diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker.cpp b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker.cpp
index ff3b5fcbb..26cf09156 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ QNetworkReply *PictureLoaderWorker::makeRequest(const QUrl &url, PictureLoaderWo
     QNetworkReply *reply = networkManager->get(req);
 
     // Connect reply handling
-    connect(reply, &QNetworkReply::finished, worker, [reply, worker] { worker->acceptNetworkReply(reply); });
+    connect(reply, &QNetworkReply::finished, worker, [reply, worker] { worker->handleNetworkReply(reply); });
 
     return reply;
 }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker_work.cpp b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker_work.cpp
index f8af2a001..0f31297ab 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker_work.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker_work.cpp
@@ -70,15 +70,6 @@ void PictureLoaderWorkerWork::picDownloadFailed()
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * Processes the reply in another thread.
- * @param reply The finished reply. Takes ownership of the object
- */
-void PictureLoaderWorkerWork::acceptNetworkReply(QNetworkReply *reply)
-{
-    QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start([this, reply] { handleNetworkReply(reply); });
-}
-
 /**
  *
  * @param reply The reply. Takes ownership of the object
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker_work.h b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker_work.h
index 87f8e5cb8..a323c2f1d 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker_work.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker_work.h
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@ public:
     PictureToLoad cardToDownload;
 
 public slots:
-    void acceptNetworkReply(QNetworkReply *reply);
+    void handleNetworkReply(QNetworkReply *reply);
 
 private:
     bool picDownload;
 
     void startNextPicDownload();
     void picDownloadFailed();
-    void handleNetworkReply(QNetworkReply *reply);
     void handleFailedReply(const QNetworkReply *reply);
     void handleSuccessfulReply(QNetworkReply *reply);
     QImage tryLoadImageFromReply(QNetworkReply *reply);