diff --git a/src/mbgl/tile/raster_tile_data.cpp b/src/mbgl/tile/raster_tile_data.cpp
index cc48b3e15..67cf1a089 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/tile/raster_tile_data.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/tile/raster_tile_data.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,3 @@ void RasterTileData::setNecessity(Necessity necessity) {
 void RasterTileData::cancel() {
     workRequest.reset();
 }
-
-std::shared_ptr<const std::string> RasterTileData::parseData(std::shared_ptr<const std::string> data) {
-    return data;
-}
diff --git a/src/mbgl/tile/raster_tile_data.hpp b/src/mbgl/tile/raster_tile_data.hpp
index bbd033230..ef9e29c0d 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/tile/raster_tile_data.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/tile/raster_tile_data.hpp
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ public:
     void cancel() override;
     Bucket* getBucket(const style::Layer&) override;
 
-    static std::shared_ptr<const std::string> parseData(std::shared_ptr<const std::string>);
-
 private:
     gl::TexturePool& texturePool;
     Worker& worker;
diff --git a/src/mbgl/tile/tile_source_impl.hpp b/src/mbgl/tile/tile_source_impl.hpp
index b5a48a97b..625a0e202 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/tile/tile_source_impl.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/tile/tile_source_impl.hpp
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ void TileSource<T>::loadedData(const Response& res) {
         resource.priorModified = res.modified;
         resource.priorExpires = res.expires;
         resource.priorEtag = res.etag;
-        tileData.setData(res.noContent ? nullptr : T::parseData(res.data), res.modified,
-                            res.expires);
+        tileData.setData(res.noContent ? nullptr : res.data, res.modified, res.expires);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mbgl/tile/vector_tile_data.cpp b/src/mbgl/tile/vector_tile_data.cpp
index 6961d31bd..b2bb5e211 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/tile/vector_tile_data.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/tile/vector_tile_data.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ void VectorTileData::setNecessity(Necessity necessity) {
     tileSource.setNecessity(static_cast<TileSource<VectorTileData>::Necessity>(necessity));
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<GeometryTile> VectorTileData::parseData(std::shared_ptr<const std::string> data) {
-    return data ? std::make_unique<VectorTile>(data) : nullptr;
+void VectorTileData::setData(std::shared_ptr<const std::string> data,
+                             optional<Timestamp> modified,
+                             optional<Timestamp> expires) {
+    GeometryTileData::setData(data ? std::make_unique<VectorTile>(data) : nullptr, modified, expires);
 }
 
 } // namespace mbgl
diff --git a/src/mbgl/tile/vector_tile_data.hpp b/src/mbgl/tile/vector_tile_data.hpp
index 8e653386b..a9ea08674 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/tile/vector_tile_data.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/tile/vector_tile_data.hpp
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ public:
     ~VectorTileData();
 
     void setNecessity(Necessity) final;
-
-    static std::unique_ptr<GeometryTile> parseData(std::shared_ptr<const std::string>);
+    void setData(std::shared_ptr<const std::string> data,
+                 optional<Timestamp> modified,
+                 optional<Timestamp> expires);
 
 private:
     TileSource<VectorTileData> tileSource;