*if(alpha_read_mode.ReadMode == 0)*/ return (ret & 0x00FFFFFF); // GX_READ_00
 	}
-	else // if (type == POKE_COLOR || type == POKE_Z)
-	{
-		std::vector<EfbPokeData> vector;
-		EfbPokeData d;
-		d.x = x;
-		d.y = y;
-		d.data = poke_data;
-		vector.push_back(d);
-		PokeEFB(type, vector);
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void Renderer::PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const std::vector<EfbPokeData>& data)
+void Renderer::PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const EfbPokeData* points, size_t num_points)
 {
 	ResetAPIState();
 
@@ -513,7 +503,7 @@ void Renderer::PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const std::vector<EfbPokeData>& data)
 			FramebufferManager::GetEFBDepthTexture()->GetDSV());
 	}
 
-	D3D::DrawEFBPokeQuads(type, data.data(), data.size());
+	D3D::DrawEFBPokeQuads(type, points, num_points);
 
 	if (type == POKE_Z)
 	{
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.h
index a6da457be8..8e25419a5a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
 	void RenderText(const std::string& text, int left, int top, u32 color) override;
 
 	u32 AccessEFB(EFBAccessType type, u32 x, u32 y, u32 poke_data) override;
-	void PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const std::vector<EfbPokeData>& data) override;
+	void PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const EfbPokeData* points, size_t num_points) override;
 
 	u16 BBoxRead(int index) override;
 	void BBoxWrite(int index, u16 value) override;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/FramebufferManager.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/FramebufferManager.cpp
index 6bde570d66..e826c031b0 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/FramebufferManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/FramebufferManager.cpp
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ void FramebufferManager::GetTargetSize(unsigned int *width, unsigned int *height
 	*height = m_targetHeight;
 }
 
-void FramebufferManager::PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const std::vector<EfbPokeData>& data)
+void FramebufferManager::PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const EfbPokeData* points, size_t num_points)
 {
 	g_renderer->ResetAPIState();
 
@@ -657,10 +657,10 @@ void FramebufferManager::PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const std::vector<EfbPokeDa
 
 	glBindVertexArray(m_EfbPokes_VAO);
 	glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, m_EfbPokes_VBO);
-	glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(EfbPokeData) * data.size(), data.data(), GL_STREAM_DRAW);
+	glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(EfbPokeData) * num_points, points, GL_STREAM_DRAW);
 	m_EfbPokes.Bind();
 	glViewport(0, 0, m_targetWidth, m_targetHeight);
-	glDrawArrays(GL_POINTS, 0, (GLsizei)data.size());
+	glDrawArrays(GL_POINTS, 0, (GLsizei)num_points);
 
 	g_renderer->RestoreAPIState();
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/FramebufferManager.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/FramebufferManager.h
index a1d2895562..24978990eb 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/FramebufferManager.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/FramebufferManager.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public:
 	// convtype=0 -> rgb8->rgba6, convtype=2 -> rgba6->rgb8
 	static void ReinterpretPixelData(unsigned int convtype);
 
-	static void PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const std::vector<EfbPokeData>& data);
+	static void PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const EfbPokeData* points, size_t num_points);
 
 private:
 	XFBSourceBase* CreateXFBSource(unsigned int target_width, unsigned int target_height, unsigned int layers) override;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp
index 4720925304..11e028c5c6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp
@@ -944,19 +944,6 @@ u32 Renderer::AccessEFB(EFBAccessType type, u32 x, u32 y, u32 poke_data)
 			}
 		}
 
-	case POKE_COLOR:
-	case POKE_Z:
-	{
-		std::vector<EfbPokeData> vector;
-		EfbPokeData d;
-		d.x = x;
-		d.y = y;
-		d.data = poke_data;
-		vector.push_back(d);
-		PokeEFB(type, vector);
-		break;
-	}
-
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
@@ -964,9 +951,9 @@ u32 Renderer::AccessEFB(EFBAccessType type, u32 x, u32 y, u32 poke_data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void Renderer::PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const std::vector<EfbPokeData>& data)
+void Renderer::PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const EfbPokeData* points, size_t num_points)
 {
-	FramebufferManager::PokeEFB(type, data);
+	FramebufferManager::PokeEFB(type, points, num_points);
 }
 
 u16 Renderer::BBoxRead(int index)
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.h
index b939911cee..3eb64663ab 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public:
 	void FlipImageData(u8 *data, int w, int h, int pixel_width = 3);
 
 	u32 AccessEFB(EFBAccessType type, u32 x, u32 y, u32 poke_data) override;
-	void PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const std::vector<EfbPokeData>& data) override;
+	void PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const EfbPokeData* points, size_t num_points) override;
 
 	u16 BBoxRead(int index) override;
 	void BBoxWrite(int index, u16 value) override;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AsyncRequests.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AsyncRequests.cpp
index 993b6bce2c..1ce7c8fdb7 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AsyncRequests.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AsyncRequests.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void AsyncRequests::PullEventsInternal()
 			} while(!m_queue.empty() && m_queue.front().type == first_event.type);
 
 			lock.unlock();
-			g_renderer->PokeEFB(t, m_merged_efb_pokes);
+			g_renderer->PokeEFB(t, m_merged_efb_pokes.data(), m_merged_efb_pokes.size());
 			lock.lock();
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -109,11 +109,17 @@ void AsyncRequests::HandleEvent(const AsyncRequests::Event& e)
 	switch (e.type)
 	{
 		case Event::EFB_POKE_COLOR:
-			g_renderer->AccessEFB(POKE_COLOR, e.efb_poke.x, e.efb_poke.y, e.efb_poke.data);
+			{
+				EfbPokeData poke = { e.efb_poke.x, e.efb_poke.y, e.efb_poke.data };
+				g_renderer->PokeEFB(POKE_COLOR, &poke, 1);
+			}
 			break;
 
 		case Event::EFB_POKE_Z:
-			g_renderer->AccessEFB(POKE_Z, e.efb_poke.x, e.efb_poke.y, e.efb_poke.data);
+			{
+				EfbPokeData poke = { e.efb_poke.x, e.efb_poke.y, e.efb_poke.data };
+				g_renderer->PokeEFB(POKE_Z, &poke, 1);
+			}
 			break;
 
 		case Event::EFB_PEEK_COLOR:
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.cpp
index 89bfa4dce1..3742145ebc 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.cpp
@@ -617,10 +617,3 @@ void Renderer::Swap(u32 xfbAddr, u32 fbWidth, u32 fbStride, u32 fbHeight, const
 	XFBWrited = false;
 }
 
-void Renderer::PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const std::vector<EfbPokeData>& data)
-{
-	for (EfbPokeData poke : data)
-	{
-		AccessEFB(type, poke.x, poke.y, poke.data);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.h
index ad53f2f20c..773fb45ee5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public:
 	static void RenderToXFB(u32 xfbAddr, const EFBRectangle& sourceRc, u32 fbStride, u32 fbHeight, float Gamma = 1.0f);
 
 	virtual u32 AccessEFB(EFBAccessType type, u32 x, u32 y, u32 poke_data) = 0;
-	virtual void PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const std::vector<EfbPokeData>& data);
+	virtual void PokeEFB(EFBAccessType type, const EfbPokeData* points, size_t num_points) = 0;
 
 	virtual u16 BBoxRead(int index) = 0;
 	virtual void BBoxWrite(int index, u16 value) = 0;