diff --git a/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.cpp b/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.cpp
index 162e715ae..1093ce8fa 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.cpp
@@ -2348,7 +2348,7 @@ LLTextureFetch::~LLTextureFetch()
 	while (! mCommands.empty())
 	{
 		TFRequest * req(mCommands.front());
-		mCommands.erase(mCommands.begin());
+		mCommands.pop_front();
 		delete req;
 	}
 	
@@ -3367,7 +3367,7 @@ LLTextureFetch::TFRequest * LLTextureFetch::cmdDequeue()
 	if (! mCommands.empty())
 	{
 		ret = mCommands.front();
-		mCommands.erase(mCommands.begin());
+		mCommands.pop_front();
 	}
 	unlockQueue();														// -Mfq
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.h b/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.h
index 41b0616e9..58dcadf96 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.h
+++ b/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ private:
 	// is logically tied to LLQueuedThread's list of
 	// QueuedRequest instances and so must be covered by the
 	// same locks.
-	typedef std::vector<TFRequest *> command_queue_t;
+	typedef std::deque<TFRequest *> command_queue_t;
 	command_queue_t mCommands;
 
 	// If true, modifies some behaviors that help with QA tasks.