diff --git a/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl.cpp b/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl.cpp
index e52300a70..2e3223871 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl.cpp
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL::Cmd_Update_Viewport(const CCommandBuffer:
 	glViewport(pCommand->m_X, pCommand->m_Y, pCommand->m_Width, pCommand->m_Height);
 }
 
-int CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL::TexFormatToOpenGLFormat(int TexFormat)
-{
-	if(TexFormat == CCommandBuffer::TEXFORMAT_RGBA)
-		return GL_RGBA;
-	return GL_RGBA;
-}
-
 size_t CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL::GLFormatToPixelSize(int GLFormat)
 {
 	switch(GLFormat)
@@ -665,7 +658,7 @@ void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL::TextureUpdate(int Slot, int X, int Y, int
 
 void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL::Cmd_Texture_Update(const CCommandBuffer::SCommand_Texture_Update *pCommand)
 {
-	TextureUpdate(pCommand->m_Slot, pCommand->m_X, pCommand->m_Y, pCommand->m_Width, pCommand->m_Height, TexFormatToOpenGLFormat(pCommand->m_Format), pCommand->m_pData);
+	TextureUpdate(pCommand->m_Slot, pCommand->m_X, pCommand->m_Y, pCommand->m_Width, pCommand->m_Height, GL_RGBA, pCommand->m_pData);
 }
 
 void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL::DestroyTexture(int Slot)
@@ -916,7 +909,7 @@ void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL::TextureCreate(int Slot, int Width, int He
 
 void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL::Cmd_Texture_Create(const CCommandBuffer::SCommand_Texture_Create *pCommand)
 {
-	TextureCreate(pCommand->m_Slot, pCommand->m_Width, pCommand->m_Height, TexFormatToOpenGLFormat(pCommand->m_Format), TexFormatToOpenGLFormat(pCommand->m_StoreFormat), pCommand->m_Flags, pCommand->m_pData);
+	TextureCreate(pCommand->m_Slot, pCommand->m_Width, pCommand->m_Height, GL_RGBA, GL_RGBA, pCommand->m_Flags, pCommand->m_pData);
 }
 
 void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL::Cmd_TextTexture_Update(const CCommandBuffer::SCommand_TextTexture_Update *pCommand)
diff --git a/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl.h b/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl.h
index db8dd5603..c9e1f938d 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl.h
+++ b/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ protected:
 
 	bool GetPresentedImageData(uint32_t &Width, uint32_t &Height, CImageInfo::EImageFormat &Format, std::vector<uint8_t> &vDstData) override;
 
-	static int TexFormatToOpenGLFormat(int TexFormat);
 	static size_t GLFormatToPixelSize(int GLFormat);
 
 	void TextureUpdate(int Slot, int X, int Y, int Width, int Height, int GLFormat, uint8_t *pTexData);
diff --git a/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl3.cpp b/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl3.cpp
index 38ee2c803..3f4fb575a 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl3.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl3.cpp
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@ static constexpr GLenum BUFFER_INIT_VERTEX_TARGET = GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER;
 #endif
 
 // ------------ CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL3_3
-int CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL3_3::TexFormatToNewOpenGLFormat(int TexFormat)
-{
-	if(TexFormat == CCommandBuffer::TEXFORMAT_RGBA)
-		return GL_RGBA;
-	return GL_RGBA;
-}
-
 void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL3_3::UseProgram(CGLSLTWProgram *pProgram)
 {
 	if(m_LastProgramId != pProgram->GetProgramId())
@@ -514,7 +507,7 @@ void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL3_3::TextureUpdate(int Slot, int X, int Y,
 
 void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL3_3::Cmd_Texture_Update(const CCommandBuffer::SCommand_Texture_Update *pCommand)
 {
-	TextureUpdate(pCommand->m_Slot, pCommand->m_X, pCommand->m_Y, pCommand->m_Width, pCommand->m_Height, TexFormatToOpenGLFormat(pCommand->m_Format), pCommand->m_pData);
+	TextureUpdate(pCommand->m_Slot, pCommand->m_X, pCommand->m_Y, pCommand->m_Width, pCommand->m_Height, GL_RGBA, pCommand->m_pData);
 }
 
 void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL3_3::Cmd_Texture_Destroy(const CCommandBuffer::SCommand_Texture_Destroy *pCommand)
@@ -666,7 +659,7 @@ void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL3_3::TextureCreate(int Slot, int Width, int
 
