diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal-private.h b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal-private.h
index eccc242bc..0da86ff9e 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal-private.h
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal-private.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ void
 _cogl_journal_log_quad (const float  *position,
                         CoglPipeline *pipeline,
                         int           n_layers,
-                        guint32       fallback_layers,
                         CoglHandle    layer0_override_texture,
                         const float  *tex_coords,
                         unsigned int  tex_coords_len);
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal.c b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal.c
index 60b717094..51bf76a96 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal.c
@@ -770,7 +770,6 @@ void
 _cogl_journal_log_quad (const float  *position,
                         CoglPipeline *pipeline,
                         int           n_layers,
-                        guint32       fallback_layers,
                         CoglHandle    layer0_override_texture,
                         const float  *tex_coords,
                         unsigned int  tex_coords_len)
@@ -921,11 +920,6 @@ _cogl_journal_log_quad (const float  *position,
       flush_options.disable_layers = disable_layers;
       flush_options.flags |= COGL_PIPELINE_FLUSH_DISABLE_MASK;
     }
-  if (G_UNLIKELY (fallback_layers))
-    {
-      flush_options.fallback_layers = fallback_layers;
-      flush_options.flags |= COGL_PIPELINE_FLUSH_FALLBACK_MASK;
-    }
   if (G_UNLIKELY (layer0_override_texture))
     {
       flush_options.flags |= COGL_PIPELINE_FLUSH_LAYER0_OVERRIDE;
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-primitives.c b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-primitives.c
index eb487fad3..23fccf4af 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-primitives.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-primitives.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ log_quad_sub_textures_cb (CoglHandle texture_handle,
   _cogl_journal_log_quad (quad_coords,
                           state->pipeline,
                           1, /* one layer */
-                          0, /* don't need to use fallbacks */
                           texture_override, /* replace the layer0 texture */
                           subtexture_coords,
                           4);
@@ -543,7 +542,6 @@ _cogl_multitexture_quad_single_primitive (const float  *position,
   _cogl_journal_log_quad (position,
                           pipeline,
                           n_layers,
-                          0, /* we don't need fallback layers */
                           COGL_INVALID_HANDLE, /* no texture override */
                           final_tex_coords,
                           n_layers * 4);