diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c
index 86cbf7ecb..edc27e45e 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c
@@ -695,9 +695,6 @@ _cogl_driver_update_features (CoglContext  *context,
   context->glGetString =
     (void *) cogl_renderer_get_proc_address (context->display->renderer,
                                              "glGetString");
-  context->glGetStringi =
-    (void *) cogl_renderer_get_proc_address (context->display->renderer,
-                                             "glGetStringi");
 
   if (!check_gl_version (context, error))
     return FALSE;