diff --git a/include/mbgl/gfx/drawable_builder.hpp b/include/mbgl/gfx/drawable_builder.hpp
index 5af3a921b..f0468957b 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/gfx/drawable_builder.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/gfx/drawable_builder.hpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     /// Create an instance of the appropriate drawable type
-    virtual DrawablePtr createDrawable(std::string name) const = 0;
+    virtual DrawablePtr createDrawable() const = 0;
 
     /// Setup the SDK-specific aspects after all the values are present
     virtual void init() = 0;
diff --git a/include/mbgl/gl/drawable_gl_builder.hpp b/include/mbgl/gl/drawable_gl_builder.hpp
index 5ab116673..c14e405a5 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/gl/drawable_gl_builder.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/gl/drawable_gl_builder.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public:
     void setVertexAttributes(VertexAttributeArrayGL&& value) { vertexAttributes = std::move(value); }
     
 protected:
-    gfx::DrawablePtr createDrawable(std::string name) const override;
+    gfx::DrawablePtr createDrawable() const override;
     
     /// Setup the SDK-specific aspects after all the values are present
     void init() override;
diff --git a/src/mbgl/gfx/drawable_builder.cpp b/src/mbgl/gfx/drawable_builder.cpp
index 3bf0dbd59..9616dcb20 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/gfx/drawable_builder.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/gfx/drawable_builder.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void DrawableBuilder::setColor(const Color& value) {
 
 DrawablePtr DrawableBuilder::getCurrentDrawable(bool createIfNone) {
     if (!currentDrawable && createIfNone) {
-        currentDrawable = createDrawable(drawableName.empty() ? name : drawableName);
+        currentDrawable = createDrawable();
     }
     return currentDrawable;
 }
diff --git a/src/mbgl/gl/drawable_gl_builder.cpp b/src/mbgl/gl/drawable_gl_builder.cpp
index 979d39808..cba40f83f 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/gl/drawable_gl_builder.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/gl/drawable_gl_builder.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 namespace mbgl {
 namespace gl {
 
-gfx::DrawablePtr DrawableGLBuilder::createDrawable(std::string name) const {
-    return std::make_shared<DrawableGL>(std::move(name));
+gfx::DrawablePtr DrawableGLBuilder::createDrawable() const {
+    return std::make_shared<DrawableGL>(drawableName.empty() ? name : drawableName);
 };
 
 void DrawableGLBuilder::init() {