diff --git a/es-core/src/components/NinePatchComponent.cpp b/es-core/src/components/NinePatchComponent.cpp
index 1bce309b5..9f810f945 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/NinePatchComponent.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/components/NinePatchComponent.cpp
@@ -170,20 +170,3 @@ void NinePatchComponent::setCenterColor(unsigned int centerColor)
     mCenterColor = centerColor;
     updateColors();
 }
-
-void NinePatchComponent::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme,
-                                    const std::string& view,
-                                    const std::string& element,
-                                    unsigned int properties)
-{
-    GuiComponent::applyTheme(theme, view, element, properties);
-
-    using namespace ThemeFlags;
-    const ThemeData::ThemeElement* elem {theme->getElement(view, element, "ninepatch")};
-
-    if (!elem)
-        return;
-
-    if (properties & PATH && elem->has("path"))
-        setImagePath(elem->get<std::string>("path"));
-}
diff --git a/es-core/src/components/NinePatchComponent.h b/es-core/src/components/NinePatchComponent.h
index a989e871a..0a05c1ab7 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/NinePatchComponent.h
+++ b/es-core/src/components/NinePatchComponent.h
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ public:
     // Apply a color shift to the "center" part of the ninepatch.
     void setCenterColor(unsigned int centerColor);
 
-    virtual void applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme,
-                            const std::string& view,
-                            const std::string& element,
-                            unsigned int properties) override;
-
     const glm::vec2& getCornerSize() const { return mCornerSize; }
     void setCornerSize(const glm::vec2& size)
     {