diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h
index 5e698debd..de195efc8 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h
@@ -85,14 +85,6 @@ struct _CoglDriverVtable
                                CoglFramebuffer      *read_buffer,
                                CoglFramebufferState  state);
 
-  void
-  (* framebuffer_clear) (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
-                         unsigned long buffers,
-                         float red,
-                         float green,
-                         float blue,
-                         float alpha);
-
   void
   (* framebuffer_finish) (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer);
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-driver.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-driver.c
index d1bbf82a0..9616cec8b 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-driver.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-driver.c
@@ -65,6 +65,22 @@ cogl_framebuffer_driver_query_bits (CoglFramebufferDriver *driver,
   COGL_FRAMEBUFFER_DRIVER_GET_CLASS (driver)->query_bits (driver, bits);
 }
 
+void
+cogl_framebuffer_driver_clear (CoglFramebufferDriver *driver,
+                               unsigned long          buffers,
+                               float                  red,
+                               float                  green,
+                               float                  blue,
+                               float                  alpha)
+{
+  COGL_FRAMEBUFFER_DRIVER_GET_CLASS (driver)->clear (driver,
+                                                     buffers,
+                                                     red,
+                                                     green,
+                                                     blue,
+                                                     alpha);
+}
+
 static void
 cogl_framebuffer_driver_get_property (GObject    *object,
                                       guint       prop_id,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-driver.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-driver.h
index 8f06e9e05..39883f29f 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-driver.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-driver.h
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ struct _CoglFramebufferDriverClass
 
   void (* query_bits) (CoglFramebufferDriver *driver,
                        CoglFramebufferBits   *bits);
+
+  void (* clear) (CoglFramebufferDriver *driver,
+                  unsigned long          buffers,
+                  float                  red,
+                  float                  green,
+                  float                  blue,
+                  float                  alpha);
 };
 
 CoglFramebuffer *
@@ -53,4 +60,12 @@ void
 cogl_framebuffer_driver_query_bits (CoglFramebufferDriver *driver,
                                     CoglFramebufferBits   *bits);
 
+void
+cogl_framebuffer_driver_clear (CoglFramebufferDriver *driver,
+                               unsigned long          buffers,
+                               float                  red,
+                               float                  green,
+                               float                  blue,
+                               float                  alpha);
+
 #endif /* COGL_FRAMEBUFFER_DRIVER_H */
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer.c
index 4bd4673da..53d2cbcc5 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer.c
@@ -443,7 +443,6 @@ _cogl_framebuffer_clear_without_flush4f (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
 {
   CoglFramebufferPrivate *priv =
     cogl_framebuffer_get_instance_private (framebuffer);
-  CoglContext *ctx = priv->context;
 
   if (!buffers)
     {
@@ -458,9 +457,12 @@ _cogl_framebuffer_clear_without_flush4f (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
       return;
     }
 
-  ctx->driver_vtable->framebuffer_clear (framebuffer,
-                                         buffers,
-                                         red, green, blue, alpha);
+  cogl_framebuffer_driver_clear (priv->driver,
+                                 buffers,
+                                 red,
+                                 green,
+                                 blue,
+                                 alpha);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl-private.h b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl-private.h
index 3f0ddb539..02d7e86f4 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl-private.h
@@ -51,14 +51,6 @@ struct _CoglGlFramebufferClass
                  GLenum             target);
 };
 
-void
-_cogl_framebuffer_gl_clear (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
-                            unsigned long buffers,
-                            float red,
-                            float green,
-                            float blue,
-                            float alpha);
-
 void
 _cogl_framebuffer_gl_finish (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer);
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
index 4700e449b..944547e30 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@
 G_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_TYPE (CoglGlFramebuffer, cogl_gl_framebuffer,
                         COGL_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER_DRIVER)
 
+static CoglContext *
+context_from_driver (CoglFramebufferDriver *driver)
+{
+  CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer =
+    cogl_framebuffer_driver_get_framebuffer (driver);
+
+  return cogl_framebuffer_get_context (framebuffer);
+}
+
 static void
 _cogl_framebuffer_gl_flush_viewport_state (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer)
 {
@@ -256,15 +265,15 @@ cogl_gl_framebuffer_bind (CoglGlFramebuffer *gl_framebuffer,
                                                         target);
 }
 
