diff --git a/Common/Render/Text/draw_text.h b/Common/Render/Text/draw_text.h
index 7f651c1f65..f1d1a39ab8 100644
--- a/Common/Render/Text/draw_text.h
+++ b/Common/Render/Text/draw_text.h
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void MeasureString(std::string_view str, float *w, float *h) = 0;
 	virtual void MeasureStringRect(std::string_view str, const Bounds &bounds, float *w, float *h, int align = ALIGN_TOPLEFT) = 0;
 
-	virtual void DrawString(DrawBuffer &target, std::string_view str, float x, float y, uint32_t color, int align = ALIGN_TOPLEFT);
-
+	void DrawString(DrawBuffer &target, std::string_view str, float x, float y, uint32_t color, int align = ALIGN_TOPLEFT);
 	void DrawStringRect(DrawBuffer &target, std::string_view str, const Bounds &bounds, uint32_t color, int align);
 	virtual bool DrawStringBitmap(std::vector<uint8_t> &bitmapData, TextStringEntry &entry, Draw::DataFormat texFormat, std::string_view str, int align, bool fullColor) = 0;
 	bool DrawStringBitmapRect(std::vector<uint8_t> &bitmapData, TextStringEntry &entry, Draw::DataFormat texFormat, std::string_view str, const Bounds &bounds, int align, bool fullColor);
diff --git a/Common/Render/Text/draw_text_qt.cpp b/Common/Render/Text/draw_text_qt.cpp
index 7d1a18e5d3..e0570c1e5f 100644
--- a/Common/Render/Text/draw_text_qt.cpp
+++ b/Common/Render/Text/draw_text_qt.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 #include <QtGui/QFontMetrics>
 #include <QtOpenGL/QGLWidget>
 
-TextDrawerQt::TextDrawerQt(Draw::DrawContext *draw) : TextDrawer(draw) {
-}
+TextDrawerQt::TextDrawerQt(Draw::DrawContext *draw) : TextDrawer(draw) {}
 
 TextDrawerQt::~TextDrawerQt() {
 	ClearCache();
@@ -141,53 +140,6 @@ bool TextDrawerQt::DrawStringBitmap(std::vector<uint8_t> &bitmapData, TextString
 	return true;
 }
 
-void TextDrawerQt::DrawString(DrawBuffer &target, std::string_view str, float x, float y, uint32_t color, int align) {
-	using namespace Draw;
-	if (str.empty()) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	CacheKey key{ std::string(str), fontHash_ };
-	target.Flush(true);
-
-	TextStringEntry *entry;
-
-	auto iter = cache_.find(key);
-	if (iter != cache_.end()) {
-		entry = iter->second.get();
-		entry->lastUsedFrame = frameCount_;
-	} else {
-		DataFormat texFormat = Draw::DataFormat::R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16;
-
-		entry = new TextStringEntry(frameCount_);
-
-		TextureDesc desc{};
-		std::vector<uint8_t> bitmapData;
-		DrawStringBitmap(bitmapData, *entry, texFormat, str, align, false);
-		desc.initData.push_back(&bitmapData[0]);
-
-		desc.type = TextureType::LINEAR2D;
-		desc.format = texFormat;
-		desc.width = entry->bmWidth;
-		desc.height = entry->bmHeight;
-		desc.depth = 1;
-		desc.mipLevels = 1;
-		desc.tag = "TextDrawer";
-		entry->texture = draw_->CreateTexture(desc);
-		cache_[key] = std::unique_ptr<TextStringEntry>(entry);
-	}
-
-	if (entry->texture) {
-		draw_->BindTexture(0, entry->texture);
-
-		float w = entry->bmWidth * fontScaleX_ * dpiScale_;
-		float h = entry->bmHeight * fontScaleY_ * dpiScale_;
-		DrawBuffer::DoAlign(align, &x, &y, &w, &h);
-		target.DrawTexRect(x, y, x + w, y + h, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, color);
-		target.Flush(true);
-	}
-}
-
 void TextDrawerQt::ClearCache() {
 	for (auto &iter : cache_) {
 		if (iter.second->texture)
diff --git a/Common/Render/Text/draw_text_qt.h b/Common/Render/Text/draw_text_qt.h
index e0c3490e9c..300ed09a60 100644
--- a/Common/Render/Text/draw_text_qt.h
+++ b/Common/Render/Text/draw_text_qt.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ public:
 	void SetFont(uint32_t fontHandle) override;  // Shortcut once you've set the font once.
 	void MeasureString(std::string_view str, float *w, float *h) override;
 	void MeasureStringRect(std::string_view str, const Bounds &bounds, float *w, float *h, int align = ALIGN_TOPLEFT) override;
-	void DrawString(DrawBuffer &target, std::string_view str, float x, float y, uint32_t color, int align = ALIGN_TOPLEFT) override;
 	bool DrawStringBitmap(std::vector<uint8_t> &bitmapData, TextStringEntry &entry, Draw::DataFormat texFormat, std::string_view str, int align, bool fullColor) override;
 	// Use for housekeeping like throwing out old strings.
 	void OncePerFrame() override;