diff --git a/src/Plugins/TGAImporter/TGAImporter.cpp b/src/Plugins/TGAImporter/TGAImporter.cpp
index 199536620..4602a9e99 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/TGAImporter/TGAImporter.cpp
+++ b/src/Plugins/TGAImporter/TGAImporter.cpp
@@ -75,15 +75,16 @@ bool TGAImporter::open(std::istream& in) {
 
     Math::Vector2<GLsizei> dimensions(header.width, header.height);
 
-    _image = shared_ptr<Image2D>(new Image2D(dimensions, colorFormat, buffer));
+    _image = new Image2D(dimensions, colorFormat, buffer);
     return true;
 }
 
 void TGAImporter::close() {
-    _image = shared_ptr<Image2D>();
+    delete _image;
+    _image = nullptr;
 }
 
-shared_ptr<Image2D> TGAImporter::image2D(size_t id) {
+Image2D* TGAImporter::image2D(size_t id) {
     return _image;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Plugins/TGAImporter/TGAImporter.h b/src/Plugins/TGAImporter/TGAImporter.h
index 1e93c53bd..d614f84a3 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/TGAImporter/TGAImporter.h
+++ b/src/Plugins/TGAImporter/TGAImporter.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace Magnum { namespace Trade { namespace TGAImporter {
 
 class TGAImporter: public AbstractImporter {
     public:
-        TGAImporter(Corrade::PluginManager::AbstractPluginManager* manager = 0, const std::string& plugin = ""): AbstractImporter(manager, plugin) {}
+        TGAImporter(Corrade::PluginManager::AbstractPluginManager* manager = 0, const std::string& plugin = ""): AbstractImporter(manager, plugin), _image(nullptr) {}
         inline virtual ~TGAImporter() { close(); }
 
         inline int features() const { return OpenFile|OpenStream; }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class TGAImporter: public AbstractImporter {
         void close();
 
         inline size_t image2DCount() const { return _image ? 1 : 0; }
-        std::shared_ptr<Image2D> image2D(size_t id);
+        Image2D* image2D(size_t id);
 
         #pragma pack(1)
         struct Header {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class TGAImporter: public AbstractImporter {
         #pragma pack(8)
 
     private:
-        std::shared_ptr<Image2D> _image;
+        Image2D* _image;
 };
 
 }}}