diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-cogl.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-cogl.c
index 712bbe913..61c3166f3 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-cogl.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-cogl.c
@@ -41,17 +41,17 @@ cogl_matrix_progress (const GValue *a,
   float shear1[3] = { 0.f, 0.f, 0.f };
   graphene_point3d_t rotate1 = GRAPHENE_POINT3D_INIT_ZERO;
   graphene_point3d_t translate1 = GRAPHENE_POINT3D_INIT_ZERO;
-  ClutterVertex4 perspective1 = { 0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f };
+  graphene_vec4_t perspective1;
   graphene_point3d_t scale2 = GRAPHENE_POINT3D_INIT (1.f, 1.f, 1.f);
   float shear2[3] = { 0.f, 0.f, 0.f };
   graphene_point3d_t rotate2 = GRAPHENE_POINT3D_INIT_ZERO;
   graphene_point3d_t translate2 = GRAPHENE_POINT3D_INIT_ZERO;
-  ClutterVertex4 perspective2 = { 0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f };
+  graphene_vec4_t perspective2;
   graphene_point3d_t scale_res = GRAPHENE_POINT3D_INIT (1.f, 1.f, 1.f);
   float shear_res = 0.f;
   graphene_point3d_t rotate_res = GRAPHENE_POINT3D_INIT_ZERO;
   graphene_point3d_t translate_res = GRAPHENE_POINT3D_INIT_ZERO;
-  ClutterVertex4 perspective_res = { 0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f };
+  graphene_vec4_t perspective_res;
   CoglMatrix res;
 
   cogl_matrix_init_identity (&res);
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ cogl_matrix_progress (const GValue *a,
                                   &perspective2);
 
   /* perspective */
-  _clutter_util_vertex4_interpolate (&perspective1, &perspective2, progress, &perspective_res);
-  res.wx = perspective_res.x;
-  res.wy = perspective_res.y;
-  res.wz = perspective_res.z;
-  res.ww = perspective_res.w;
+  graphene_vec4_interpolate (&perspective1, &perspective2, progress, &perspective_res);
+  res.wx = graphene_vec4_get_x (&perspective_res);
+  res.wy = graphene_vec4_get_y (&perspective_res);
+  res.wz = graphene_vec4_get_z (&perspective_res);
+  res.ww = graphene_vec4_get_w (&perspective_res);
 
   /* translation */
   graphene_point3d_interpolate (&translate1, &translate2, progress, &translate_res);
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-private.h
index 27f7da3be..22050f24c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-private.h
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ gboolean        _clutter_util_matrix_decompose  (const CoglMatrix *src,
                                                  float                shear_p[3],
                                                  graphene_point3d_t  *rotate_p,
                                                  graphene_point3d_t  *translate_p,
-                                                 ClutterVertex4      *perspective_p);
+                                                 graphene_vec4_t     *perspective_p);
 
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 PangoDirection _clutter_pango_unichar_direction (gunichar ch);
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-util.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-util.c
index 0c5c244c4..9553ef6e4 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-util.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-util.c
@@ -260,29 +260,39 @@ _clutter_util_matrix_determinant (const CoglMatrix *matrix)
 }
 
 static void
-_clutter_util_matrix_transpose_vector4_transform (const CoglMatrix     *matrix,
-                                                  const ClutterVertex4 *point,
-                                                  ClutterVertex4       *res)
+_clutter_util_matrix_transpose_vector4_transform (const CoglMatrix      *matrix,
+                                                  const graphene_vec4_t *point,
+                                                  graphene_vec4_t       *res)
 {
-  res->x = matrix->xx * point->x
-         + matrix->xy * point->y
-         + matrix->xz * point->z
-         + matrix->xw * point->w;
+  float point_x, point_y, point_z, point_w;
+  float x, y, z, w;
 
-  res->y = matrix->yx * point->x
-         + matrix->yy * point->y
-         + matrix->yz * point->z
-         + matrix->yw * point->w;
+  point_x = graphene_vec4_get_x (point);
+  point_y = graphene_vec4_get_y (point);
+  point_z = graphene_vec4_get_z (point);
+  point_w = graphene_vec4_get_w (point);
 
-  res->z = matrix->zx * point->x
-         + matrix->zy * point->y
-         + matrix->zz * point->z
-         + matrix->zw * point->w;
+  x = matrix->xx * point_x
+    + matrix->xy * point_y
+    + matrix->xz * point_z
+    + matrix->xw * point_w;
 
-  res->w = matrix->wz * point->x
-         + matrix->wy * point->w
-         + matrix->wz * point->z
-         + matrix->ww * point->w;
+  y = matrix->yx * point_x
+    + matrix->yy * point_y
+    + matrix->yz * point_z
+    + matrix->yw * point_w;
+
+  z = matrix->zx * point_x
+    + matrix->zy * point_y
+    + matrix->zz * point_z
+    + matrix->zw * point_w;
+
+  w = matrix->wz * point_x
+    + matrix->wy * point_w
+    + matrix->wz * point_z
+    + matrix->ww * point_w;
+
+  graphene_vec4_init (res, x, y, z, w);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -342,11 +352,11 @@ _clutter_util_matrix_decompose (const CoglMatrix    *src,
                                 float                shear_p[3],
                                 graphene_point3d_t  *rotate_p,
                                 graphene_point3d_t  *translate_p,
-                                ClutterVertex4      *perspective_p)
+                                graphene_vec4_t     *perspective_p)
 {
   CoglMatrix matrix = *src;
   CoglMatrix perspective;
-  ClutterVertex4 vertex_tmp;
+  graphene_vec4_t vertex_tmp;
   graphene_point3d_t row[3], pdum;
   int i, j;
 
@@ -386,12 +396,13 @@ _clutter_util_matrix_decompose (const CoglMatrix    *src,
       MAT (&matrix, 3, 2) != 0.f)
     {
       CoglMatrix perspective_inv;
-      ClutterVertex4 p;
+      graphene_vec4_t p;
 
-      vertex_tmp.x = MAT (&matrix, 3, 0);
-      vertex_tmp.y = MAT (&matrix, 3, 1);
-      vertex_tmp.z = MAT (&matrix, 3, 2);
-      vertex_tmp.w = MAT (&matrix, 3, 3);
+      graphene_vec4_init (&vertex_tmp,
+                          MAT (&matrix, 3, 0),
+                          MAT (&matrix, 3, 1),
+                          MAT (&matrix, 3, 2),
+                          MAT (&matrix, 3, 3));
 
       /* solve the equation by inverting perspective... */
       cogl_matrix_get_inverse (&perspective, &perspective_inv);
@@ -412,10 +423,7 @@ _clutter_util_matrix_decompose (const CoglMatrix    *src,
   else
     {
       /* no perspective */
-      perspective_p->x = 0.0f;
-      perspective_p->y = 0.0f;
-      perspective_p->z = 0.0f;
-      perspective_p->w = 1.0f;
+      graphene_vec4_init_from_vec4 (perspective_p, graphene_vec4_zero ());
     }
 
   /* translation */