diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture-private.h
index 141224203..9217dfdbf 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture-private.h
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ struct _CoglAtlasTexture
   CoglTexture          *sub_texture;
 };
 
-CoglAtlasTexture *
-_cogl_atlas_texture_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
-                                     gboolean can_convert_in_place);
-
 COGL_EXPORT void
 _cogl_atlas_texture_add_reorganize_callback (CoglContext *ctx,
                                              GHookFunc callback,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c
index fbf8ce6fd..5f1f644b4 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c
@@ -890,8 +890,7 @@ _cogl_atlas_texture_allocate (CoglTexture *tex,
 }
 
 CoglAtlasTexture *
-_cogl_atlas_texture_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
-                                     gboolean can_convert_in_place)
+cogl_atlas_texture_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp)
 {
   CoglTextureLoader *loader;
 
@@ -900,7 +899,7 @@ _cogl_atlas_texture_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
   loader = _cogl_texture_create_loader ();
   loader->src_type = COGL_TEXTURE_SOURCE_TYPE_BITMAP;
   loader->src.bitmap.bitmap = cogl_object_ref (bmp);
-  loader->src.bitmap.can_convert_in_place = can_convert_in_place;
+  loader->src.bitmap.can_convert_in_place = FALSE;
 
   return _cogl_atlas_texture_create_base (_cogl_bitmap_get_context (bmp),
                                           cogl_bitmap_get_width (bmp),
@@ -909,12 +908,6 @@ _cogl_atlas_texture_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
                                           loader);
 }
 
-CoglAtlasTexture *
-cogl_atlas_texture_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp)
-{
-  return _cogl_atlas_texture_new_from_bitmap (bmp, FALSE);
-}
-
 CoglAtlasTexture *
 cogl_atlas_texture_new_from_data (CoglContext *ctx,
                                   int width,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-private.h
index ee73c636f..a59a79d0b 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-private.h
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ struct _CoglTexture2D
   } egl_image_external;
 };
 
-CoglTexture2D *
-_cogl_texture_2d_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
-                                  gboolean can_convert_in_place);
-
 CoglTexture2D *
 _cogl_texture_2d_create_base (CoglContext *ctx,
                               int width,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-sliced-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-sliced-private.h
index 0928b9a29..13647a2cd 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-sliced-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-sliced-private.h
@@ -47,8 +47,3 @@ struct _CoglTexture2DSliced
   int max_waste;
   CoglPixelFormat internal_format;
 };
-
-CoglTexture2DSliced *
-_cogl_texture_2d_sliced_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
-                                         int max_waste,
-                                         gboolean can_convert_in_place);
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-sliced.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-sliced.c
index bd1436244..d179b8659 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-sliced.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-sliced.c
@@ -886,9 +886,8 @@ cogl_texture_2d_sliced_new_with_size (CoglContext *ctx,
 }
 
 CoglTexture2DSliced *
-_cogl_texture_2d_sliced_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
-                                         int max_waste,
-                                         gboolean can_convert_in_place)
+cogl_texture_2d_sliced_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
+                                        int         max_waste)
 {
   CoglTextureLoader *loader;
 
@@ -897,7 +896,7 @@ _cogl_texture_2d_sliced_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
   loader = _cogl_texture_create_loader ();
   loader->src_type = COGL_TEXTURE_SOURCE_TYPE_BITMAP;
   loader->src.bitmap.bitmap = cogl_object_ref (bmp);
-  loader->src.bitmap.can_convert_in_place = can_convert_in_place;
+  loader->src.bitmap.can_convert_in_place = FALSE;
 
   return _cogl_texture_2d_sliced_create_base (_cogl_bitmap_get_context (bmp),
                                               cogl_bitmap_get_width (bmp),
@@ -907,15 +906,6 @@ _cogl_texture_2d_sliced_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
                                               loader);
 }
 
-CoglTexture2DSliced *
-cogl_texture_2d_sliced_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
-                                        int max_waste)
-{
-  return _cogl_texture_2d_sliced_new_from_bitmap (bmp,
-                                                  max_waste,
-                                                  FALSE);
-}
-
 CoglTexture2DSliced *
 cogl_texture_2d_sliced_new_from_data (CoglContext *ctx,
                                       int width,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d.c
index 20f24bb40..30b6098db 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d.c
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@ _cogl_texture_2d_allocate (CoglTexture *tex,
 }
 
 CoglTexture2D *
-_cogl_texture_2d_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
-                                  gboolean can_convert_in_place)
+cogl_texture_2d_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp)
 {
   CoglTextureLoader *loader;
 
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ _cogl_texture_2d_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
   loader = _cogl_texture_create_loader ();
   loader->src_type = COGL_TEXTURE_SOURCE_TYPE_BITMAP;
   loader->src.bitmap.bitmap = cogl_object_ref (bmp);
-  loader->src.bitmap.can_convert_in_place = can_convert_in_place;
+  loader->src.bitmap.can_convert_in_place = FALSE;
 
   return  _cogl_texture_2d_create_base (_cogl_bitmap_get_context (bmp),
                                         cogl_bitmap_get_width (bmp),
@@ -179,13 +178,6 @@ _cogl_texture_2d_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
                                         loader);
 }
 
-CoglTexture2D *
-cogl_texture_2d_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp)
-{
-  return _cogl_texture_2d_new_from_bitmap (bmp,
-                                           FALSE); /* can't convert in place */
-}
-
 CoglTexture2D *
 cogl_texture_2d_new_from_data (CoglContext *ctx,
                                int width,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-texture-2d-gl-private.h b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-texture-2d-gl-private.h
index 077921f9e..0297707ff 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-texture-2d-gl-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-texture-2d-gl-private.h
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@ gboolean
 _cogl_texture_2d_gl_allocate (CoglTexture *tex,
                               GError **error);
 
-CoglTexture2D *
-_cogl_texture_2d_gl_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bmp,
-                                     CoglPixelFormat internal_format,
-                                     gboolean can_convert_in_place,
-                                     GError **error);
-
 #if defined (COGL_HAS_EGL_SUPPORT)
 gboolean
 cogl_texture_2d_gl_bind_egl_image (CoglTexture2D *tex_2d,