diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/texture_chooser.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/texture_chooser.py
index 124ea0c982..a0d4a97b36 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/texture_chooser.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/texture_chooser.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import glob, os, string, shutil
 from functools import partial
 from PyQt5.Qt import (
     QDialog, QVBoxLayout, QListWidget, QListWidgetItem, Qt, QIcon,
-    QApplication, QSize, QPixmap, QDialogButtonBox, QTimer, QLabel)
+    QApplication, QSize, QDialogButtonBox, QTimer, QLabel)
 
 from calibre.constants import config_dir
 from calibre.gui2 import choose_files, error_dialog
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class TextureChooser(QDialog):
 
     def create_item(self, data):
         x = data
-        i = QListWidgetItem(QIcon(QPixmap(x['path']).scaled(256, 256, transformMode=Qt.SmoothTransformation)), x['name'], self.images)
+        i = QListWidgetItem(QIcon(x['path']), x['name'], self.images)
         i.setData(Qt.UserRole, x['fname'])
         i.setData(Qt.UserRole+1, x['path'])
         return i