diff --git a/picture.go b/picture.go
index 1d731b9376bd958e380653e7e98f4ab386a62627..3b29071175c6ee2a94b88aed11104fe7c9b033eb 100644
--- a/picture.go
+++ b/picture.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"image/draw"
 
 	"github.com/faiface/pixel/pixelgl"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // Picture is a raster picture. It is usually used with sprites.
@@ -31,16 +30,12 @@ func NewPicture(img image.Image, smooth bool) *Picture {
 
 	var texture *pixelgl.Texture
 	pixelgl.Do(func() {
-		var err error
-		texture, err = pixelgl.NewTexture(
+		texture = pixelgl.NewTexture(
 			img.Bounds().Dx(),
 			img.Bounds().Dy(),
 			smooth,
 			rgba.Pix,
 		)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create picture"))
-		}
 	})
 
 	return &Picture{
diff --git a/pixelgl/texture.go b/pixelgl/texture.go
index 4cb7690ef6d7c14c15469980b0cc914cc0eb8ca5..b14e5b79c5198d5471f51829e842efe464bb94e7 100644
--- a/pixelgl/texture.go
+++ b/pixelgl/texture.go
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ type Texture struct {
 	width, height int
 }
 
-// NewTexture creates a new texture with the specified width and height.
-// The pixels must be a sequence of RGBA values.
-func NewTexture(width, height int, smooth bool, pixels []uint8) (*Texture, error) {
-	texture := &Texture{
+// NewTexture creates a new texture with the specified width and height with some initial
+// pixel values. The pixels must be a sequence of RGBA values.
+func NewTexture(width, height int, smooth bool, pixels []uint8) *Texture {
+	if len(pixels) != width*height*4 {
+		panic("failed to create new texture: wrong number of pixels")
+	}
+
+	tex := &Texture{
 		tex: binder{
 			restoreLoc: gl.TEXTURE_BINDING_2D,
 			bindFunc: func(obj uint32) {
@@ -26,10 +30,10 @@ func NewTexture(width, height int, smooth bool, pixels []uint8) (*Texture, error
 		height: height,
 	}
 
-	gl.GenTextures(1, &texture.tex.obj)
+	gl.GenTextures(1, &tex.tex.obj)
 
-	texture.Begin()
-	defer texture.End()
+	tex.Begin()
+	defer tex.End()
 
 	gl.TexImage2D(
 		gl.TEXTURE_2D,
@@ -56,9 +60,9 @@ func NewTexture(width, height int, smooth bool, pixels []uint8) (*Texture, error
 
 	gl.GenerateMipmap(gl.TEXTURE_2D)
 
-	runtime.SetFinalizer(texture, (*Texture).delete)
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(tex, (*Texture).delete)
 
-	return texture, nil
+	return tex
 }
 
 func (t *Texture) delete() {