diff --git a/cogl/Makefile.am b/cogl/Makefile.am
index 25f12fffc..f9c97724a 100644
--- a/cogl/Makefile.am
+++ b/cogl/Makefile.am
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ SUBDIRS = test-fixtures
 
 SUBDIRS += cogl
 
-if BUILD_COGL_PATH
 SUBDIRS += cogl-path
-endif
 
 if BUILD_COGL_PANGO
 SUBDIRS += cogl-pango
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl.h
index 5210e3c59..565ea289a 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl.h
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@
  * cogl-path now gets built after cogl and some cogl-path headers are
  * only generated at build time...
  */
-#if defined (COGL_HAS_COGL_PATH_SUPPORT) && \
-  !defined (COGL_COMPILATION) && \
+#if !defined (COGL_COMPILATION) && \
   !defined (COGL_GIR_SCANNING)
 #include <cogl-path/cogl-path.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/cogl/configure.ac b/cogl/configure.ac
index 7566d7fc9..f04f1e356 100644
--- a/cogl/configure.ac
+++ b/cogl/configure.ac
@@ -401,22 +401,6 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_cogl_pango" = "xyes"],
       ]
 )
 
-dnl     ============================================================
-dnl     Should cogl-path be built?
-dnl     ============================================================
-
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(
-  [cogl-path],
-  [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-cogl-path=@<:@no/yes@:>@], [Enable 2D path support @<:@default=yes@:>@])],
-  [],
-  enable_cogl_path=yes
-)
-AS_IF([test "x$enable_cogl_path" = "xyes"],
-      [
-        COGL_DEFINES_SYMBOLS="$COGL_DEFINES_SYMBOLS COGL_HAS_COGL_PATH_SUPPORT"
-      ]
-)
-
 dnl     ============================================================
 dnl     Choose image loading backend
 dnl     ============================================================
@@ -828,8 +812,6 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_cogl_pango" = "xyes"],
 )
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_COGL_PANGO], [test "x$enable_cogl_pango" = "xyes"])
 
-AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_COGL_PATH], [test "x$enable_cogl_path" = "xyes"])
-
 dnl ================================================================
 dnl Misc program dependencies.
 dnl ================================================================
@@ -1002,7 +984,6 @@ fi
 echo "        Build libcogl-gles2 GLES 2.0 frontend api: ${enable_cogl_gles2}"
 echo "        Image backend: ${COGL_IMAGE_BACKEND}"
 echo "        Cogl Pango: ${enable_cogl_pango}"
-echo "        Cogl Path: ${enable_cogl_path}"
 
 # Compiler/Debug related flags
 echo ""
diff --git a/cogl/tests/conform/Makefile.am b/cogl/tests/conform/Makefile.am
index 2ce0f9841..f32fac226 100644
--- a/cogl/tests/conform/Makefile.am
+++ b/cogl/tests/conform/Makefile.am
@@ -69,11 +69,9 @@ test_sources = \
 	test-fence.c \
 	$(NULL)
 
-if BUILD_COGL_PATH
 test_sources += \
 	test-path.c \
 	test-path-clip.c
-endif
 
 test_conformance_SOURCES = $(common_sources) $(test_sources)
 
@@ -133,9 +131,7 @@ test_conformance_LDADD = \
 	$(COGL_DEP_LIBS) \
 	$(top_builddir)/cogl/libmutter-cogl-$(LIBMUTTER_API_VERSION).la \
 	$(LIBM)
-if BUILD_COGL_PATH
 test_conformance_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/cogl-path/libmutter-cogl-path-$(LIBMUTTER_API_VERSION).la
-endif
 test_conformance_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic
 
 # XXX: uncomment when tests get fixed
diff --git a/cogl/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c b/cogl/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
index 64fdfba01..a21d912bf 100644
--- a/cogl/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
+++ b/cogl/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
@@ -57,10 +57,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   ADD_TEST (test_blend, 0, 0);
   ADD_TEST (test_premult, 0, TEST_KNOWN_FAILURE);
   UNPORTED_TEST (test_readpixels);
-#ifdef COGL_HAS_COGL_PATH_SUPPORT
   ADD_TEST (test_path, 0, 0);
   ADD_TEST (test_path_clip, 0, 0);
-#endif
   ADD_TEST (test_depth_test, 0, 0);
   ADD_TEST (test_color_mask, 0, 0);
   ADD_TEST (test_backface_culling, 0, TEST_REQUIREMENT_NPOT);