diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/blit_pass_gles.cc b/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/blit_pass_gles.cc
index 4819670db49fb..8685d86aa4a29 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/blit_pass_gles.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/blit_pass_gles.cc
@@ -130,11 +130,6 @@ bool BlitPassGLES::OnCopyTextureToBufferCommand(
   return true;
 }
 
-bool BlitPassGLES::OnOptimizeForGPUAccess(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
-                                          std::string label) {
-  return true;
-}
-
 // |BlitPass|
 bool BlitPassGLES::OnGenerateMipmapCommand(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
                                            std::string label) {
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/blit_pass_gles.h b/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/blit_pass_gles.h
index 146aedf953a1b..deaf1a41835f4 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/blit_pass_gles.h
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/blit_pass_gles.h
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ class BlitPassGLES final : public BlitPass {
                                     size_t destination_offset,
                                     std::string label) override;
 
-  // |BlitPass|
-  bool OnOptimizeForGPUAccess(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
-                              std::string label) override;
-
   // |BlitPass|
   bool OnGenerateMipmapCommand(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
                                std::string label) override;
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_command_mtl.h b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_command_mtl.h
index b1411ce8c8063..ffdd450f16c9b 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_command_mtl.h
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_command_mtl.h
@@ -50,13 +50,4 @@ struct BlitGenerateMipmapCommandMTL : public BlitGenerateMipmapCommand,
   [[nodiscard]] bool Encode(id<MTLBlitCommandEncoder> encoder) const override;
 };
 
-struct BlitOptimizeGPUAccessCommandMTL : public BlitGenerateMipmapCommand,
-                                         public BlitEncodeMTL {
-  ~BlitOptimizeGPUAccessCommandMTL() override;
-
-  std::string GetLabel() const override;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] bool Encode(id<MTLBlitCommandEncoder> encoder) const override;
-};
-
 }  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_command_mtl.mm b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_command_mtl.mm
index 2981faef692c8..7f589b4f54175 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_command_mtl.mm
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_command_mtl.mm
@@ -112,23 +112,4 @@
   return true;
 };
 
-BlitOptimizeGPUAccessCommandMTL::~BlitOptimizeGPUAccessCommandMTL() = default;
-
-std::string BlitOptimizeGPUAccessCommandMTL::GetLabel() const {
-  return label;
-}
-
-bool BlitOptimizeGPUAccessCommandMTL::Encode(
-    id<MTLBlitCommandEncoder> encoder) const {
-  if (@available(macOS 10.14, iOS 12, tvOS 12, *)) {
-    auto texture_mtl = TextureMTL::Cast(*texture).GetMTLTexture();
-    if (!texture_mtl) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    [encoder optimizeContentsForGPUAccess:texture_mtl];
-  }
-  return true;
-}
-
 }  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_pass_mtl.h b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_pass_mtl.h
index 836273819da28..108d320d98bf0 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_pass_mtl.h
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_pass_mtl.h
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ class BlitPassMTL final : public BlitPass {
   bool OnGenerateMipmapCommand(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
                                std::string label) override;
 
-  // |BlitPass|
-  bool OnOptimizeForGPUAccess(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
-                              std::string label) override;
-
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(BlitPassMTL);
 };
 
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_pass_mtl.mm b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_pass_mtl.mm
index 9b084eb5f043b..74df114143655 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_pass_mtl.mm
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/blit_pass_mtl.mm
@@ -134,15 +134,4 @@
   return true;
 }
 
-// |BlitPass|
-bool BlitPassMTL::OnOptimizeForGPUAccess(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
-                                         std::string label) {
-  auto command = std::make_unique<BlitOptimizeGPUAccessCommandMTL>();
-  command->label = label;
-  command->texture = std::move(texture);
-
-  commands_.emplace_back(std::move(command));
-  return true;
-}
-
 }  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/blit_pass_vk.cc b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/blit_pass_vk.cc
index e649a73d51b20..f563681af3455 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/blit_pass_vk.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/blit_pass_vk.cc
@@ -87,12 +87,6 @@ bool BlitPassVK::OnCopyTextureToBufferCommand(
   return true;
 }
 
