diff --git a/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-gles.c b/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-gles.c
index 8960f869a..ad3d397ba 100644
--- a/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-gles.c
+++ b/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-gles.c
@@ -109,12 +109,7 @@ _cogl_features_init (void)
   flags |= COGL_FEATURE_TEXTURE_NPOT_BASIC;
 #endif
 
-  /* FIXME: HACK: We are in the process of overhauling the GLES 2 backend
-   * and consolidating with a CoglMaterial GLSL backend. Currently though
-   * use of CoglBuffers with GLES 2 is broken. */
-#ifndef HAVE_COGL_GLES2
   flags |= COGL_FEATURE_VBOS;
-#endif
 
   /* Both GLES 1.1 and GLES 2.0 support point sprites in core */
   flags |= COGL_FEATURE_POINT_SPRITE;