diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-attribute.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-attribute.c
index 6c1842e17..1c0c88d0b 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-attribute.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-attribute.c
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-/* This isn't defined in the GLES headers */
-#ifndef GL_UNSIGNED_INT
-#define GL_UNSIGNED_INT 0x1405
-#endif
-
 static void _cogl_attribute_free (CoglAttribute *attribute);
 
 COGL_OBJECT_DEFINE (Attribute, attribute);
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-context.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-context.c
index e6effb008..dc99f3508 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-context.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-context.c
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-/* These aren't defined in the GLES headers */
-#ifndef GL_POINT_SPRITE
-#define GL_POINT_SPRITE 0x8861
-#endif
-
 static void _cogl_context_free (CoglContext *context);
 
 COGL_OBJECT_DEFINE (Context, context);
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pixel-buffer.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pixel-buffer.c
index 7abebaccc..d7d383971 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pixel-buffer.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pixel-buffer.c
@@ -51,22 +51,6 @@
 #include "cogl-pixel-buffer.h"
 #include "cogl-gtype-private.h"
 
-/*
- * GL/GLES compatibility defines for the buffer API:
- */
-
-#if defined (HAVE_COGL_GL)
-
-#ifndef GL_PIXEL_UNPACK_BUFFER
-#define GL_PIXEL_UNPACK_BUFFER GL_PIXEL_UNPACK_BUFFER_ARB
-#endif
-
-#ifndef GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER
-#define GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_ARB
-#endif
-
-#endif
-
 static void
 _cogl_pixel_buffer_free (CoglPixelBuffer *buffer);