diff --git a/include/vcl/opengl/OpenGLHelper.hxx b/include/vcl/opengl/OpenGLHelper.hxx
index 646a2d39254e..9f725e694605 100644
--- a/include/vcl/opengl/OpenGLHelper.hxx
+++ b/include/vcl/opengl/OpenGLHelper.hxx
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@
         } \
     } while (false)
 
-class VCL_DLLPUBLIC OpenGLHelper
+// All member functions static and VCL_DLLPUBLIC. Basically a glorified namespace.
+struct VCL_DLLPUBLIC OpenGLHelper
 {
-public:
+    OpenGLHelper() SAL_DELETED_FUNCTION; // Should not be instantiated
+
     static GLint LoadShaders(const OUString& rVertexShaderName, const OUString& rFragmentShaderName, const OString& preamble = "" );
 
     /**
diff --git a/include/vcl/opengl/OpenGLWrapper.hxx b/include/vcl/opengl/OpenGLWrapper.hxx
index c2f44c0c6b6b..4d3a9e9ab57b 100644
--- a/include/vcl/opengl/OpenGLWrapper.hxx
+++ b/include/vcl/opengl/OpenGLWrapper.hxx
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
 
 #include <vcl/dllapi.h>
 
-class VCL_DLLPUBLIC OpenGLWrapper
+// All member functions static and VCL_DLLPUBLIC. Basically a glorified namespace.
+struct VCL_DLLPUBLIC OpenGLWrapper
 {
-public:
+    OpenGLWrapper() SAL_DELETED_FUNCTION; // Should not be instantiated
+
     /**
      * Returns true if VCL has OpenGL rendering enabled
      */