diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.cpp
index 664a2273a6..b2cb41e9bb 100755
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.cpp
@@ -1006,28 +1006,3 @@ Texture::ExternalUpdates Texture::getUpdates() const {
     }
     return result;
 }
-
-#include <ktx/KTX.h>
-
-ktx::KTXUniquePointer Texture::serialize(const Texture& texture) {
-    
-    ktx::Header header;
-    header.setUncompressed(ktx::GLType::UNSIGNED_BYTE, 4, ktx::GLFormat::BGRA, ktx::GLInternalFormat_Uncompressed::RGBA8, ktx::GLBaseInternalFormat::RGBA);
-    header.pixelWidth = texture.getWidth();
-    header.pixelHeight = texture.getHeight();
-    header.numberOfMipmapLevels = texture.mipLevels();
-
-    ktx::Images images;
-    for (int level = 0; level < header.numberOfMipmapLevels; level++) {
-        auto mip = texture.accessStoredMipFace(level);
-        if (mip) {
-            images.emplace_back(ktx::Image(mip->getSize(), 0, mip->readData()));
-        }
-    }
-
-    auto ktxBuffer = ktx::KTX::create(header, ktx::KeyValues(), images);
-    return ktxBuffer;
-}
-TexturePointer Texture::unserialize(const ktx::KTXUniquePointer& srcData) {
-    return nullptr;
-}
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.h
index 9c8ebd627c..cc351de787 100755
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.h
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ public:
     ExternalUpdates getUpdates() const;
 
     static ktx::KTXUniquePointer serialize(const Texture& texture);
-    static Texture* unserialize(const ktx::KTXUniquePointer& srcData);
+    static Texture* unserialize(TextureUsageType usageType, const ktx::KTXUniquePointer& srcData);
 
 protected:
     const TextureUsageType _usageType;
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture_ktx.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture_ktx.cpp
index c36c0f14d8..d63bffb74f 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture_ktx.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture_ktx.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ ktx::KTXUniquePointer Texture::serialize(const Texture& texture) {
     return ktxBuffer;
 }
 
-Texture* Texture::unserialize(const ktx::KTXUniquePointer& srcData) {
+Texture* Texture::unserialize(TextureUsageType usageType, const ktx::KTXUniquePointer& srcData) {
     if (!srcData) {
         return nullptr;
     }
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ Texture* Texture::unserialize(const ktx::KTXUniquePointer& srcData) {
         type = TEX_3D;
     }
 
-    auto tex = Texture::create( type,
+    auto tex = Texture::create( usageType,
+                                type,
                                 texelFormat,
                                 header.getPixelWidth(),
                                 header.getPixelHeight(),
diff --git a/libraries/model/src/model/TextureMap.cpp b/libraries/model/src/model/TextureMap.cpp
index 03605bd6ef..e4e358c581 100755
--- a/libraries/model/src/model/TextureMap.cpp
+++ b/libraries/model/src/model/TextureMap.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ gpu::Texture* cacheTexture(const std::string& name, gpu::Texture* srcTexture, bo
                 fclose (file);
 
                 //then create a new texture out of the ktx
-                auto theNewTexure = Texture::unserialize(ktx::KTX::create(storage));
+                auto theNewTexure = Texture::unserialize(gpu::TextureUsageType::RESOURCE, ktx::KTX::create(storage));
 
                 if (theNewTexure) {
                     returnedTexture = theNewTexure;