diff --git a/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-fbo.c b/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-fbo.c
index 1bd88aeea..99315e6b0 100644
--- a/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-fbo.c
+++ b/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-fbo.c
@@ -225,16 +225,6 @@ cogl_set_draw_buffer (CoglBufferTarget target, CoglHandle offscreen)
       /* Bind offscreen framebuffer object */
       GE( glBindFramebufferEXT (GL_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT, fbo->gl_handle) );
       GE( glColorMask (GL_TRUE, GL_TRUE, GL_TRUE, GL_TRUE) );
-
-      /* Some implementation require a clear before drawing
-         to an fbo. Luckily it is affected by scissor test. */
-      /* FIXME: test where exactly this is needed end whether
-         a glClear with 0 argument is enough */
-      GE( glPushAttrib (GL_SCISSOR_BIT) );
-      GE( glScissor (0,0,0,0) );
-      GE( glEnable (GL_SCISSOR_TEST) );
-      GE( glClear (GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT) );
-      GE( glPopAttrib () );
     }
   else if (target & COGL_WINDOW_BUFFER)
     {
diff --git a/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-fbo.c b/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-fbo.c
index 0b1006970..34f6a5946 100644
--- a/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-fbo.c
+++ b/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-fbo.c
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@ cogl_set_draw_buffer (CoglBufferTarget target, CoglHandle offscreen)
 
   if (target == COGL_OFFSCREEN_BUFFER)
     {
-      GLboolean scissor_enabled;
-      GLint scissor_box[4];
-
       /* Make sure it is a valid fbo handle */
       if (!cogl_is_offscreen (offscreen))
 	return;
@@ -197,22 +194,6 @@ cogl_set_draw_buffer (CoglBufferTarget target, CoglHandle offscreen)
       /* Bind offscreen framebuffer object */
       GE( glBindFramebuffer (GL_FRAMEBUFFER, fbo->gl_handle) );
       GE( glColorMask (GL_TRUE, GL_TRUE, GL_TRUE, GL_TRUE) );
-
-      /* Some implementation require a clear before drawing
-         to an fbo. Luckily it is affected by scissor test. */
-      /* FIXME: test where exactly this is needed end whether
-         a glClear with 0 argument is enough */
-
-      scissor_enabled = glIsEnabled (GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
-      GE( glGetIntegerv (GL_SCISSOR_BOX, scissor_box) );
-      GE( glScissor (0, 0, 0, 0) );
-      GE( glEnable (GL_SCISSOR_TEST) );
-      GE( glClear (GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT) );
-      if (!scissor_enabled)
-	glDisable (GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
-      glScissor (scissor_box[0], scissor_box[1],
-		 scissor_box[2], scissor_box[3]);
-
     }
   else if (target & COGL_WINDOW_BUFFER)
     {