diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-frame-info-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-frame-info-private.h
index a44ddad2e..8871377ab 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-frame-info-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-frame-info-private.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "cogl/cogl-frame-info.h"
-#include "cogl/cogl-object-private.h"
 #include "cogl/cogl-context.h"
 
 typedef enum _CoglFrameInfoFlag
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ typedef enum _CoglFrameInfoFlag
 
 struct _CoglFrameInfo
 {
-  CoglObject _parent;
+  GObject parent_instance;
 
   CoglContext *context;
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-frame-info.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-frame-info.c
index 81ad0166a..aada9b717 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-frame-info.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-frame-info.c
@@ -31,13 +31,33 @@
 #include "cogl-config.h"
 
 #include "cogl/cogl-frame-info-private.h"
-#include "cogl/cogl-gtype-private.h"
 #include "cogl/cogl-context-private.h"
 
-static void _cogl_frame_info_free (CoglFrameInfo *info);
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (CoglFrameInfo, cogl_frame_info, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
-COGL_OBJECT_DEFINE (FrameInfo, frame_info);
-COGL_GTYPE_DEFINE_CLASS (FrameInfo, frame_info);
+static void
+cogl_frame_info_dispose (GObject *object)
+{
+  CoglFrameInfo *info = COGL_FRAME_INFO (object);
+
+  if (info->timestamp_query)
+    cogl_context_free_timestamp_query (info->context, info->timestamp_query);
+
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (cogl_frame_info_parent_class)->dispose (object);
+}
+
+static void
+cogl_frame_info_init (CoglFrameInfo *info)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+cogl_frame_info_class_init (CoglFrameInfoClass *class)
+{
+  GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
+
+  object_class->dispose = cogl_frame_info_dispose;
+}
 
 CoglFrameInfo *
 cogl_frame_info_new (CoglContext *context,
@@ -45,20 +65,11 @@ cogl_frame_info_new (CoglContext *context,
 {
   CoglFrameInfo *info;
 
-  info = g_new0 (CoglFrameInfo, 1);
+  info = g_object_new (COGL_TYPE_FRAME_INFO, NULL);
   info->context = context;
   info->global_frame_counter = global_frame_counter;
 
-  return _cogl_frame_info_object_new (info);
-}
-
-static void
-_cogl_frame_info_free (CoglFrameInfo *info)
-{
-  if (info->timestamp_query)
-    cogl_context_free_timestamp_query (info->context, info->timestamp_query);
-
-  g_free (info);
+  return info;
 }
 
 int64_t
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-frame-info.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-frame-info.h
index 84bf4209c..1079be20b 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-frame-info.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-frame-info.h
@@ -51,27 +51,15 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * Frame information.
  */
 typedef struct _CoglFrameInfo CoglFrameInfo;
-#define COGL_FRAME_INFO(X) ((CoglFrameInfo *)(X))
 
-/**
- * cogl_frame_info_get_gtype:
- *
- * Returns: a #GType that can be used with the GLib type system.
- */
+#define COGL_TYPE_FRAME_INFO (cogl_frame_info_get_type ())
+
 COGL_EXPORT
-GType cogl_frame_info_get_gtype (void);
-
-/**
- * cogl_is_frame_info:
- * @object: A #CoglObject pointer
- *
- * Gets whether the given object references a #CoglFrameInfo.
- *
- * Return value: %TRUE if the object references a #CoglFrameInfo
- *   and %FALSE otherwise.
- */
-COGL_EXPORT gboolean
-cogl_is_frame_info (void *object);
+G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (CoglFrameInfo,
+                      cogl_frame_info,
+                      COGL,
+                      FRAME_INFO,
+                      GObject)
 
 /**
  * cogl_frame_info_get_frame_counter:
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-onscreen.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-onscreen.c
index 73425e498..a80471bd5 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-onscreen.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-onscreen.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ cogl_onscreen_dispose (GObject *object)
   _cogl_closure_list_disconnect_all (&priv->dirty_closures);
 
   while ((frame_info = g_queue_pop_tail (&priv->pending_frame_infos)))
-    cogl_object_unref (frame_info);
+    g_object_unref (frame_info);
   g_queue_clear (&priv->pending_frame_infos);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (cogl_onscreen_parent_class)->dispose (object);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ _cogl_dispatch_onscreen_cb (CoglContext *context)
       notify_event (onscreen, event->type, info);
 
       g_object_unref (onscreen);
-      cogl_object_unref (info);
+      g_object_unref (info);
 
       g_free (event);
     }
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ _cogl_onscreen_queue_event (CoglOnscreen *onscreen,
   CoglOnscreenEvent *event = g_new0 (CoglOnscreenEvent, 1);
 
   event->onscreen = g_object_ref (onscreen);
-  event->info = cogl_object_ref (info);
+  event->info = g_object_ref (info);
   event->type = type;
 
   _cogl_list_insert (ctx->onscreen_events_queue.prev, &event->link);
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ cogl_onscreen_swap_buffers_with_damage (CoglOnscreen *onscreen,
       _cogl_onscreen_queue_event (onscreen, COGL_FRAME_EVENT_SYNC, info);
       _cogl_onscreen_queue_event (onscreen, COGL_FRAME_EVENT_COMPLETE, info);
 
-      cogl_object_unref (info);
+      g_object_unref (info);
     }
 
   priv->frame_counter++;
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ cogl_onscreen_swap_region (CoglOnscreen *onscreen,
       _cogl_onscreen_queue_event (onscreen, COGL_FRAME_EVENT_SYNC, info);
       _cogl_onscreen_queue_event (onscreen, COGL_FRAME_EVENT_COMPLETE, info);
 
-      cogl_object_unref (info);
+      g_object_unref (info);
     }
 
   priv->frame_counter++;
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/winsys/cogl-onscreen-glx.c b/cogl/cogl/winsys/cogl-onscreen-glx.c
index 7c9b4df64..54f319ab1 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/winsys/cogl-onscreen-glx.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/winsys/cogl-onscreen-glx.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ cogl_onscreen_glx_flush_notification (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
 
           info = cogl_onscreen_pop_head_frame_info (onscreen);
           _cogl_onscreen_notify_complete (onscreen, info);
-          cogl_object_unref (info);
+          g_object_unref (info);
           onscreen_glx->pending_complete_notify--;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-stage-impl.c b/src/backends/meta-stage-impl.c
index 0101affce..eb40e1707 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-stage-impl.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-stage-impl.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ meta_stage_impl_scanout_view (MetaStageImpl     *stage_impl,
                                      frame,
                                      error))
     {
-      cogl_object_unref (frame_info);
+      g_object_unref (frame_info);
       return FALSE;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
index 2388a44a2..f439cc811 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ meta_onscreen_native_notify_frame_complete (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
 
   _cogl_onscreen_notify_frame_sync (onscreen, info);
   _cogl_onscreen_notify_complete (onscreen, info);
-  cogl_object_unref (info);
+  g_object_unref (info);
 }
 
 static void