diff --git a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
index c9c67f3d6ba..ce971632570 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -44,20 +44,15 @@
 #include "editor/plugins/animation_player_editor_plugin.h"
 #include "editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.h"
 #include "editor/scene_tree_dock.h"
-#include "scene/2d/cpu_particles_2d.h"
-#include "scene/2d/gpu_particles_2d.h"
-#include "scene/2d/light_2d.h"
 #include "scene/2d/polygon_2d.h"
 #include "scene/2d/skeleton_2d.h"
 #include "scene/2d/sprite_2d.h"
 #include "scene/2d/touch_screen_button.h"
 #include "scene/gui/flow_container.h"
 #include "scene/gui/grid_container.h"
-#include "scene/gui/nine_patch_rect.h"
 #include "scene/gui/separator.h"
 #include "scene/gui/split_container.h"
 #include "scene/gui/subviewport_container.h"
-#include "scene/gui/texture_rect.h"
 #include "scene/gui/view_panner.h"
 #include "scene/main/canvas_layer.h"
 #include "scene/main/window.h"
@@ -5722,7 +5717,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditorViewport::_perform_drop_data() {
 		} else {
 			Ref<Texture2D> texture = Ref<Texture2D>(Object::cast_to<Texture2D>(*res));
 			if (texture != nullptr && texture.is_valid()) {
-				Node *child = _make_texture_node_type(default_texture_node_type);
+				Node *child = Object::cast_to<Node>(ClassDB::instantiate(default_texture_node_type));
 				_create_nodes(target_node, child, path, drop_pos);
 			}
 		}
@@ -5853,30 +5848,6 @@ void CanvasItemEditorViewport::drop_data(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p
 	}
 }
 
-Node *CanvasItemEditorViewport::_make_texture_node_type(String texture_node_type) {
-	Node *node = nullptr;
-	if (texture_node_type == "Sprite2D") {
-		node = memnew(Sprite2D);
-	} else if (texture_node_type == "PointLight2D") {
-		node = memnew(PointLight2D);
-	} else if (texture_node_type == "CPUParticles2D") {
-		node = memnew(CPUParticles2D);
-	} else if (texture_node_type == "GPUParticles2D") {
-		node = memnew(GPUParticles2D);
-	} else if (texture_node_type == "Polygon2D") {
-		node = memnew(Polygon2D);
-	} else if (texture_node_type == "TouchScreenButton") {
-		node = memnew(TouchScreenButton);
-	} else if (texture_node_type == "TextureRect") {
-		node = memnew(TextureRect);
-	} else if (texture_node_type == "TextureButton") {
-		node = memnew(TextureButton);
-	} else if (texture_node_type == "NinePatchRect") {
-		node = memnew(NinePatchRect);
-	}
-	return node;
-}
-
 void CanvasItemEditorViewport::_update_theme() {
 	List<BaseButton *> btn_list;
 	button_group->get_buttons(&btn_list);
diff --git a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.h b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.h
index 2f97cda343c..74f150fd65c 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.h
@@ -613,7 +613,6 @@ class CanvasItemEditorViewport : public Control {
 	void _on_select_type(Object *selected);
 	void _on_change_type_confirmed();
 	void _on_change_type_closed();
-	Node *_make_texture_node_type(String texture_node_type);
 
 	void _create_preview(const Vector<String> &files) const;
 	void _remove_preview();