diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.cpp
index dcd4481227..8c3b692611 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.cpp
@@ -9,14 +9,10 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
-// include this before QGLWidget, which includes an earlier version of OpenGL
 #include <gpu/GPUConfig.h>
 
-#include <QEvent>
-#include <QGLWidget>
 #include <QNetworkReply>
-#include <QOpenGLFramebufferObject>
-#include <QResizeEvent>
+#include <QPainter>
 #include <QRunnable>
 #include <QThreadPool>
 #include <qimagereader.h>
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.h
index b1a6f904a9..539b5e85ef 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <QImage>
 #include <QMap>
-#include <QGLWidget>
+#include <QColor>
 
 #include <DependencyManager.h>
 #include <ResourceCache.h>