diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.cpp
index d27234dee9a..4b048ef2ac4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.cpp
@@ -1231,9 +1231,9 @@ private:
   std::vector<Level> levels;
 };
 
-TCacheEntry* TextureCacheBase::Load(const TextureInfo& texture_info)
+TCacheEntry* TextureCacheBase::Load(u32 stage)
 {
-  if (auto entry = LoadImpl(texture_info, false))
+  if (auto entry = LoadImpl(stage, false))
   {
     if (!DidLinkedAssetsChange(*entry))
     {
@@ -1241,19 +1241,18 @@ TCacheEntry* TextureCacheBase::Load(const TextureInfo& texture_info)
     }
 
     InvalidateTexture(GetTexCacheIter(entry));
-    return LoadImpl(texture_info, true);
+    return LoadImpl(stage, true);
   }
 
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-TCacheEntry* TextureCacheBase::LoadImpl(const TextureInfo& texture_info, bool force_reload)
+TCacheEntry* TextureCacheBase::LoadImpl(u32 stage, bool force_reload)
 {
   // if this stage was not invalidated by changes to texture registers, keep the current texture
-  if (!force_reload && TMEM::IsValid(texture_info.GetStage()) &&
-      m_bound_textures[texture_info.GetStage()])
+  if (!force_reload && TMEM::IsValid(stage) && m_bound_textures[stage])
   {
-    TCacheEntry* entry = m_bound_textures[texture_info.GetStage()].get();
+    TCacheEntry* entry = m_bound_textures[stage].get();
     // If the TMEM configuration is such that this texture is more or less guaranteed to still
     // be in TMEM, then we know we can reuse the old entry without even hashing the memory
     //
@@ -1263,7 +1262,7 @@ TCacheEntry* TextureCacheBase::LoadImpl(const TextureInfo& texture_info, bool fo
     //
     // Spyro: A Hero's Tail is known for (deliberately?) using such overwritten textures
     // in it's bloom effect, which breaks without giving it the invalidated texture.
-    if (TMEM::IsCached(texture_info.GetStage()))
+    if (TMEM::IsCached(stage))
     {
       return entry;
     }
@@ -1276,6 +1275,7 @@ TCacheEntry* TextureCacheBase::LoadImpl(const TextureInfo& texture_info, bool fo
     }
   }
 
+  const TextureInfo texture_info = TextureInfo::FromStage(stage);
   auto entry = GetTexture(g_ActiveConfig.iSafeTextureCache_ColorSamples, texture_info);
 
   if (!entry)
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.h
index 9a95400679d..1aa67dede50 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.h
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public:
   void Invalidate();
   void ReleaseToPool(TCacheEntry* entry);
 
-  TCacheEntry* Load(const TextureInfo& texture_info);
+  TCacheEntry* Load(u32 stage);
   RcTcacheEntry GetTexture(const int textureCacheSafetyColorSampleSize,
                            const TextureInfo& texture_info);
   RcTcacheEntry GetXFBTexture(u32 address, u32 width, u32 height, u32 stride,
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ private:
 
   static bool DidLinkedAssetsChange(const TCacheEntry& entry);
 
-  TCacheEntry* LoadImpl(const TextureInfo& texture_info, bool force_reload);
+  TCacheEntry* LoadImpl(u32 stage, bool force_reload);
 
   bool CreateUtilityTextures();
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexManagerBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexManagerBase.cpp
index 312b8cb005e..2bc6d586d78 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexManagerBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexManagerBase.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "VideoCommon/PixelShaderManager.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/Statistics.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.h"
-#include "VideoCommon/TextureInfo.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VertexLoaderManager.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VertexShaderManager.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h"
@@ -569,7 +568,7 @@ void VertexManagerBase::Flush()
     {
       for (const u32 i : used_textures)
       {
-        const auto cache_entry = g_texture_cache->Load(TextureInfo::FromStage(i));
+        const auto cache_entry = g_texture_cache->Load(i);
         if (!cache_entry)
           continue;
         const float custom_tex_scale = cache_entry->GetWidth() / float(cache_entry->native_width);
@@ -581,7 +580,7 @@ void VertexManagerBase::Flush()
     {
       for (const u32 i : used_textures)
       {
-        const auto cache_entry = g_texture_cache->Load(TextureInfo::FromStage(i));
+        const auto cache_entry = g_texture_cache->Load(i);
         if (cache_entry)
         {
           if (!Common::Contains(texture_names, cache_entry->texture_info_name))