 void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL3_3::Cmd_Texture_Create(const CCommandBuffer::SCommand_Texture_Create *pCommand)
 {
-	TextureCreate(pCommand->m_Slot, pCommand->m_Width, pCommand->m_Height, TexFormatToOpenGLFormat(pCommand->m_Format), TexFormatToOpenGLFormat(pCommand->m_StoreFormat), pCommand->m_Flags, pCommand->m_pData);
+	TextureCreate(pCommand->m_Slot, pCommand->m_Width, pCommand->m_Height, GL_RGBA, GL_RGBA, pCommand->m_Flags, pCommand->m_pData);
 }
 
 void CCommandProcessorFragment_OpenGL3_3::Cmd_TextTexture_Update(const CCommandBuffer::SCommand_TextTexture_Update *pCommand)
diff --git a/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl3.h b/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl3.h
index 6784bb963..05b82a4df 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl3.h
+++ b/src/engine/client/backend/opengl/backend_opengl3.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ protected:
 
 	void InitPrimExProgram(CGLSLPrimitiveExProgram *pProgram, class CGLSLCompiler *pCompiler, class IStorage *pStorage, bool Textured, bool Rotationless);
 
-	static int TexFormatToNewOpenGLFormat(int TexFormat);
 	bool IsNewApi() override { return true; }
 
 	void UseProgram(CGLSLTWProgram *pProgram);
diff --git a/src/engine/client/backend/vulkan/backend_vulkan.cpp b/src/engine/client/backend/vulkan/backend_vulkan.cpp
index 3fdcd9b95..edc9eda4d 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/backend/vulkan/backend_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/backend/vulkan/backend_vulkan.cpp
@@ -2702,13 +2702,6 @@ protected:
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	VkFormat TextureFormatToVulkanFormat(int TexFormat)
-	{
-		if(TexFormat == CCommandBuffer::TEXFORMAT_RGBA)
-			return VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
-		return VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
-	}
-
 	[[nodiscard]] bool BuildMipmaps(VkImage Image, VkFormat ImageFormat, size_t Width, size_t Height, size_t Depth, size_t MipMapLevelCount)
 	{
 		VkCommandBuffer *pMemCommandBuffer;
@@ -6657,12 +6650,10 @@ public:
 		int Slot = pCommand->m_Slot;
 		int Width = pCommand->m_Width;
 		int Height = pCommand->m_Height;
-		int Format = pCommand->m_Format;
-		int StoreFormat = pCommand->m_StoreFormat;
 		int Flags = pCommand->m_Flags;
 		uint8_t *pData = pCommand->m_pData;
 
-		if(!CreateTextureCMD(Slot, Width, Height, TextureFormatToVulkanFormat(Format), TextureFormatToVulkanFormat(StoreFormat), Flags, pData))
+		if(!CreateTextureCMD(Slot, Width, Height, VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM, VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM, Flags, pData))
 			return false;
 
 		free(pData);
diff --git a/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.cpp b/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.cpp
index eced478e8..ec2642fd6 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ int CGraphics_Threaded::LoadTextureRawSub(CTextureHandle TextureId, int x, int y
 	Cmd.m_Y = y;
 	Cmd.m_Width = Image.m_Width;
 	Cmd.m_Height = Image.m_Height;
-	Cmd.m_Format = CCommandBuffer::TEXFORMAT_RGBA;
 
 	uint8_t *pTmpData = static_cast<uint8_t *>(malloc(Image.m_Width * Image.m_Height * CImageInfo::PixelSize(CImageInfo::FORMAT_RGBA)));
 	ConvertToRGBA(pTmpData, Image);
@@ -433,8 +432,6 @@ static CCommandBuffer::SCommand_Texture_Create LoadTextureCreateCommand(int Text
 	Cmd.m_Slot = TextureId;
 	Cmd.m_Width = Width;
 	Cmd.m_Height = Height;
-	Cmd.m_Format = CCommandBuffer::TEXFORMAT_RGBA;
-	Cmd.m_StoreFormat = CCommandBuffer::TEXFORMAT_RGBA;
 
 	Cmd.m_Flags = 0;
 	if(Flags & IGraphics::TEXLOAD_NOMIPMAPS)
diff --git a/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.h b/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.h
index cd1113759..3255c67aa 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.h
+++ b/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.h
@@ -527,9 +527,8 @@ public:
 
 		size_t m_Width;
 		size_t m_Height;
-		int m_Format;
-		int m_StoreFormat;
 		int m_Flags;
+		// data must be in RGBA format
 		uint8_t *m_pData; // will be freed by the command processor
 	};
 
@@ -545,7 +544,7 @@ public:
 		int m_Y;
 		size_t m_Width;
 		size_t m_Height;
-		int m_Format;
+		// data must be in RGBA format
 		uint8_t *m_pData; // will be freed by the command processor
 	};