diff --git a/doc/changelog.dox b/doc/changelog.dox
index f9432aa2b..7143a8c9f 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.dox
+++ b/doc/changelog.dox
@@ -659,6 +659,11 @@ See also:
     forward compatible.
 -   @cpp GL::TextureFormat::R3B3G2 @ce had a misleading typo in the name, use
     @ref GL::TextureFormat::R3G3B2 instead.
+-   @ref GL::AbstractTexture destructor is now @cpp protected @ce on builds
+    with @ref MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED disabled in order to avoid accidents with
+    subclass destructors not being called. Right now all subclasses themselves
+    have trivial destruction, but that may change in the future due to driver
+    workarounds being added.
 -   @cpp Magnum/MeshTools/GenerateFlatNormals.h @ce is deprecated, use
     @cpp Magnum/MeshTools/GenerateNormals.h @ce instead
 -   @cpp MeshTools::generateFlatNormals(const std::vector<UnsignedInt>&, const std::vector<Vector3>&) @ce
diff --git a/src/Magnum/GL/AbstractTexture.h b/src/Magnum/GL/AbstractTexture.h
index 242f1e6de..42aad1de2 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/GL/AbstractTexture.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/GL/AbstractTexture.h
@@ -317,18 +317,6 @@ class MAGNUM_GL_EXPORT AbstractTexture: public AbstractObject {
         /** @brief Move constructor */
         AbstractTexture(AbstractTexture&& other) noexcept;
 
-        /**
-         * @brief Destructor
-         *
-         * Deletes associated OpenGL texture.
-         * @see @ref BufferTexture::wrap(), @ref CubeMapTexture::wrap(),
-         *      @ref CubeMapTextureArray::wrap(),
-         *      @ref MultisampleTexture::wrap(), @ref RectangleTexture::wrap(),
-         *      @ref Texture::wrap(), @ref TextureArray::wrap(),
-         *      @ref release(), @fn_gl_keyword{DeleteTextures}
-         */
-        ~AbstractTexture();
-
         /** @brief Copying is not allowed */
         AbstractTexture& operator=(const AbstractTexture&) = delete;
 
@@ -409,6 +397,25 @@ class MAGNUM_GL_EXPORT AbstractTexture: public AbstractObject {
          */
         void bind(Int textureUnit);
 
+    #if !defined(MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED) || defined(DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT)
+    protected: /* Destructor was public before */
+    #endif
+        /**
+         * @brief Destructor
+         *
+         * Deletes associated OpenGL texture.
+         * @see @ref BufferTexture::wrap(), @ref CubeMapTexture::wrap(),
+         *      @ref CubeMapTextureArray::wrap(),
+         *      @ref MultisampleTexture::wrap(), @ref RectangleTexture::wrap(),
+         *      @ref Texture::wrap(), @ref TextureArray::wrap(),
+         *      @ref release(), @fn_gl_keyword{DeleteTextures}
+         */
+        /* Not virtual to avoid vtable overhead, however while subclasses are
+           all the same size (and thus no risk of memory leaks from additional
+           members) these might perform cleanup steps on destruction (driver
+           workarouds...), so we have to disallow deletion from base pointer */
+        ~AbstractTexture();
+
     #ifdef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
     private:
     #else