diff --git a/cockatrice/src/thememanager.cpp b/cockatrice/src/thememanager.cpp
index 28ab9c3e..40ecdf2f 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/thememanager.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/thememanager.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ QStringMap & ThemeManager::getAvailableThemes()
     return availableThemes;
 }
 
-QBrush ThemeManager::loadBrush(QDir dir, QString fileName, QColor fallbackColor)
+QBrush ThemeManager::loadBrush(QString fileName, QColor fallbackColor)
 {
     QBrush brush;
     QPixmap tmp = QPixmap("theme:zones/" + fileName);
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ void ThemeManager::themeChangedSlot()
 
     // zones bg
     dir.cd("zones");
-    handBgBrush = loadBrush(dir, HANDZONE_BG_NAME, QColor(80, 100, 50));
-    tableBgBrush = loadBrush(dir, TABLEZONE_BG_NAME, QColor(70, 50, 100));
-    playerBgBrush = loadBrush(dir, PLAYERZONE_BG_NAME, QColor(200, 200, 200));
-    stackBgBrush = loadBrush(dir, STACKZONE_BG_NAME, QColor(113, 43, 43));
+    handBgBrush = loadBrush(HANDZONE_BG_NAME, QColor(80, 100, 50));
+    tableBgBrush = loadBrush(TABLEZONE_BG_NAME, QColor(70, 50, 100));
+    playerBgBrush = loadBrush(PLAYERZONE_BG_NAME, QColor(200, 200, 200));
+    stackBgBrush = loadBrush(STACKZONE_BG_NAME, QColor(113, 43, 43));
 
 
     emit themeChanged();
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/thememanager.h b/cockatrice/src/thememanager.h
index 26855236..f83bdcc3 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/thememanager.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/thememanager.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ private:
     QStringMap availableThemes;
 protected:
     void ensureThemeDirectoryExists();
-    QBrush loadBrush(QDir dir, QString fileName, QColor fallbackColor);
+    QBrush loadBrush(QString fileName, QColor fallbackColor);
 public:
     QBrush &getHandBgBrush() { return handBgBrush; }
     QBrush &getStackBgBrush() { return stackBgBrush; }