-// |BlitPass|
-bool BlitPassVK::OnOptimizeForGPUAccess(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
-                                        std::string label) {
-  return true;
-}
-
 // |BlitPass|
 bool BlitPassVK::OnGenerateMipmapCommand(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
                                          std::string label) {
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/blit_pass_vk.h b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/blit_pass_vk.h
index 72f8b40ea01e2..62e52c15477bc 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/blit_pass_vk.h
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/blit_pass_vk.h
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ class BlitPassVK final : public BlitPass {
                                     std::string label) override;
 
   // |BlitPass|
-  bool OnOptimizeForGPUAccess(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
-                              std::string label) override;
-  // |BlitPass|
   bool OnGenerateMipmapCommand(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
                                std::string label) override;
 
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/blit_pass.cc b/impeller/renderer/blit_pass.cc
index 14760889e14aa..dd53e125645b5 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/blit_pass.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/blit_pass.cc
@@ -116,11 +116,6 @@ bool BlitPass::AddCopy(std::shared_ptr<Texture> source,
                                       std::move(label));
 }
 
-bool BlitPass::OptimizeForGPUAccess(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
-                                    std::string label) {
-  return OnOptimizeForGPUAccess(std::move(texture), std::move(label));
-}
-
 bool BlitPass::GenerateMipmap(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
                               std::string label) {
   if (!texture) {
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/blit_pass.h b/impeller/renderer/blit_pass.h
index 5341c20f62de5..7ac7b820e5972 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/blit_pass.h
+++ b/impeller/renderer/blit_pass.h
@@ -95,19 +95,6 @@ class BlitPass {
   ///
   bool GenerateMipmap(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture, std::string label = "");
 
-  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  /// @brief      Optimize the provided texture for GPU access.
-  ///             This will no-op on platforms where this functionality is
-  ///             unsupported.
-  ///
-  /// @param[in]  texture  The texture to generate mipmaps for.
-  /// @param[in]  label    The optional debug label to give the command.
-  ///
-  /// @return     If the command was valid for subsequent commitment.
-  ///
-  bool OptimizeForGPUAccess(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
-                            std::string label = "");
-
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /// @brief      Encode the recorded commands to the underlying command buffer.
   ///
@@ -140,9 +127,6 @@ class BlitPass {
       size_t destination_offset,
       std::string label) = 0;
 
-  virtual bool OnOptimizeForGPUAccess(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
-                                      std::string label) = 0;
-
   virtual bool OnGenerateMipmapCommand(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
                                        std::string label) = 0;
 
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/testing/mocks.h b/impeller/renderer/testing/mocks.h
index 29f4faa01e37b..1f387ee58e05a 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/testing/mocks.h
+++ b/impeller/renderer/testing/mocks.h
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ class MockBlitPass : public BlitPass {
                     size_t destination_offset,
                     std::string label));
 
-  MOCK_METHOD2(OnOptimizeForGPUAccess,
-               bool(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture, std::string label));
-
   MOCK_METHOD2(OnGenerateMipmapCommand,
                bool(std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture, std::string label));
 };
diff --git a/lib/ui/painting/image_decoder_impeller.cc b/lib/ui/painting/image_decoder_impeller.cc
index 3c6ba866e0da7..a6a130b3932c0 100644
--- a/lib/ui/painting/image_decoder_impeller.cc
+++ b/lib/ui/painting/image_decoder_impeller.cc
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ sk_sp<DlImage> ImageDecoderImpeller::UploadTexture(
     }
     blit_pass->SetLabel("Mipmap Blit Pass");
     blit_pass->GenerateMipmap(texture);
-    blit_pass->OptimizeForGPUAccess(texture);
 
     blit_pass->EncodeCommands(context->GetResourceAllocator());
     if (!command_buffer->SubmitCommands()) {