diff --git a/cogl/cogl-pixel-array-private.h b/cogl/cogl-pixel-array-private.h
index 9b362927e..d613f45ca 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-pixel-array-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-pixel-array-private.h
@@ -37,32 +37,14 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 #define COGL_PIXEL_ARRAY(array)     ((CoglPixelArray *)(array))
 
-#define COGL_PIXEL_ARRAY_SET_FLAG(array, flag) \
-  ((array)->flags |= (COGL_PIXEL_ARRAY_FLAG_ ## flag))
-
-#define COGL_PIXEL_ARRAY_CLEAR_FLAG(array, flag) \
-  ((array)->flags &= ~(COGL_PIXEL_ARRAY_FLAG_ ## flag))
-
-#define COGL_PIXEL_ARRAY_FLAG_IS_SET(array, flag) \
-  ((array)->flags & (COGL_PIXEL_ARRAY_FLAG_ ## flag))
-
-typedef enum _CoglPixelArrayFlags
-{
-  COGL_PIXEL_ARRAY_FLAG_NONE = 0,
-  COGL_PIXEL_ARRAY_FLAG_STORE_CREATED = 1 << 0,
-} CoglPixelArrayFlags;
-
 struct _CoglPixelArray
 {
   CoglBuffer            _parent;
 
-  CoglPixelArrayFlags  flags;
-
   CoglPixelFormat       format;
   unsigned int          width;
   unsigned int          height;
   unsigned int          stride;
-
 };
 
 GQuark
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-pixel-array.c b/cogl/cogl-pixel-array.c
index f9cd86453..c3416d668 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-pixel-array.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-pixel-array.c
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ _cogl_pixel_array_new (unsigned int size)
                            COGL_BUFFER_USAGE_HINT_TEXTURE,
                            COGL_BUFFER_UPDATE_HINT_STATIC);
 
-  pixel_array->flags = COGL_PIXEL_ARRAY_FLAG_NONE;
-
   /* return COGL_INVALID_HANDLE; */
   return _cogl_pixel_array_object_new (pixel_array);
 }