diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/PlatformInterfaces.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/PlatformInterfaces.cs
index bb035af768..370f258155 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/PlatformInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/PlatformInterfaces.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 	{
 		IVertexBuffer<Vertex> CreateVertexBuffer(int size);
 		ITexture CreateTexture();
-		ITexture CreateTexture(Bitmap bitmap);
 		IFrameBuffer CreateFrameBuffer(Size s);
 		IShader CreateShader(string name);
 		void EnableScissor(int left, int top, int width, int height);
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 	public interface ITexture : IDisposable
 	{
-		void SetData(Bitmap bitmap);
 		void SetData(uint[,] colors);
 		void SetData(byte[] colors, int width, int height);
 		byte[] GetData();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/HueSliderWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/HueSliderWidget.cs
index 14193da1f7..30fa25ac15 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/HueSliderWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/HueSliderWidget.cs
@@ -27,23 +27,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 		{
 			base.Initialize(args);
 
-			using (var hueBitmap = new Bitmap(256, 256))
-			{
-				var hueSheet = new Sheet(SheetType.BGRA, new Size(256, 256));
-				hueSprite = new Sprite(hueSheet, new Rectangle(0, 0, 256, 1), TextureChannel.RGBA);
+			var hueSheet = new Sheet(SheetType.BGRA, new Size(256, 1));
+			hueSprite = new Sprite(hueSheet, new Rectangle(0, 0, 256, 1), TextureChannel.RGBA);
 
-				var bitmapData = hueBitmap.LockBits(hueBitmap.Bounds(),
-					ImageLockMode.ReadWrite, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
-				unsafe
-				{
-					var c = (int*)bitmapData.Scan0;
-					for (var h = 0; h < 256; h++)
-						*(c + h) = HSLColor.FromHSV(h / 255f, 1, 1).RGB.ToArgb();
-				}
+			var hueData = new uint[1, 256];
+			for (var x = 0; x < 256; x++)
+				hueData[0, x] = (uint)HSLColor.FromHSV(x / 255f, 1, 1).RGB.ToArgb();
 
-				hueBitmap.UnlockBits(bitmapData);
-				hueSheet.GetTexture().SetData(hueBitmap);
-			}
+			hueSheet.GetTexture().SetData(hueData);
 		}
 
 		public override void Draw()
diff --git a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2GraphicsContext.cs b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2GraphicsContext.cs
index c1b2565e1d..063c4d333e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2GraphicsContext.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2GraphicsContext.cs
@@ -57,12 +57,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 			return new Texture();
 		}
 
-		public ITexture CreateTexture(Bitmap bitmap)
-		{
-			VerifyThreadAffinity();
-			return new Texture(bitmap);
-		}
-
 		public IFrameBuffer CreateFrameBuffer(Size s)
 		{
 			VerifyThreadAffinity();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Texture.cs b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Texture.cs
index 36a03d307e..808b559aac 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Texture.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Texture.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Drawing;
-using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.IO;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
@@ -50,13 +49,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 			OpenGL.CheckGLError();
 		}
 
-		public Texture(Bitmap bitmap)
-		{
-			OpenGL.glGenTextures(1, out texture);
-			OpenGL.CheckGLError();
-			SetData(bitmap);
-		}
-
 		void PrepareTexture()
 		{
 			OpenGL.CheckGLError();
@@ -124,35 +116,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 			}
 		}
 
