diff --git a/src/ol/image.js b/src/ol/image.js
index e9eb53f848..222e78398a 100644
--- a/src/ol/image.js
+++ b/src/ol/image.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ goog.require('ol.ImageState');
 goog.require('ol.events');
 goog.require('ol.events.EventType');
 goog.require('ol.extent');
-goog.require('ol.obj');
 
 
 /**
@@ -41,12 +40,6 @@ ol.Image = function(extent, resolution, pixelRatio, attributions, src,
     this.image_.crossOrigin = crossOrigin;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {Object.<number, (HTMLCanvasElement|Image|HTMLVideoElement)>}
-   */
-  this.imageByContext_ = {};
-
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {Array.<ol.EventsKey>}
@@ -73,22 +66,8 @@ ol.inherits(ol.Image, ol.ImageBase);
  * @inheritDoc
  * @api
  */
-ol.Image.prototype.getImage = function(opt_context) {
-  if (opt_context !== undefined) {
-    var image;
-    var key = ol.getUid(opt_context);
-    if (key in this.imageByContext_) {
-      return this.imageByContext_[key];
-    } else if (ol.obj.isEmpty(this.imageByContext_)) {
-      image = this.image_;
-    } else {
-      image = /** @type {Image} */ (this.image_.cloneNode(false));
-    }
-    this.imageByContext_[key] = image;
-    return image;
-  } else {
-    return this.image_;
-  }
+ol.Image.prototype.getImage = function() {
+  return this.image_;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/imagebase.js b/src/ol/imagebase.js
index f69507467b..867d321107 100644
--- a/src/ol/imagebase.js
+++ b/src/ol/imagebase.js
@@ -79,10 +79,9 @@ ol.ImageBase.prototype.getExtent = function() {
 
 /**
  * @abstract
- * @param {Object=} opt_context Object.
  * @return {HTMLCanvasElement|Image|HTMLVideoElement} Image.
  */
-ol.ImageBase.prototype.getImage = function(opt_context) {};
+ol.ImageBase.prototype.getImage = function() {};
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ol/imagecanvas.js b/src/ol/imagecanvas.js
index 6f9053a421..748ac14e3d 100644
--- a/src/ol/imagecanvas.js
+++ b/src/ol/imagecanvas.js
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ ol.ImageCanvas.prototype.load = function() {
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
-ol.ImageCanvas.prototype.getImage = function(opt_context) {
+ol.ImageCanvas.prototype.getImage = function() {
   return this.canvas_;
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/reproj/image.js b/src/ol/reproj/image.js
index 20f51e1e93..4dccd442b5 100644
--- a/src/ol/reproj/image.js
+++ b/src/ol/reproj/image.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ ol.reproj.Image.prototype.disposeInternal = function() {
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
-ol.reproj.Image.prototype.getImage = function(opt_context) {
+ol.reproj.Image.prototype.getImage = function() {
   return this.canvas_;
 };