diff --git a/examples/cogl-crate.c b/examples/cogl-crate.c
index 3c9ee43ad..edd9f31d4 100644
--- a/examples/cogl-crate.c
+++ b/examples/cogl-crate.c
@@ -165,16 +165,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       return 1;
   }
 
-  data.framebuffer_width = 640;
-  data.framebuffer_height = 480;
-  onscreen = cogl_onscreen_new (ctx, data.framebuffer_width, data.framebuffer_height);
-  /* Eventually there will be an implicit allocate on first use so this
-   * will become optional... */
+  onscreen = cogl_onscreen_new (ctx, 640, 480);
   fb = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (onscreen);
-  if (!cogl_framebuffer_allocate (fb, &error)) {
-      fprintf (stderr, "Failed to allocate framebuffer: %s\n", error->message);
-      return 1;
-  }
 
   data.framebuffer_width = cogl_framebuffer_get_width (fb);
   data.framebuffer_height = cogl_framebuffer_get_height (fb);
diff --git a/examples/cogl-hello.c b/examples/cogl-hello.c
index e8e4f5b4f..ad3850977 100644
--- a/examples/cogl-hello.c
+++ b/examples/cogl-hello.c
@@ -25,16 +25,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     onscreen = cogl_onscreen_new (ctx, 640, 480);
-    /* Eventually there will be an implicit allocate on first use so this
-     * will become optional... */
-    fb = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (onscreen);
-    if (!cogl_framebuffer_allocate (fb, &error)) {
-        fprintf (stderr, "Failed to allocate framebuffer: %s\n", error->message);
-        return 1;
-    }
-
     cogl_onscreen_show (onscreen);
 
+    fb = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (onscreen);
     cogl_push_framebuffer (fb);
 
     triangle = cogl_primitive_new_p2c4 (COGL_VERTICES_MODE_TRIANGLES,
diff --git a/examples/cogl-msaa.c b/examples/cogl-msaa.c
index aecc90363..3c1594ced 100644
--- a/examples/cogl-msaa.c
+++ b/examples/cogl-msaa.c
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       }
 
     onscreen = cogl_onscreen_new (ctx, 640, 480);
-    /* Eventually there will be an implicit allocate on first use so this
-     * will become optional... */
     fb = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (onscreen);
 
     cogl_framebuffer_set_samples_per_pixel (fb, 4);
diff --git a/examples/cogl-sdl-hello.c b/examples/cogl-sdl-hello.c
index b74e8a2a5..c8f6702bc 100644
--- a/examples/cogl-sdl-hello.c
+++ b/examples/cogl-sdl-hello.c
@@ -138,15 +138,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   SDL_InitSubSystem (SDL_INIT_TIMER);
 
   onscreen = cogl_onscreen_new (ctx, 800, 600);
-  /* Eventually there will be an implicit allocate on first use so this
-   * will become optional... */
-  data.fb = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (onscreen);
-  if (!cogl_framebuffer_allocate (data.fb, &error))
-    {
-      fprintf (stderr, "Failed to allocate framebuffer: %s\n",
-               error->message);
-      return 1;
-    }
 
   cogl_color_set_from_4ub (&data.black, 0, 0, 0, 255);
   data.center_x = 0.0f;
diff --git a/examples/cogl-x11-foreign.c b/examples/cogl-x11-foreign.c
index b1d6acf3a..cba837f9c 100644
--- a/examples/cogl-x11-foreign.c
+++ b/examples/cogl-x11-foreign.c
@@ -146,17 +146,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
                                             update_cogl_x11_event_mask,
                                             xdpy);
 
-  fb = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (onscreen);
-  /* Eventually there will be an implicit allocate on first use so this
-   * will become optional... */
-  if (!cogl_framebuffer_allocate (fb, &error))
-    {
-      fprintf (stderr, "Failed to allocate framebuffer: %s\n", error->message);
-      return 1;
-    }
-
   XMapWindow (xdpy, xwin);
 
+  fb = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (onscreen);
   cogl_push_framebuffer (fb);
 
   triangle = cogl_primitive_new_p2c4 (COGL_VERTICES_MODE_TRIANGLES,
diff --git a/examples/cogl-x11-tfp.c b/examples/cogl-x11-tfp.c
index b04511838..551ce8184 100644
--- a/examples/cogl-x11-tfp.c
+++ b/examples/cogl-x11-tfp.c
@@ -167,15 +167,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
                                             update_cogl_x11_event_mask,
                                             xdpy);
 
-  fb = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (onscreen);
-  /* Eventually there will be an implicit allocate on first use so this
-   * will become optional... */
-  if (!cogl_framebuffer_allocate (fb, &error))
-    {
-      fprintf (stderr, "Failed to allocate framebuffer: %s\n", error->message);
-      return 1;
-    }
-
   XMapWindow (xdpy, xwin);
 
   XCompositeRedirectSubwindows (xdpy, xwin, CompositeRedirectManual);
@@ -190,11 +181,11 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   gc = XCreateGC (xdpy, tfp_xwin, 0, NULL);
 
-
   pixmap = XCompositeNameWindowPixmap (xdpy, tfp_xwin);
 
   tfp = cogl_texture_pixmap_x11_new (pixmap, TRUE);
 
+  fb = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (onscreen);
   cogl_push_framebuffer (fb);
 
   for (;;)