-void
-_cogl_framebuffer_gl_clear (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
-                            unsigned long buffers,
-                            float red,
-                            float green,
-                            float blue,
-                            float alpha)
+static void
+cogl_gl_framebuffer_clear (CoglFramebufferDriver *driver,
+                           unsigned long          buffers,
+                           float                  red,
+                           float                  green,
+                           float                  blue,
+                           float                  alpha)
 {
-  CoglContext *ctx = cogl_framebuffer_get_context (framebuffer);
+  CoglContext *ctx = context_from_driver (driver);
   GLbitfield gl_buffers = 0;
 
   if (buffers & COGL_BUFFER_BIT_COLOR)
@@ -275,6 +284,8 @@ _cogl_framebuffer_gl_clear (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
 
   if (buffers & COGL_BUFFER_BIT_DEPTH)
     {
+      CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer =
+        cogl_framebuffer_driver_get_framebuffer (driver);
       gboolean is_depth_writing_enabled;
 
       gl_buffers |= GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT;
@@ -702,4 +713,8 @@ cogl_gl_framebuffer_init (CoglGlFramebuffer *gl_framebuffer)
 static void
 cogl_gl_framebuffer_class_init (CoglGlFramebufferClass *klass)
 {
+  CoglFramebufferDriverClass *driver_class =
+    COGL_FRAMEBUFFER_DRIVER_CLASS (klass);
+
+  driver_class->clear = cogl_gl_framebuffer_clear;
 }
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-driver-gl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-driver-gl.c
index bcb7f566e..1191987cf 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-driver-gl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-driver-gl.c
@@ -571,7 +571,6 @@ _cogl_driver_gl =
     _cogl_driver_update_features,
     _cogl_driver_gl_create_framebuffer_driver,
     _cogl_driver_gl_flush_framebuffer_state,
-    _cogl_framebuffer_gl_clear,
     _cogl_framebuffer_gl_finish,
     _cogl_framebuffer_gl_flush,
     _cogl_framebuffer_gl_discard_buffers,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c
index a0688bd51..45b44bcb3 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c
@@ -459,7 +459,6 @@ _cogl_driver_gles =
     _cogl_driver_update_features,
     _cogl_driver_gl_create_framebuffer_driver,
     _cogl_driver_gl_flush_framebuffer_state,
-    _cogl_framebuffer_gl_clear,
     _cogl_framebuffer_gl_finish,
     _cogl_framebuffer_gl_flush,
     _cogl_framebuffer_gl_discard_buffers,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-driver-nop.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-driver-nop.c
index c52a2c299..c8fe732c5 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-driver-nop.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-driver-nop.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ _cogl_driver_nop =
     _cogl_driver_update_features,
     _cogl_driver_nop_create_framebuffer_driver,
     _cogl_driver_nop_flush_framebuffer_state,
-    _cogl_framebuffer_nop_clear,
     _cogl_framebuffer_nop_finish,
     _cogl_framebuffer_nop_flush,
     _cogl_framebuffer_nop_discard_buffers,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop-private.h b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop-private.h
index a1cf77c89..e31c31b68 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop-private.h
@@ -37,14 +37,6 @@
 #include "cogl-types.h"
 #include "cogl-context-private.h"
 
-void
-_cogl_framebuffer_nop_clear (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
-                            unsigned long buffers,
-                            float red,
-                            float green,
-                            float blue,
-                            float alpha);
-
 void
 _cogl_framebuffer_nop_finish (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer);
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop.c
index 70488a1b5..9cfe0becc 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop.c
@@ -35,16 +35,6 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-void
-_cogl_framebuffer_nop_clear (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
-                             unsigned long buffers,
-                             float red,
-                             float green,
-                             float blue,
-                             float alpha)
-{
-}
-
 void
 _cogl_framebuffer_nop_finish (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer)
 {
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-nop-framebuffer.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-nop-framebuffer.c
index 3e155f3c3..f37056094 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-nop-framebuffer.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-nop-framebuffer.c
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ cogl_nop_framebuffer_query_bits (CoglFramebufferDriver *driver,
   memset (bits, 0, sizeof (CoglFramebufferBits));
 }
 
+static void
+cogl_nop_framebuffer_clear (CoglFramebufferDriver *driver,
+                            unsigned long          buffers,
+                            float                  red,
+                            float                  green,
+                            float                  blue,
+                            float                  alpha)
+{
+}
+
 static void
 cogl_nop_framebuffer_init (CoglNopFramebuffer *nop_framebuffer)
 {
@@ -56,4 +66,5 @@ cogl_nop_framebuffer_class_init (CoglNopFramebufferClass *klass)
     COGL_FRAMEBUFFER_DRIVER_CLASS (klass);
 
   driver_class->query_bits = cogl_nop_framebuffer_query_bits;
+  driver_class->clear = cogl_nop_framebuffer_clear;
 }