diff --git a/common/gal/opengl/cached_container_gpu.cpp b/common/gal/opengl/cached_container_gpu.cpp
index 68a625a397..9ccf972b64 100644
--- a/common/gal/opengl/cached_container_gpu.cpp
+++ b/common/gal/opengl/cached_container_gpu.cpp
@@ -39,9 +39,15 @@
 using namespace KIGFX;
 
 CACHED_CONTAINER_GPU::CACHED_CONTAINER_GPU( unsigned int aSize ) :
-    CACHED_CONTAINER( aSize ), m_isMapped( false ),
-    m_isInitialized( false ), m_glBufferHandle( -1 )
+    CACHED_CONTAINER( aSize ), m_isMapped( false ), m_glBufferHandle( -1 )
 {
+    m_useCopyBuffer = GLEW_ARB_copy_buffer;
+
+    glGenBuffers( 1, &m_glBufferHandle );
+    glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, m_glBufferHandle );
+    glBufferData( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, m_currentSize * VertexSize, NULL, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW );
+    glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0 );
+    checkGlError( "allocating video memory for cached container" );
 }
 
 
@@ -50,8 +56,7 @@ CACHED_CONTAINER_GPU::~CACHED_CONTAINER_GPU()
     if( m_isMapped )
         Unmap();
 
-    if( m_isInitialized )
-        glDeleteBuffers( 1, &m_glBufferHandle );
+    glDeleteBuffers( 1, &m_glBufferHandle );
 }
 
 
@@ -59,9 +64,6 @@ void CACHED_CONTAINER_GPU::Map()
 {
     assert( !IsMapped() );
 
-    if( !m_isInitialized )
-        init();
-
     glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, m_glBufferHandle );
     m_vertices = static_cast<VERTEX*>( glMapBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, GL_READ_WRITE ) );
     checkGlError( "mapping vertices buffer" );
@@ -84,20 +86,6 @@ void CACHED_CONTAINER_GPU::Unmap()
 }
 
 
-void CACHED_CONTAINER_GPU::init()
-{
-    m_useCopyBuffer = GLEW_ARB_copy_buffer;
-
-    glGenBuffers( 1, &m_glBufferHandle );
-    glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, m_glBufferHandle );
-    glBufferData( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, m_currentSize * VertexSize, NULL, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW );
-    glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0 );
-    checkGlError( "allocating video memory for cached container" );
-
-    m_isInitialized = true;
-}
-
-
 bool CACHED_CONTAINER_GPU::defragmentResize( unsigned int aNewSize )
 {
     if( !m_useCopyBuffer )
diff --git a/common/gal/opengl/cached_container_ram.cpp b/common/gal/opengl/cached_container_ram.cpp
index a980d5a1ec..a7109545cb 100644
--- a/common/gal/opengl/cached_container_ram.cpp
+++ b/common/gal/opengl/cached_container_ram.cpp
@@ -40,17 +40,18 @@
 using namespace KIGFX;
 
 CACHED_CONTAINER_RAM::CACHED_CONTAINER_RAM( unsigned int aSize ) :
-    CACHED_CONTAINER( aSize ), m_isInitialized( false ), m_verticesBuffer( 0 )
+    CACHED_CONTAINER( aSize ), m_verticesBuffer( 0 )
 {
+    glGenBuffers( 1, &m_verticesBuffer );
+    checkGlError( "generating vertices buffer" );
+
     m_vertices = static_cast<VERTEX*>( malloc( aSize * VertexSize ) );
 }
 
 
 CACHED_CONTAINER_RAM::~CACHED_CONTAINER_RAM()
 {
-    if( m_isInitialized )
-        glDeleteBuffers( 1, &m_verticesBuffer );
-
+    glDeleteBuffers( 1, &m_verticesBuffer );
     free( m_vertices );
 }
 
@@ -60,13 +61,6 @@ void CACHED_CONTAINER_RAM::Unmap()
     if( !m_dirty )
         return;
 
-    if( !m_isInitialized )
-    {
-        glGenBuffers( 1, &m_verticesBuffer );
-        checkGlError( "generating vertices buffer" );
-        m_isInitialized = true;
-    }
-
     // Upload vertices coordinates and shader types to GPU memory
     glBindBuffer( GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, m_verticesBuffer );
     checkGlError( "binding vertices buffer" );
diff --git a/include/gal/opengl/cached_container_gpu.h b/include/gal/opengl/cached_container_gpu.h
index 7278e58456..7d85d4e23d 100644
--- a/include/gal/opengl/cached_container_gpu.h
+++ b/include/gal/opengl/cached_container_gpu.h
@@ -60,22 +60,12 @@ protected:
     ///> Flag saying if vertex buffer is currently mapped
     bool m_isMapped;
 
-    ///> Flag saying if the vertex buffer is initialized
-    bool m_isInitialized;
-
     ///> Vertex buffer handle
     unsigned int m_glBufferHandle;
 
     ///> Flag saying whether it is safe to use glCopyBufferSubData
     bool m_useCopyBuffer;
 
-    /**
-     * Function init()
-     * performs the GL vertex buffer initialization. It can be invoked only when an OpenGL context
-     * is bound.
-     */
-    void init();
-
     /**
      * Function defragmentResize()
      * removes empty spaces between chunks and optionally resizes the container.
diff --git a/include/gal/opengl/cached_container_ram.h b/include/gal/opengl/cached_container_ram.h
index 474fe75b2e..b4180ca50c 100644
--- a/include/gal/opengl/cached_container_ram.h
+++ b/include/gal/opengl/cached_container_ram.h
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ public:
     }
 
 protected:
-    ///> Flag saying if the vertex buffer is initialized
-    bool m_isInitialized;
-
     ///> Handle to vertices buffer
     GLuint  m_verticesBuffer;