diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-context.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-context.c
index 0a9ebd0b8..02ee1f8df 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-context.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-context.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "clutter/clutter-paint-node-private.h"
 #include "clutter/clutter-settings-private.h"
 
-static gboolean clutter_disable_mipmap_text = FALSE;
 static gboolean clutter_show_fps = FALSE;
 static gboolean clutter_enable_accessibility = TRUE;
 
@@ -252,10 +251,6 @@ init_clutter_debug (ClutterContext *context)
   env_string = g_getenv ("CLUTTER_DISABLE_ACCESSIBILITY");
   if (env_string)
     clutter_enable_accessibility = FALSE;
-
-  env_string = g_getenv ("CLUTTER_DISABLE_MIPMAPPED_TEXT");
-  if (env_string)
-    clutter_disable_mipmap_text = TRUE;
 }
 
 ClutterContext *
@@ -312,7 +307,6 @@ clutter_context_get_pango_fontmap (ClutterContext *context)
 {
   CoglPangoFontMap *font_map;
   gdouble resolution;
-  gboolean use_mipmapping;
   ClutterBackend *backend;
   CoglContext *cogl_context;
 
@@ -326,9 +320,6 @@ clutter_context_get_pango_fontmap (ClutterContext *context)
   resolution = clutter_backend_get_resolution (context->backend);
   cogl_pango_font_map_set_resolution (font_map, resolution);
 
-  use_mipmapping = !clutter_disable_mipmap_text;
-  cogl_pango_font_map_set_use_mipmapping (font_map, use_mipmapping);
-
   context->font_map = font_map;
 
   return context->font_map;
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-fontmap.c b/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-fontmap.c
index 4d089c242..eeddd2b3c 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-fontmap.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-fontmap.c
@@ -102,16 +102,6 @@ cogl_pango_font_map_set_resolution (CoglPangoFontMap *font_map,
   pango_cairo_font_map_set_resolution (PANGO_CAIRO_FONT_MAP (font_map), dpi);
 }
 
-void
-cogl_pango_font_map_set_use_mipmapping (CoglPangoFontMap *fm,
-                                        gboolean          value)
-{
-  PangoRenderer *renderer = cogl_pango_font_map_get_renderer (fm);
-
-  _cogl_pango_renderer_set_use_mipmapping (COGL_PANGO_RENDERER (renderer),
-                                           value);
-}
-
 static GQuark
 cogl_pango_font_map_get_priv_key (void)
 {
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-private.h b/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-private.h
index 99c5ebd24..e04537601 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-private.h
@@ -42,8 +42,4 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 PangoRenderer *
 _cogl_pango_renderer_new (CoglContext *context);
 
-void
-_cogl_pango_renderer_set_use_mipmapping (CoglPangoRenderer *renderer,
-                                         gboolean value);
-
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-render.c b/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-render.c
index 383588a4c..a5f963537 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-render.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-render.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ _cogl_pango_renderer_constructed (GObject *gobject)
   renderer->mipmap_caches.glyph_cache =
     cogl_pango_glyph_cache_new (ctx, TRUE);
 
-  _cogl_pango_renderer_set_use_mipmapping (renderer, FALSE);
+  renderer->use_mipmapping = FALSE;
 
   if (G_OBJECT_CLASS (cogl_pango_renderer_parent_class)->constructed)
     G_OBJECT_CLASS (cogl_pango_renderer_parent_class)->constructed (gobject);
@@ -487,13 +487,6 @@ cogl_pango_show_layout_line (CoglFramebuffer        *fb,
   priv->display_list = NULL;
 }
 
-void
-_cogl_pango_renderer_set_use_mipmapping (CoglPangoRenderer *renderer,
-                                         gboolean value)
-{
-  renderer->use_mipmapping = value;
-}
-
 static CoglPangoGlyphCacheValue *
 cogl_pango_renderer_get_cached_glyph (PangoRenderer *renderer,
                                       gboolean       create,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango.h b/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango.h
index 354f9013e..05f4c6305 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango.h
@@ -119,18 +119,6 @@ cogl_pango_font_map_set_resolution (CoglPangoFontMap *font_map,
 COGL_EXPORT void
 cogl_pango_ensure_glyph_cache_for_layout (PangoLayout *layout);
 
-/**
- * cogl_pango_font_map_set_use_mipmapping:
- * @font_map: a #CoglPangoFontMap
- * @value: %TRUE to enable the use of mipmapping
- *
- * Sets whether the renderer for the passed font map should use
- * mipmapping when rendering a [class@Pango.Layout].
- */
-COGL_EXPORT void
-cogl_pango_font_map_set_use_mipmapping (CoglPangoFontMap *font_map,
-                                        gboolean value);
-
 /**
  * cogl_pango_font_map_get_renderer:
  * @font_map: a #CoglPangoFontMap