diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-dnk3/src/main/kotlin/gltf/GltfScene.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-dnk3/src/main/kotlin/gltf/GltfScene.kt
index 9a05997f..eed4a3a9 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-dnk3/src/main/kotlin/gltf/GltfScene.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-dnk3/src/main/kotlin/gltf/GltfScene.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.openrndr.math.Matrix44
 import org.openrndr.math.Quaternion
 import org.openrndr.math.Vector3
 import org.openrndr.math.transforms.transform
+import org.openrndr.utils.buffer.MPPBuffer
 import java.io.File
 import java.nio.Buffer
 import java.nio.ByteOrder
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ fun GltfFile.buildSceneNodes(): GltfSceneData {
                     require(localBufferView.byteLength != null)
                     localBuffer.position(localBufferView.byteOffset)
                     localBuffer.limit(localBufferView.byteOffset + localBufferView.byteLength)
-                    val cb = ColorBuffer.fromBuffer(localBuffer, null)
+
+                    val cb = loadImage(MPPBuffer(localBuffer))
                     cb.generateMipmaps()
                     cb.filter(MinifyingFilter.LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR, MagnifyingFilter.LINEAR)
                     cb.anisotropy = 100.0
diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-runway/src/main/kotlin/RunwayHttp.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-runway/src/main/kotlin/RunwayHttp.kt
index ee9c298a..3acab421 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-runway/src/main/kotlin/RunwayHttp.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-runway/src/main/kotlin/RunwayHttp.kt
@@ -22,18 +22,7 @@ fun ColorBuffer.toData(format: ImageFileFormat = ImageFileFormat.JPG): String {
     return "data:image/jpeg;base64,$base64Data"
 }
 
-/**
- * Construct a color buffer from a base64 data string
- */
-fun ColorBuffer.Companion.fromData(data: String): ColorBuffer {
-    val decoder = Base64.getDecoder()
-    val commaIndex = data.indexOf(",")
-    val imageData = decoder.decode(data.drop(commaIndex + 1))
 
-    ByteArrayInputStream(imageData).use {
-        return ColorBuffer.fromStream(it)
-    }
-}
 
 /**
  * Perform a Runway query