-diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.c b/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.c
-index cd585b5..3fc9430 100644
---- a/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.c
-+++ b/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.c
-@@ -26,41 +26,6 @@
- #include <clutter/clutter.h>
- #include "meta-texture-rectangle.h"
-
--CoglTexture *
--meta_texture_rectangle_new (unsigned int width,
-- unsigned int height,
-- CoglPixelFormat format,
-- CoglPixelFormat internal_format,
-- unsigned int rowstride,
-- const guint8 *data,
-- GError **error)
--{
-- ClutterBackend *backend =
-- clutter_get_default_backend ();
-- CoglContext *context =
-- clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (backend);
-- CoglTextureRectangle *tex_rect;
--
-- tex_rect = cogl_texture_rectangle_new_with_size (context,
-- width, height,
-- internal_format,
-- error);
-- if (tex_rect == NULL)
-- return NULL;
--
-- if (data)
-- cogl_texture_set_region (COGL_TEXTURE (tex_rect),
-- 0, 0, /* src_x/y */
-- 0, 0, /* dst_x/y */
-- width, height, /* dst_width/height */
-- width, height, /* width/height */
-- format,
-- rowstride,
-- data);
--
-- return COGL_TEXTURE (tex_rect);
--}
--
- static void
- texture_rectangle_check_cb (CoglTexture *sub_texture,
- const float *sub_texture_coords,
-diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.h b/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.h
-index ba2624f..30f60d3 100644
---- a/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.h
-+++ b/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.h
-@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@
-
- G_BEGIN_DECLS
-
--CoglTexture *
--meta_texture_rectangle_new (unsigned int width,
-- unsigned int height,
-- CoglPixelFormat format,
-- CoglPixelFormat internal_format,
-- unsigned int rowstride,
-- const guint8 *data,
-- GError **error);
--
- gboolean
- meta_texture_rectangle_check (CoglTexture *texture);
-
-diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-texture-tower.c b/src/compositor/meta-texture-tower.c
-index 5d82add..9a30de0 100644
---- a/src/compositor/meta-texture-tower.c
-+++ b/src/compositor/meta-texture-tower.c
-@@ -359,18 +359,10 @@ texture_tower_create_texture (MetaTextureTower *tower,
- if ((!is_power_of_two (width) || !is_power_of_two (height)) &&
- meta_texture_rectangle_check (tower->textures[level - 1]))
- {
-- tower->textures[level] =
-- meta_texture_rectangle_new (width, height,
-- /* data format */
-- TEXTURE_FORMAT,
-- /* internal cogl format */
-- TEXTURE_FORMAT,
-- /* rowstride */
-- width * 4,
-- /* data */
-- NULL,
-- /* error */
-- NULL);
-+ ClutterBackend *backend = clutter_get_default_backend ();
-+ CoglContext *context = clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (backend);
-+
-+ tower->textures[level] = cogl_texture_rectangle_new_with_size (context, width, height);
- }
- else
- {
-diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
-index b9473d2..a2c05ca 100644
---- a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
-+++ b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
-@@ -2165,12 +2165,18 @@ build_and_scan_frame_mask (MetaWindowActor *self,
-
- if (meta_texture_rectangle_check (paint_tex))
- {
-- mask_texture = meta_texture_rectangle_new (tex_width, tex_height,
-- COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_A_8,
-- COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_A_8,
-- stride,
-- mask_data,
-- NULL /* error */);
-+ ClutterBackend *backend = clutter_get_default_backend ();
-+ CoglContext *context = clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (backend);
-+
-+ mask_texture = COGL_TEXTURE (cogl_texture_rectangle_new_with_size (context, tex_width, tex_height));
-+ cogl_texture_set_components (mask_texture, COGL_TEXTURE_COMPONENTS_A);
-+ cogl_texture_set_region (mask_texture,
-+ 0, 0, /* src_x/y */
-+ 0, 0, /* dst_x/y */
-+ tex_width, tex_height, /* dst_width/height */
-+ tex_width, tex_height, /* width/height */
-+ COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_A_8,
-+ stride, mask_data);
- }
- else
- {
-diff --git a/src/core/meta-cursor-tracker.c b/src/core/meta-cursor-tracker.c
-index 84f3185..d1b365e 100644
---- a/src/core/meta-cursor-tracker.c
-+++ b/src/core/meta-cursor-tracker.c
-@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ ensure_xfixes_cursor (MetaCursorTracker *tracker)
- cursor_image->width,
- cursor_image->height,
- CLUTTER_CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32,
-- COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_ANY,
- cursor_image->width * 4, /* stride */
- cursor_data,
- NULL);