diff --git a/examples/simple_demo_qml/GzRenderer.cc b/examples/simple_demo_qml/GzRenderer.cc
index 4b4756d02..85bd4aa58 100644
--- a/examples/simple_demo_qml/GzRenderer.cc
+++ b/examples/simple_demo_qml/GzRenderer.cc
@@ -222,13 +222,20 @@ void GzRenderer::InitialiseOnMainThread()
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void GzRenderer::Render()
 {
-  // pre-render may regenerate textureId if the size changes
-  this->camera->PreRender();
-  this->textureId = this->camera->RenderTextureGLId();
-
   // render to texture
   this->camera->Update();
 
+  GLuint texIdSrgb = this->camera->RenderTextureGLId();
+
+  if (this->textureId != texIdSrgb)
+  {
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texIdSrgb);
+    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_SRGB_DECODE_EXT,
+                    GL_SKIP_DECODE_EXT);
+  }
+
+  this->textureId = texIdSrgb;
+
   // Move camera
   this->UpdateCamera();
 }
@@ -276,10 +283,6 @@ void GzRenderer::InitEngine()
   // quick check on sizing...
   gzmsg << "imageW: " << this->camera->ImageWidth() << "\n";
   gzmsg << "imageH: " << this->camera->ImageHeight() << "\n";
-
-  // pre-render will force texture creation and may update texture id
-  this->camera->PreRender();
-  this->textureId = this->camera->RenderTextureGLId();
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/examples/simple_demo_qml/ThreadRenderer.cpp b/examples/simple_demo_qml/ThreadRenderer.cpp
index 3e7f01e49..5eb75f97c 100644
--- a/examples/simple_demo_qml/ThreadRenderer.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_demo_qml/ThreadRenderer.cpp
@@ -334,10 +334,6 @@ void TextureNode::PrepareNode()
         // note: include QQuickWindow::TextureHasAlphaChannel if the rendered content
         // has alpha.
 
-        QOpenGLFunctions *glFuncs = QOpenGLContext::currentContext()->functions();
-        glFuncs->glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, newId);
-        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_SRGB_DECODE_EXT, GL_SKIP_DECODE_EXT);
-
 #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 14, 0)
 # ifndef _WIN32
 #   pragma GCC diagnostic push
diff --git a/examples/simple_demo_qml/ThreadRenderer.h b/examples/simple_demo_qml/ThreadRenderer.h
index 6cfa44c02..ed3fc23c6 100644
--- a/examples/simple_demo_qml/ThreadRenderer.h
+++ b/examples/simple_demo_qml/ThreadRenderer.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
 #include <QQuickWindow>
 #include <QSGSimpleTextureNode>
 #include <QThread>
-#include <QOpenGLFunctions>
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /*