diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/context_desktop.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/context_desktop.go
index eaf4bec3e..b412eb39c 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/context_desktop.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/context_desktop.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func (c *context) needsRestoring() bool {
 }
 
 func (c *context) canUsePBO() bool {
-	return isPBOAvailable()
+	return false
 }
 
 func (c *context) texSubImage2D(t textureNative, args []*driver.ReplacePixelsArgs) {
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/context_js.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/context_js.go
index 33bf47c6a..cf863bc31 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/context_js.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/context_js.go
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ func (c *context) needsRestoring() bool {
 }
 
 func (c *context) canUsePBO() bool {
-	return isWebGL2Available
+	return false
 }
 
 func (c *context) texSubImage2D(t textureNative, args []*driver.ReplacePixelsArgs) {
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/image.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/image.go
index 48f151539..3a9a6295c 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/image.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/image.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ func (i *Image) ReplacePixels(args []*driver.ReplacePixelsArgs) {
 	}
 	i.graphics.drawCalled = false
 
+	// TODO: Now canUsePBO always returns false (#1678). Remove the code for PBO.
 	if !i.graphics.context.canUsePBO() {
 		i.graphics.context.texSubImage2D(i.textureNative, args)
 		return