diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexP.h b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexP.h
index 197d66a..422e8d3 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexP.h
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexP.h
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ namespace DirectX
     DXGI_FORMAT _WICToDXGI( _In_ const GUID& guid );
     bool _DXGIToWIC( _In_ DXGI_FORMAT format, _Out_ GUID& guid );
 
-    size_t _WICBitsPerPixel( _In_ REFGUID targetGuid );
-
     IWICImagingFactory* _GetWIC();
 
     inline WICBitmapDitherType _GetWICDither( _In_ DWORD flags )
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexUtil.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexUtil.cpp
index 9486486..e5ce2a0 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexUtil.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexUtil.cpp
@@ -113,34 +113,6 @@ bool _DXGIToWIC( DXGI_FORMAT format, GUID& guid )
     return false;
 }
 
-size_t _WICBitsPerPixel( REFGUID targetGuid )
-{
-    IWICImagingFactory* pWIC = _GetWIC();
-    if ( !pWIC )
-        return 0;
- 
-    ScopedObject<IWICComponentInfo> cinfo;
-    if ( FAILED( pWIC->CreateComponentInfo( targetGuid, &cinfo ) ) )
-        return 0;
-
-    WICComponentType type;
-    if ( FAILED( cinfo->GetComponentType( &type ) ) )
-        return 0;
-
-    if ( type != WICPixelFormat )
-        return 0;
-
-    ScopedObject<IWICPixelFormatInfo> pfinfo;
-    if ( FAILED( cinfo->QueryInterface( __uuidof(IWICPixelFormatInfo), reinterpret_cast<void**>( &pfinfo )  ) ) )
-        return 0;
-
-    UINT bpp;
-    if ( FAILED( pfinfo->GetBitsPerPixel( &bpp ) ) )
-        return 0;
-
-    return bpp;
-}
-
 IWICImagingFactory* _GetWIC()
 {
     static IWICImagingFactory* s_Factory = nullptr;
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp
index b47e4e5..6b060c8 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp
@@ -426,22 +426,8 @@ static HRESULT _EncodeImage( _In_ const Image& image, _In_ DWORD flags, _In_ IWI
         if ( FAILED(hr) )
             return hr;
 
-        size_t bpp = _WICBitsPerPixel( targetGuid );
-        if ( bpp == 0 )
-            return E_FAIL;
-
-        size_t rowPitch = ( image.width * bpp + 7 ) / 8;
-        size_t slicePitch = rowPitch * image.height;
-
-        std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> temp( new uint8_t[ slicePitch ] );
-        if ( !temp )
-            return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
-
-        hr = FC->CopyPixels( 0, static_cast<UINT>( rowPitch ), static_cast<UINT>( slicePitch ), temp.get() );
-        if ( FAILED(hr) )
-            return hr;
-
-        hr = frame->WritePixels( static_cast<UINT>( image.height ), static_cast<UINT>( rowPitch ), static_cast<UINT>( slicePitch ), temp.get() );
+        WICRect rect = { 0, 0, static_cast<UINT>( image.width ), static_cast<UINT>( image.height ) };
+        hr = frame->WriteSource( FC.Get(), &rect );
         if ( FAILED(hr) )
             return hr;
     }