diff --git a/internal/graphics/command.go b/internal/graphics/command.go
index 679eca3af..fcd9ad9ba 100644
--- a/internal/graphics/command.go
+++ b/internal/graphics/command.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (c *drawImageCommand) Exec(context *opengl.Context, indexOffsetInBytes int)
 	}
 	_, h := c.dst.Size()
 	proj := f.projectionMatrix(h)
-	p := programContext{
+	p := &programContext{
 		state:            &theOpenGLState,
 		program:          theOpenGLState.programTexture,
 		context:          context,
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ func (c *drawImageCommand) Exec(context *opengl.Context, indexOffsetInBytes int)
 	if err := p.begin(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer p.end()
 	// TODO: We should call glBindBuffer here?
 	// The buffer is already bound at begin() but it is counterintuitive.
 	context.DrawElements(opengl.Triangles, 6*n, indexOffsetInBytes)
diff --git a/internal/graphics/program.go b/internal/graphics/program.go
index 1d8a96fb8..dc246633a 100644
--- a/internal/graphics/program.go
+++ b/internal/graphics/program.go
@@ -268,6 +268,3 @@ func (p *programContext) begin() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (p *programContext) end() {
-}