diff --git a/src/mesh.cpp b/src/mesh.cpp
index b9ec82e18..0f075f72b 100644
--- a/src/mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh.cpp
@@ -433,9 +433,6 @@ video::ITexture *generateTextureFromMesh(scene::IMesh *mesh,
 	}
 
 	// Create render target texture
-	video::ITexture *oldtexture = driver->findTexture(texture_name.c_str());
-	if(oldtexture)
-		driver->removeTexture(oldtexture);
 	video::ITexture *rtt = driver->addRenderTargetTexture(
 			dim, texture_name.c_str(), video::ECF_A8R8G8B8);
 	if(rtt == NULL)
diff --git a/src/tile.cpp b/src/tile.cpp
index e676c56c4..f7f1779ca 100644
--- a/src/tile.cpp
+++ b/src/tile.cpp
@@ -518,15 +518,6 @@ core::dimension2d<u32> imageTransformDimension(u32 transform, core::dimension2d<
 // Apply transform to image data
 void imageTransform(u32 transform, video::IImage *src, video::IImage *dst);
 
-/*
-	Adds a new texture to the video driver and returns a pointer to it.
-	This pointer should not be dropped. Any texture that was registered
-	with that name before is removed (this may invalidate some ITexture
-	pointers).
-*/
-video::ITexture* register_texture(video::IVideoDriver *driver,
-		std::string name, video::IImage *img);
-
 /*
 	Generate image based on a string like "stone.png" or "[crack0".
 	if baseimg is NULL, it is created. Otherwise stuff is made on it.
@@ -695,9 +686,11 @@ u32 TextureSource::getTextureIdDirect(const std::string &name)
 				" create texture \""<<name<<"\""<<std::endl;
 	}
 	
-	// Create texture from resulting image
 	if(baseimg != NULL)
-		t = register_texture(driver, name, baseimg);
+	{
+		// Create texture from resulting image
+		t = driver->addTexture(name.c_str(), baseimg);
+	}
 	
 	/*
 		Add texture to caches (add NULL textures too)
@@ -816,7 +809,7 @@ void TextureSource::rebuildImagesAndTextures()
 		// Create texture from resulting image
 		video::ITexture *t = NULL;
 		if(img)
-			t = register_texture(driver, sap->name, img);
+			t = driver->addTexture(sap->name.c_str(), img);
 		
 		// Replace texture
 		sap->a.atlas = t;
@@ -1051,7 +1044,7 @@ void TextureSource::buildMainAtlas(class IGameDef *gamedef)
 	/*
 		Make texture
 	*/
-	video::ITexture *t = register_texture(driver, "__main_atlas__", atlas_img);
+	video::ITexture *t = driver->addTexture("__main_atlas__", atlas_img);
 	assert(t);
 
 	/*
@@ -1142,15 +1135,6 @@ video::IImage* generate_image_from_scratch(std::string name,
 	return baseimg;
 }
 
-video::ITexture* register_texture(video::IVideoDriver *driver,
-		std::string name, video::IImage *img)
-{
-	video::ITexture *old_texture = driver->findTexture(name.c_str());
-	if(old_texture)
-		driver->removeTexture(old_texture);
-	return driver->addTexture(name.c_str(), img);
-}
-
 bool generate_image(std::string part_of_name, video::IImage *& baseimg,
 		IrrlichtDevice *device, SourceImageCache *sourcecache)
 {
@@ -1557,12 +1541,12 @@ bool generate_image(std::string part_of_name, video::IImage *& baseimg,
 			assert(img_top && img_left && img_right);
 
 			// Create textures from images
-			video::ITexture *texture_top = register_texture(driver,
-					imagename_top + "__temp1__", img_top);
-			video::ITexture *texture_left = register_texture(driver,
-					imagename_left + "__temp2__", img_left);
-			video::ITexture *texture_right = register_texture(driver,
-					imagename_right + "__temp3__", img_right);
+			video::ITexture *texture_top = driver->addTexture(
+					(imagename_top + "__temp__").c_str(), img_top);
+			video::ITexture *texture_left = driver->addTexture(
+					(imagename_left + "__temp__").c_str(), img_left);
+			video::ITexture *texture_right = driver->addTexture(
+					(imagename_right + "__temp__").c_str(), img_right);
 			assert(texture_top && texture_left && texture_right);
 
 			// Drop images