diff --git a/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl45/GL45Backend.h b/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl45/GL45Backend.h
index 29e5a59ec5..28425433c4 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl45/GL45Backend.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl45/GL45Backend.h
@@ -115,22 +115,29 @@ public:
             bool _bufferingCompleted { false };
             VoidLambda _transferLambda;
             VoidLambda _bufferingLambda;
-            static ThreadPointer _bufferThread;
+#if THREADED_TEXTURE_BUFFERING
             static Mutex _mutex;
             static VoidLambdaQueue _bufferLambdaQueue;
+            static ThreadPointer _bufferThread;
             static std::atomic<bool> _shutdownBufferingThread;
             static void bufferLoop();
+#endif
 
         public:
             TransferJob(const TransferJob& other) = delete;
             TransferJob(const GL45VariableAllocationTexture& parent, std::function<void()> transferLambda);
             TransferJob(const GL45VariableAllocationTexture& parent, uint16_t sourceMip, uint16_t targetMip, uint8_t face, uint32_t lines = 0, uint32_t lineOffset = 0);
             bool tryTransfer();
+
+#if THREADED_TEXTURE_BUFFERING
             static void startTransferLoop();
             static void stopTransferLoop();
+#endif
 
         private:
+#if THREADED_TEXTURE_BUFFERING
             void startBuffering();
+#endif
             void transfer();
         };
 
diff --git a/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl45/GL45BackendVariableTexture.cpp b/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl45/GL45BackendVariableTexture.cpp
index 92cc945a86..62f1a3c248 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl45/GL45BackendVariableTexture.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl45/GL45BackendVariableTexture.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ using TransferJob = GL45VariableAllocationTexture::TransferJob;
 static const uvec3 MAX_TRANSFER_DIMENSIONS { 1024, 1024, 1 };
 static const size_t MAX_TRANSFER_SIZE = MAX_TRANSFER_DIMENSIONS.x * MAX_TRANSFER_DIMENSIONS.y * 4;
 
+#if THREADED_TEXTURE_BUFFERING
 std::shared_ptr<std::thread> TransferJob::_bufferThread { nullptr };
 std::atomic<bool> TransferJob::_shutdownBufferingThread { false };
 Mutex TransferJob::_mutex;
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ void TransferJob::stopTransferLoop() {
     _bufferThread.reset();
     _shutdownBufferingThread = false;
 }
+#endif
 
 TransferJob::TransferJob(const GL45VariableAllocationTexture& parent, uint16_t sourceMip, uint16_t targetMip, uint8_t face, uint32_t lines, uint32_t lineOffset)
     : _parent(parent) {
@@ -123,14 +125,7 @@ TransferJob::TransferJob(const GL45VariableAllocationTexture& parent, std::funct
 
 bool TransferJob::tryTransfer() {
     // Disable threaded texture transfer for now
-#if 1
-    if (!_bufferingCompleted) {
-        _bufferingLambda();
-        _bufferingCompleted = true;
-    }
-    _transferLambda();
-    return true;
-#else
+#if THREADED_TEXTURE_BUFFERING
     // Are we ready to transfer
     if (_bufferingCompleted) {
         _transferLambda();
@@ -139,9 +134,18 @@ bool TransferJob::tryTransfer() {
 
     startBuffering();
     return false;
+#else
+    if (!_bufferingCompleted) {
+        _bufferingLambda();
+        _bufferingCompleted = true;
+    }
+    _transferLambda();
+    return true;
 #endif
 }
 
+#if THREADED_TEXTURE_BUFFERING
+
 void TransferJob::startBuffering() {
     if (_bufferingStarted) {
         return;
@@ -172,6 +176,7 @@ void TransferJob::bufferLoop() {
         }
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 
 void GL45VariableAllocationTexture::addMemoryManagedTexture(const TexturePointer& texturePointer) {
@@ -318,6 +323,7 @@ void GL45VariableAllocationTexture::updateMemoryPressure() {
     }
 
     if (newState != _memoryPressureState) {
+#if THREADED_TEXTURE_BUFFERING
         if (MemoryPressureState::Transfer == _memoryPressureState) {
             TransferJob::stopTransferLoop();
         }
@@ -325,7 +331,9 @@ void GL45VariableAllocationTexture::updateMemoryPressure() {
         if (MemoryPressureState::Transfer == _memoryPressureState) {
             TransferJob::startTransferLoop();
         }
-
+#else
+        _memoryPressureState = newState;
+#endif
         // Clear the existing queue
         _transferQueue = WorkQueue();
         _promoteQueue = WorkQueue();