diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices-private.h
index b9760d58a..cc4adb42b 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices-private.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ struct _CoglIndices
   GObject parent_instance;
 
   CoglIndexBuffer *buffer;
-  size_t offset;
 
   CoglIndicesType type;
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.c
index 9d4ffa721..dc063798e 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.c
@@ -82,21 +82,6 @@ cogl_indices_type_get_size (CoglIndicesType type)
   g_return_val_if_reached (0);
 }
 
-CoglIndices *
-cogl_indices_new_for_buffer (CoglIndicesType type,
-                             CoglIndexBuffer *buffer,
-                             size_t offset)
-{
-  CoglIndices *indices = g_object_new (COGL_TYPE_INDICES, NULL);
-
-  indices->buffer = g_object_ref (buffer);
-  indices->offset = offset;
-
-  indices->type = type;
-
-  return indices;
-}
-
 CoglIndices *
 cogl_indices_new (CoglContext *context,
                   CoglIndicesType type,
@@ -104,21 +89,19 @@ cogl_indices_new (CoglContext *context,
                   int n_indices)
 {
   size_t buffer_bytes = cogl_indices_type_get_size (type) * n_indices;
-  CoglIndexBuffer *index_buffer = cogl_index_buffer_new (context, buffer_bytes);
-  CoglBuffer *buffer = COGL_BUFFER (index_buffer);
+  g_autoptr (CoglIndexBuffer) index_buffer =
+    cogl_index_buffer_new (context, buffer_bytes);
   CoglIndices *indices;
 
-  if (!cogl_buffer_set_data (buffer,
+  if (!cogl_buffer_set_data (COGL_BUFFER (index_buffer),
                              0,
                              indices_data,
                              buffer_bytes))
-    {
-      g_object_unref (index_buffer);
-      return NULL;
-    }
+    return NULL;
 
-  indices = cogl_indices_new_for_buffer (type, index_buffer, 0);
-  g_object_unref (index_buffer);
+  indices = g_object_new (COGL_TYPE_INDICES, NULL);
+  indices->buffer = g_steal_pointer (&index_buffer);
+  indices->type = type;
 
   return indices;
 }
@@ -137,14 +120,6 @@ cogl_indices_get_indices_type (CoglIndices *indices)
   return indices->type;
 }
 
-size_t
-cogl_indices_get_offset (CoglIndices *indices)
-{
-  g_return_val_if_fail (COGL_IS_INDICES (indices), 0);
-
-  return indices->offset;
-}
-
 CoglIndices *
 cogl_context_get_rectangle_indices (CoglContext *ctx,
                                     int          n_rectangles)
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.h
index e9fdc916e..d9cb85ed5 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.h
@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@ cogl_indices_new (CoglContext *context,
                   const void *indices_data,
                   int n_indices);
 
-COGL_EXPORT CoglIndices *
-cogl_indices_new_for_buffer (CoglIndicesType type,
-                             CoglIndexBuffer *buffer,
-                             size_t offset);
-
 /**
  * cogl_indices_get_buffer:
  *
@@ -130,8 +125,4 @@ cogl_indices_get_buffer (CoglIndices *indices);
 COGL_EXPORT CoglIndicesType
 cogl_indices_get_indices_type (CoglIndices *indices);
 
-COGL_EXPORT size_t
-cogl_indices_get_offset (CoglIndices *indices);
-
-
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
index 1fb8cdf77..83bac4fa3 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ cogl_gl_framebuffer_draw_indexed_attributes (CoglFramebufferDriver  *driver,
     cogl_framebuffer_driver_get_framebuffer (driver);
   CoglBuffer *buffer;
   uint8_t *base;
-  size_t buffer_offset;
   size_t index_size;
   GLenum indices_gl_type = 0;
 
@@ -364,7 +363,6 @@ cogl_gl_framebuffer_draw_indexed_attributes (CoglFramebufferDriver  *driver,
    */
   base = _cogl_buffer_gl_bind (buffer,
                                COGL_BUFFER_BIND_TARGET_INDEX_BUFFER, NULL);
-  buffer_offset = cogl_indices_get_offset (indices);
   index_size = cogl_indices_type_get_size (cogl_indices_get_indices_type (indices));
 
   switch (cogl_indices_get_indices_type (indices))
@@ -384,7 +382,7 @@ cogl_gl_framebuffer_draw_indexed_attributes (CoglFramebufferDriver  *driver,
       glDrawElements ((GLenum)mode,
                       n_vertices,
                       indices_gl_type,
-                      base + buffer_offset + index_size * first_vertex));
+                      base + index_size * first_vertex));
 
   _cogl_buffer_gl_unbind (buffer);
 }