diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c
index 921a2a3502..b06402cc72 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c
@@ -2448,13 +2448,14 @@ gst_gl_display_thread_do_upload_draw (GstGLDisplay *display)
 {
   glBindFramebufferEXT(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT, display->upload_fbo);
 
-  glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, display->upload_outtex);
-  glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, 0, GL_RGBA8,
-	       display->upload_width, display->upload_height, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, NULL);
-  glTexParameteri (GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-  glTexParameteri (GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-  glTexParameteri (GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-  glTexParameteri (GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+  /* no more needed? upload_uptex should already be in the pool */
+  /* glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, display->upload_outtex); */
+  /* glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, 0, GL_RGBA8, */
+  /* 	       display->upload_width, display->upload_height, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, NULL); */
+  /* glTexParameteri (GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR); */
+  /* glTexParameteri (GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR); */
+  /* glTexParameteri (GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE); */
+  /* glTexParameteri (GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE); */
 
   //attach the texture to the FBO to renderer to
   glFramebufferTexture2DEXT(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0_EXT,