diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_manager.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_manager.cpp
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-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#include <filesystem>
-
-#include "common/assert.h"
-#include "common/logging/log.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_manager.h"
-#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.h"
-#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_memory_allocator.h"
-#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
-
-namespace Vulkan {
-
-TextureManager::TextureManager(const Device& device_, MemoryAllocator& memory_allocator_)
-    : device(device_), memory_allocator(memory_allocator_) {
-
-    // Create a default texture for fallback in case of errors
-    default_texture = CreateDefaultTexture();
-}
-
-TextureManager::~TextureManager() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(texture_mutex);
-    // Clear all cached textures
-    texture_cache.clear();
-
-    // Default texture will be cleaned up automatically by vk::Image's destructor
-}
-
-VkImage TextureManager::GetTexture(const std::string& texture_path) {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(texture_mutex);
-
-    // Check if the texture is already in the cache
-    auto it = texture_cache.find(texture_path);
-    if (it != texture_cache.end()) {
-        return *it->second;
-    }
-
-    // Load the texture and add it to the cache
-    vk::Image new_texture = LoadTexture(texture_path);
-    if (new_texture) {
-        VkImage raw_handle = *new_texture;
-        texture_cache.emplace(texture_path, std::move(new_texture));
-        return raw_handle;
-    }
-
-    // If loading fails, return the default texture if it exists
-    LOG_WARNING(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to load texture: {}, using default", texture_path);
-    if (default_texture.has_value()) {
-        return *(*default_texture);
-    }
-    return VK_NULL_HANDLE;
-}
-
-void TextureManager::ReloadTexture(const std::string& texture_path) {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(texture_mutex);
-
-    // Remove the texture from cache if it exists
-    auto it = texture_cache.find(texture_path);
-    if (it != texture_cache.end()) {
-        LOG_INFO(Render_Vulkan, "Reloading texture: {}", texture_path);
-        texture_cache.erase(it);
-    }
-
-    // The texture will be reloaded on next GetTexture call
-}
-
-bool TextureManager::IsTextureLoadedCorrectly(VkImage texture) {
-    // Check if the texture handle is valid
-    static const VkImage null_handle = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
-    return texture != null_handle;
-}
-
-void TextureManager::CleanupTextureCache() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(texture_mutex);
-
-    // TODO: track usage and remove unused textures [ZEP]
-
-    LOG_INFO(Render_Vulkan, "Handling texture cache cleanup, current size: {}", texture_cache.size());
-}
-
-void TextureManager::HandleTextureRendering(const std::string& texture_path,
-                                          std::function<void(VkImage)> render_callback) {
-    VkImage texture = GetTexture(texture_path);
-
-    if (!IsTextureLoadedCorrectly(texture)) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Texture failed to load correctly: {}, attempting reload", texture_path);
-        ReloadTexture(texture_path);
-        texture = GetTexture(texture_path);
-    }
-
-    // Execute the rendering callback with the texture
-    render_callback(texture);
-}
-
-vk::Image TextureManager::LoadTexture(const std::string& texture_path) {
-    // TODO: load image data from disk
-    // and create a proper Vulkan texture [ZEP]
-
-    if (!std::filesystem::exists(texture_path)) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Texture file not found: {}", texture_path);
-        return {};
-    }
-
-    try {
-
-        LOG_INFO(Render_Vulkan, "Loaded texture: {}", texture_path);
-
-        // TODO: create an actual VkImage [ZEP]
-        return CreateDefaultTexture();
-    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Error loading texture {}: {}", texture_path, e.what());
-        return {};
-    }
-}
-
-vk::Image TextureManager::CreateDefaultTexture() {
-    // Create a small default texture (1x1 pixel) to use as a fallback
-//    const VkExtent2D extent{1, 1};
-
-/*     // Create image
-    const VkImageCreateInfo image_ci{
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO,
-        .pNext = nullptr,
-        .flags = 0,
-        .imageType = VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D,
-        .format = texture_format,
-        .extent = {extent.width, extent.height, 1},
-        .mipLevels = 1,
-        .arrayLayers = 1,
-        .samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT,
-        .tiling = VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
-        .usage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT,
-        .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
-        .queueFamilyIndexCount = 0,
-        .pQueueFamilyIndices = nullptr,
-        .initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED,
-    }; */
-
-    // TODO: create an actual VkImage [ZEP]
-    LOG_INFO(Render_Vulkan, "Created default fallback texture");
-    return {};
-}
-
-} // namespace Vulkan
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