diff --git a/clutter/cogl/common/cogl-primitives.h b/clutter/cogl/common/cogl-primitives.h
index 0a54ec145..e792432b6 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/common/cogl-primitives.h
+++ b/clutter/cogl/common/cogl-primitives.h
@@ -37,16 +37,6 @@ struct _floatVec2
   float y;
 };
 
-#ifdef CLUTTER_COGL_HAS_GL
-
-typedef struct _CoglFloatVec2    CoglFloatVec2;
-
-struct _CoglFloatVec2
-{
-  GLfloat x;
-  GLfloat y;
-};
-
 struct _CoglPathNode
 {
   GLfloat x;
@@ -54,17 +44,6 @@ struct _CoglPathNode
   guint   path_size;
 };
 
-#else /* CLUTTER_COGL_HAS_GL */
-
-struct _CoglPathNode
-{
-  GLfixed x;
-  GLfixed y;
-  guint   path_size;
-};
-
-#endif /* CLUTTER_COGL_HAS_GL */
-
 struct _CoglBezQuad
 {
   floatVec2 p1;
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/gles/cogl-primitives.c b/clutter/cogl/gles/cogl-primitives.c
index 1a588056d..d0cba27c9 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/gles/cogl-primitives.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/gles/cogl-primitives.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ _cogl_path_stroke_nodes ()
       CoglPathNode *path = &g_array_index (ctx->path_nodes, CoglPathNode,
                                            path_start);
 
-      GE( cogl_wrap_glVertexPointer (2, GL_FIXED, sizeof (CoglPathNode),
+      GE( cogl_wrap_glVertexPointer (2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof (CoglPathNode),
                                      (guchar *) path
                                      + G_STRUCT_OFFSET (CoglPathNode, x)) );
       GE( cogl_wrap_glDrawArrays (GL_LINE_STRIP, 0, path->path_size) );
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ _cogl_add_path_to_stencil_buffer (floatVec2 nodes_min,
     {
       cogl_enable (COGL_ENABLE_VERTEX_ARRAY);
 
-      GE( cogl_wrap_glVertexPointer (2, GL_FIXED, sizeof (CoglPathNode),
+      GE( cogl_wrap_glVertexPointer (2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof (CoglPathNode),
                                      (guchar *) path
                                      + G_STRUCT_OFFSET (CoglPathNode, x)) );
       GE( cogl_wrap_glDrawArrays (GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, 0, path->path_size) );
@@ -361,10 +361,10 @@ _cogl_path_fill_nodes_scanlines (CoglPathNode *path,
             if (!next)
               break;
 
-            x0 = (float)(GPOINTER_TO_INT (iter->data));
-            x1 = (float)(GPOINTER_TO_INT (next->data));
-            y0 = (float)(bounds_y + i);
-            y1 = (float)(bounds_y + i + 1) + 2048;
+            x0 = GPOINTER_TO_INT (iter->data);
+            x1 = GPOINTER_TO_INT (next->data);
+            y0 = bounds_y + i;
+            y1 = bounds_y + i + 1.0625f;
             /* render scanlines 1.0625 high to avoid gaps when
                transformed */
 
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ _cogl_path_fill_nodes_scanlines (CoglPathNode *path,
     /* render triangles */
     cogl_enable (COGL_ENABLE_VERTEX_ARRAY
                  | (ctx->color_alpha < 255 ? COGL_ENABLE_BLEND : 0));
-    GE ( cogl_wrap_glVertexPointer (2, GL_FIXED, 0, coords ) );
+    GE ( cogl_wrap_glVertexPointer (2, GL_FLOAT, 0, coords ) );
     GE ( cogl_wrap_glDrawArrays (GL_TRIANGLES, 0, spans * 2 * 3));
     g_free (coords);
   }