diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxTextureContext8.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxTextureContext8.cxx
index 56a45722a6..6b1002720b 100644
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxTextureContext8.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxTextureContext8.cxx
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ create_texture(DXScreenData &scrn) {
   delete_texture();
   mark_loaded();
 
+#ifdef DO_PSTATS
+  update_data_size_bytes(get_texture()->estimate_texture_memory());
+#endif  // DO_PSTATS
+
   // bpp indicates requested fmt, not texture fmt
   DWORD target_bpp = get_bits_per_pixel(get_texture()->get_format(), &num_alpha_bits);
   DWORD num_color_channels = get_texture()->get_num_components();
diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx b/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
index ce85034adb..92eb429ea9 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
@@ -554,6 +554,71 @@ write(const Filename &name, int z) const {
   return true;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: Texture::estimate_texture_memory
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Estimates the amount of texture memory that will be
+//               consumed by loading this texture.  This returns a
+//               value that is not specific to any particular graphics
+//               card or driver; it tries to make a reasonable
+//               assumption about how a driver will load the texture.
+//               It does not account for texture compression or
+//               anything fancy.  This is mainly useful for debugging
+//               and reporting purposes.
+//
+//               Returns a value in bytes.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+size_t Texture::
+estimate_texture_memory() const {
+  size_t pixels = get_x_size() * get_y_size();
+
+  size_t bpp = 4;
+  switch (get_format()) {
+  case Texture::F_rgb332:
+    bpp = 1;
+    break;
+
+  case Texture::F_alpha:
+  case Texture::F_red:
+  case Texture::F_green:
+  case Texture::F_blue:
+  case Texture::F_luminance:
+  case Texture::F_luminance_alpha:
+  case Texture::F_luminance_alphamask:
+    bpp = 4;
+    break;
+
+  case Texture::F_rgba:
+  case Texture::F_rgba4:
+  case Texture::F_rgbm:
+  case Texture::F_rgb:
+  case Texture::F_rgb5:
+  case Texture::F_rgba5:
+    bpp = 4;
+    break;
+
+  case Texture::F_color_index:
+  case Texture::F_stencil_index:
+  case Texture::F_depth_component:
+  case Texture::F_rgb8:
+  case Texture::F_rgba8:
+    bpp = 4;
+    break;
+
+  case Texture::F_rgba12:
+  case Texture::F_rgb12:
+    bpp = 6;
+    break;
+  }
+
+  size_t bytes = pixels * bpp;
+  if (is_mipmap(get_minfilter())) {
+    bytes = (bytes * 4) / 3;
+  }
+
+  return bytes;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: Texture::read_txo
 //       Access: Published
diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/texture.h b/panda/src/gobj/texture.h
index 13cfe49afc..9dd673579d 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/texture.h
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/texture.h
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ PUBLISHED:
 
   void write(ostream &out, int indent_level) const;
 
+  size_t estimate_texture_memory() const;
+
 PUBLISHED:
   // These are published, but in general, you shouldn't be mucking
   // with these values; they are set automatically when a texture is
diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/textureContext.I b/panda/src/gobj/textureContext.I
index 5c1bb4066d..122614ae88 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/textureContext.I
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/textureContext.I
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ TextureContext(PreparedGraphicsObjects *pgo, Texture *tex) :
   BufferContext(&pgo->_texture_residency),
   _texture(tex)
 {
-#ifdef DO_PSTATS
-  update_data_size_bytes(estimate_texture_memory());
-#endif
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/textureContext.cxx b/panda/src/gobj/textureContext.cxx
index df92f6f033..e1fcd71bd5 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/textureContext.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/textureContext.cxx
@@ -18,82 +18,4 @@
 
 #include "textureContext.h"
 
-#include "texture.h"
-
 TypeHandle TextureContext::_type_handle;
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: TextureContext::estimate_texture_memory
-//       Access: Public, Virtual
-//  Description: Estimates the amount of texture memory that will be
-//               consumed by loading this texture.  This is mainly
-//               useful for debugging and reporting purposes.
-//
-//               Returns a value in bytes.
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-size_t TextureContext::
-estimate_texture_memory() {
-  size_t pixels = _texture->get_x_size() * _texture->get_y_size();
-
-  size_t bpp = 4;
-
-  /*
-  size_t bpp = 1;
-  switch (_texture->get_format()) {
-  case Texture::F_rgb332:
-  case Texture::F_alpha:
-  case Texture::F_red:
-  case Texture::F_green:
-  case Texture::F_blue:
-  case Texture::F_luminance:
-  case Texture::F_luminance_alpha:
-  case Texture::F_luminance_alphamask:
-  case Texture::F_color_index:
-  case Texture::F_stencil_index:
-  case Texture::F_depth_component:
-    bpp = 1;
-    break;
-
-  case Texture::F_rgba:
-  case Texture::F_rgba4:
-  case Texture::F_rgbm:
-  case Texture::F_rgb:
-  case Texture::F_rgb5:
-  case Texture::F_rgba5:
-    bpp = 2;
-    break;
-
-  case Texture::F_rgb8:
-  case Texture::F_rgba8:
-    bpp = 4;
-    break;
-
-  case Texture::F_rgba12:
-  case Texture::F_rgb12:
-    bpp = 6;
-    break;
-  }
-  */
-
-  size_t bytes = pixels * bpp;
-
-  bool use_mipmaps;
-  switch (_texture->get_minfilter()) {
-  case Texture::FT_nearest_mipmap_nearest:
-  case Texture::FT_linear_mipmap_nearest:
-  case Texture::FT_nearest_mipmap_linear:
-  case Texture::FT_linear_mipmap_linear:
-    use_mipmaps = true;
-    break;
-
-  default:
-    use_mipmaps = false;
-    break;
-  }
-
-  if (use_mipmaps) {
-    bytes += bytes / 3;
-  }
-
-  return bytes;
-}
diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/textureContext.h b/panda/src/gobj/textureContext.h
index 074c963f13..d955a35d90 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/textureContext.h
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/textureContext.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ public:
   INLINE bool was_modified() const;
   INLINE void mark_loaded();
 
-  virtual size_t estimate_texture_memory();
-
 private:
   // This cannot be a PT(Texture), because the texture and the GSG
   // both own their TextureContexts!  That would create a circular