diff --git a/cogl/cogl-types.h b/cogl/cogl-types.h
index 43b8c25ab..96a44e14b 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-types.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-types.h
@@ -163,8 +163,6 @@ typedef struct _CoglTextureVertex       CoglTextureVertex;
 
 /* Enum declarations */
 
-#define COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_24    2
-#define COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_32    3
 #define COGL_A_BIT              (1 << 4)
 #define COGL_BGR_BIT            (1 << 5)
 #define COGL_AFIRST_BIT         (1 << 6)
@@ -222,18 +220,18 @@ typedef enum { /*< prefix=COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT >*/
   COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV           = 7,
   COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_G_8           = 8,
 
-  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_888       =  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_24,
-  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BGR_888       = (COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_24 | COGL_BGR_BIT),
+  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_888       = 2,
+  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BGR_888       = (2 | COGL_BGR_BIT),
 
-  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888     = (COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_32 | COGL_A_BIT),
-  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRA_8888     = (COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_32 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_BGR_BIT),
-  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_ARGB_8888     = (COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_32 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_AFIRST_BIT),
-  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_ABGR_8888     = (COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_32 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_BGR_BIT | COGL_AFIRST_BIT),
+  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888     = (3 | COGL_A_BIT),
+  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRA_8888     = (3 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_BGR_BIT),
+  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_ARGB_8888     = (3 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_AFIRST_BIT),
+  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_ABGR_8888     = (3 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_BGR_BIT | COGL_AFIRST_BIT),
 
-  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888_PRE = (COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_32 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_PREMULT_BIT),
-  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRA_8888_PRE = (COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_32 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_PREMULT_BIT | COGL_BGR_BIT),
-  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_ARGB_8888_PRE = (COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_32 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_PREMULT_BIT | COGL_AFIRST_BIT),
-  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_ABGR_8888_PRE = (COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_32 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_PREMULT_BIT | COGL_BGR_BIT | COGL_AFIRST_BIT),
+  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888_PRE = (3 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_PREMULT_BIT),
+  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRA_8888_PRE = (3 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_PREMULT_BIT | COGL_BGR_BIT),
+  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_ARGB_8888_PRE = (3 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_PREMULT_BIT | COGL_AFIRST_BIT),
+  COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_ABGR_8888_PRE = (3 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_PREMULT_BIT | COGL_BGR_BIT | COGL_AFIRST_BIT),
   COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_4444_PRE = (COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_4444 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_PREMULT_BIT),
   COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_5551_PRE = (COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_5551 | COGL_A_BIT | COGL_PREMULT_BIT)
 } CoglPixelFormat;
diff --git a/doc/reference/cogl-2.0-experimental/cogl-2.0-experimental-sections.txt b/doc/reference/cogl-2.0-experimental/cogl-2.0-experimental-sections.txt
index 2f9632785..787e7d5be 100644
--- a/doc/reference/cogl-2.0-experimental/cogl-2.0-experimental-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/cogl-2.0-experimental/cogl-2.0-experimental-sections.txt
@@ -160,8 +160,6 @@ cogl_vertices_mode_get_type
 COGL_AFIRST_BIT
 COGL_A_BIT
 COGL_BGR_BIT
-COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_24
-COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_32
 COGL_PREMULT_BIT
 </SECTION>
 
diff --git a/doc/reference/cogl/cogl-sections.txt b/doc/reference/cogl/cogl-sections.txt
index 15b469cb2..c08660328 100644
--- a/doc/reference/cogl/cogl-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/cogl/cogl-sections.txt
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ cogl_vertices_mode_get_type
 COGL_AFIRST_BIT
 COGL_A_BIT
 COGL_BGR_BIT
-COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_24
-COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_32
 COGL_PREMULT_BIT
 </SECTION>