diff --git a/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.cpp
index f8389c7d0..90dc71409 100644
--- a/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ ImageId TextureCache::ResolveOverlap(const ImageInfo& image_info, ImageId cache_
         if (image_info.pixel_format != tex_cache_image.info.pixel_format ||
             image_info.size != tex_cache_image.info.size ||
             image_info.guest_size_bytes <= tex_cache_image.info.guest_size_bytes) {
-            return merged_image_id;
+            return merged_image_id ? merged_image_id : cache_image_id;
         }
 
         ImageId new_image_id{};
diff --git a/src/video_core/texture_cache/tile_manager.cpp b/src/video_core/texture_cache/tile_manager.cpp
index 5f3ed0f89..7fe5598d4 100644
--- a/src/video_core/texture_cache/tile_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/texture_cache/tile_manager.cpp
@@ -254,11 +254,8 @@ struct DetilerParams {
     u32 sizes[14];
 };
 
-static constexpr size_t StreamBufferSize = 1_GB;
-
 TileManager::TileManager(const Vulkan::Instance& instance, Vulkan::Scheduler& scheduler)
-    : instance{instance}, scheduler{scheduler},
-      stream_buffer{instance, scheduler, MemoryUsage::Upload, StreamBufferSize} {
+    : instance{instance}, scheduler{scheduler} {
     static const std::array detiler_shaders{
         HostShaders::DETILE_M8X1_COMP,  HostShaders::DETILE_M8X2_COMP,
         HostShaders::DETILE_M32X1_COMP, HostShaders::DETILE_M32X2_COMP,
@@ -397,11 +394,6 @@ std::optional<vk::Buffer> TileManager::TryDetile(Image& image) {
     // Prepare input buffer
     const u32 image_size = image.info.guest_size_bytes;
     const auto [in_buffer, in_offset] = [&] -> std::pair<vk::Buffer, u32> {
-        // Use stream buffer for smaller textures.
-        if (image_size <= stream_buffer.GetFreeSize()) {
-            u32 offset = stream_buffer.Copy(image.info.guest_address, image_size);
-            return {stream_buffer.Handle(), offset};
-        }
         // Request temporary host buffer for larger sizes.
         auto in_buffer = AllocBuffer(image_size);
         const auto addr = reinterpret_cast<const void*>(image.info.guest_address);
diff --git a/src/video_core/texture_cache/tile_manager.h b/src/video_core/texture_cache/tile_manager.h
index 00765b1f8..0baabf98d 100644
--- a/src/video_core/texture_cache/tile_manager.h
+++ b/src/video_core/texture_cache/tile_manager.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ private:
 private:
     const Vulkan::Instance& instance;
     Vulkan::Scheduler& scheduler;
-    StreamBuffer stream_buffer;
     std::array<DetilerContext, DetilerType::Max> detilers;
 };