-		public void SetData(Bitmap bitmap)
-		{
-			VerifyThreadAffinity();
-			var allocatedBitmap = false;
-			if (!Exts.IsPowerOf2(bitmap.Width) || !Exts.IsPowerOf2(bitmap.Height))
-			{
-				bitmap = new Bitmap(bitmap, bitmap.Size.NextPowerOf2());
-				allocatedBitmap = true;
-			}
-
-			try
-			{
-				Size = new Size(bitmap.Width, bitmap.Height);
-				var bits = bitmap.LockBits(bitmap.Bounds(),
-					ImageLockMode.ReadOnly, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
-
-				PrepareTexture();
-				OpenGL.glTexImage2D(OpenGL.GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, OpenGL.GL_RGBA8, bits.Width, bits.Height,
-					0, OpenGL.GL_BGRA, OpenGL.GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, bits.Scan0); // TODO: weird strides
-				OpenGL.CheckGLError();
-				bitmap.UnlockBits(bits);
-			}
-			finally
-			{
-				if (allocatedBitmap)
-					bitmap.Dispose();
-			}
-		}
-
 		public byte[] GetData()
 		{
 			VerifyThreadAffinity();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/ThreadedGraphicsContext.cs b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/ThreadedGraphicsContext.cs
index 80f91103ba..17535f2c34 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/ThreadedGraphicsContext.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/ThreadedGraphicsContext.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 		Action doPresent;
 		Func<string> getGLVersion;
 		Func<ITexture> getCreateTexture;
-		Func<object, ITexture> getCreateTextureBitmap;
 		Func<Bitmap> getTakeScreenshot;
 		Func<object, IFrameBuffer> getCreateFrameBuffer;
 		Func<object, IShader> getCreateShader;
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 					doPresent = () => context.Present();
 					getGLVersion = () => context.GLVersion;
 					getCreateTexture = () => new ThreadedTexture(this, (ITextureInternal)context.CreateTexture());
-					getCreateTextureBitmap = bitmap => new ThreadedTexture(this, (ITextureInternal)context.CreateTexture((Bitmap)bitmap));
 					getTakeScreenshot = () => context.TakeScreenshot();
 					getCreateFrameBuffer = s => new ThreadedFrameBuffer(this, context.CreateFrameBuffer((Size)s, (ITextureInternal)CreateTexture()));
 					getCreateShader = name => new ThreadedShader(this, context.CreateShader((string)name));
@@ -399,11 +397,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 			return Send(getCreateTexture);
 		}
 
-		public ITexture CreateTexture(Bitmap bitmap)
-		{
-			return Send(getCreateTextureBitmap, bitmap);
-		}
-
 		public IVertexBuffer<Vertex> CreateVertexBuffer(int length)
 		{
 			return Send(getCreateVertexBuffer, length);
@@ -549,8 +542,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 		readonly Action<object> setEmpty;
 		readonly Func<byte[]> getData;
 		readonly Func<object, object> setData1;
-		readonly Func<object, object> setData2;
-		readonly Action<object> setData3;
+		readonly Action<object> setData2;
 		readonly Action dispose;
 
 		public ThreadedTexture(ThreadedGraphicsContext device, ITextureInternal texture)
@@ -563,8 +555,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 			setEmpty = tuple => { var t = (Tuple<int, int>)tuple; texture.SetEmpty(t.Item1, t.Item2); };
 			getData = () => texture.GetData();
 			setData1 = colors => { texture.SetData((uint[,])colors); return null; };
-			setData2 = bitmap => { texture.SetData((Bitmap)bitmap); return null; };
-			setData3 = tuple => { var t = (Tuple<byte[], int, int>)tuple; texture.SetData(t.Item1, t.Item2, t.Item3); };
+			setData2 = tuple => { var t = (Tuple<byte[], int, int>)tuple; texture.SetData(t.Item1, t.Item2, t.Item3); };
 			dispose = texture.Dispose;
 		}
 
@@ -613,19 +604,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 			device.Send(setData1, colors);
 		}
 
-		public void SetData(Bitmap bitmap)
-		{
-			// We can't return until we are finished with the data, so we must Send here.
-			device.Send(setData2, bitmap);
-		}
-
 		public void SetData(byte[] colors, int width, int height)
 		{
 			// This creates some garbage for the GC to clean up,
 			// but allows us post a message instead of blocking the message queue by sending it.
 			var temp = new byte[colors.Length];
 			Array.Copy(colors, temp, temp.Length);
-			device.Post(setData3, Tuple.Create(temp, width, height));
+			device.Post(setData2, Tuple.Create(temp, width, height));
 		}
 
 		public void Dispose()