diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c b/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
index fe01103d..24f64128 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
@@ -747,7 +747,6 @@ drm_backend_create_gl_renderer(struct drm_backend *b)
 	if (gl_renderer->display_create(b->compositor,
 					EGL_PLATFORM_GBM_KHR,
 					(void *)b->gbm,
-					gl_renderer->opaque_attribs,
 					format,
 					n_formats) < 0) {
 		return -1;
@@ -1393,7 +1392,6 @@ drm_output_init_egl(struct drm_output *output, struct drm_backend *b)
 	if (gl_renderer->output_window_create(&output->base,
 					      (EGLNativeWindowType)output->gbm_surface,
 					      output->gbm_surface,
-					      gl_renderer->opaque_attribs,
 					      format,
 					      n_formats) < 0) {
 		weston_log("failed to create gl renderer output state\n");
diff --git a/libweston/backend-wayland/wayland.c b/libweston/backend-wayland/wayland.c
index d5a60bcf..22a4342f 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-wayland/wayland.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-wayland/wayland.c
@@ -779,7 +779,6 @@ wayland_output_init_gl_renderer(struct wayland_output *output)
 	if (gl_renderer->output_window_create(&output->base,
 					      output->gl.egl_window,
 					      output->gl.egl_window,
-					      gl_renderer->alpha_attribs,
 					      wayland_formats,
 					      ARRAY_LENGTH(wayland_formats)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup_window;
@@ -2774,7 +2773,6 @@ wayland_backend_create(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
 		if (gl_renderer->display_create(compositor,
 						EGL_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_KHR,
 						b->parent.wl_display,
-						gl_renderer->alpha_attribs,
 						wayland_formats,
 						ARRAY_LENGTH(wayland_formats)) < 0) {
 			weston_log("Failed to initialize the GL renderer; "
diff --git a/libweston/backend-x11/x11.c b/libweston/backend-x11/x11.c
index 5498aba3..778f1df3 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-x11/x11.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-x11/x11.c
@@ -870,7 +870,6 @@ x11_output_switch_mode(struct weston_output *base, struct weston_mode *mode)
 		ret = gl_renderer->output_window_create(&output->base,
 						        (EGLNativeWindowType) output->window,
 						        &xid,
-						        gl_renderer->opaque_attribs,
 						        x11_formats,
 						        ARRAY_LENGTH(x11_formats));
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -1046,7 +1045,6 @@ x11_output_enable(struct weston_output *base)
 					&output->base,
 					(EGLNativeWindowType) output->window,
 					&xid,
-					gl_renderer->opaque_attribs,
 					x11_formats,
 					ARRAY_LENGTH(x11_formats));
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -1815,7 +1813,6 @@ init_gl_renderer(struct x11_backend *b)
 
 	ret = gl_renderer->display_create(b->compositor, EGL_PLATFORM_X11_KHR,
 					  (void *) b->dpy,
-					  gl_renderer->opaque_attribs,
 					  x11_formats,
 					  ARRAY_LENGTH(x11_formats));
 
diff --git a/libweston/renderer-gl/egl-glue.c b/libweston/renderer-gl/egl-glue.c
index 918523e5..5b1ba32d 100644
--- a/libweston/renderer-gl/egl-glue.c
+++ b/libweston/renderer-gl/egl-glue.c
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ out:
 
 EGLConfig
 gl_renderer_get_egl_config(struct gl_renderer *gr,
-			   const EGLint *config_attribs,
 			   const uint32_t *drm_formats,
 			   unsigned drm_formats_count)
 {
@@ -195,6 +194,14 @@ gl_renderer_get_egl_config(struct gl_renderer *gr,
 	const struct pixel_format_info *pinfo[16];
 	unsigned pinfo_count;
 	unsigned i;
+	EGLint config_attribs[] = {
+		EGL_SURFACE_TYPE,    EGL_WINDOW_BIT,
+		EGL_RED_SIZE,        1,
+		EGL_GREEN_SIZE,      1,
+		EGL_BLUE_SIZE,       1,
+		EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, EGL_OPENGL_ES2_BIT,
+		EGL_NONE
+	};
 
 	assert(drm_formats_count < ARRAY_LENGTH(pinfo));
 	drm_formats_count = MIN(drm_formats_count, ARRAY_LENGTH(pinfo));
diff --git a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer-internal.h b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer-internal.h
index 07e29144..511fd185 100644
--- a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer-internal.h
+++ b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer-internal.h
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ egl_choose_config(struct gl_renderer *gr,
 
 EGLConfig
 gl_renderer_get_egl_config(struct gl_renderer *gr,
-			   const EGLint *config_attribs,
 			   const uint32_t *drm_formats,
 			   unsigned drm_formats_count);
 
diff --git a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
index 0d55c930..c8981c34 100644
--- a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
+++ b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
@@ -3061,14 +3061,13 @@ static EGLSurface
 gl_renderer_create_window_surface(struct gl_renderer *gr,
 				  EGLNativeWindowType window_for_legacy,
 				  void *window_for_platform,
-				  const EGLint *config_attribs,
 				  const uint32_t *drm_formats,
 				  unsigned drm_formats_count)
 {
 	EGLSurface egl_surface = EGL_NO_SURFACE;
 	EGLConfig egl_config;
 
-	egl_config = gl_renderer_get_egl_config(gr, config_attribs,
+	egl_config = gl_renderer_get_egl_config(gr,
 						drm_formats, drm_formats_count);
 	if (egl_config == EGL_NO_CONFIG_KHR)
 		return EGL_NO_SURFACE;
@@ -3118,7 +3117,6 @@ static int
 gl_renderer_output_window_create(struct weston_output *output,
 				 EGLNativeWindowType window_for_legacy,
 				 void *window_for_platform,
-				 const EGLint *config_attribs,
 				 const uint32_t *drm_formats,
 				 unsigned drm_formats_count)
 {
@@ -3130,7 +3128,6 @@ gl_renderer_output_window_create(struct weston_output *output,
 	egl_surface = gl_renderer_create_window_surface(gr,
 							window_for_legacy,
 							window_for_platform,
-							config_attribs,
 							drm_formats,
 							drm_formats_count);
 	if (egl_surface == EGL_NO_SURFACE) {
@@ -3234,27 +3231,6 @@ gl_renderer_destroy(struct weston_compositor *ec)
 	free(gr);
 }
 
-static const EGLint gl_renderer_opaque_attribs[] = {
-	EGL_SURFACE_TYPE, EGL_WINDOW_BIT,
-	EGL_RED_SIZE, 1,
-	EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 1,
-	EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 1,
-	EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, 0,
-	EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, EGL_OPENGL_ES2_BIT,
-	EGL_NONE
-};
-
-static const EGLint gl_renderer_alpha_attribs[] = {
-	EGL_SURFACE_TYPE, EGL_WINDOW_BIT,
-	EGL_RED_SIZE, 1,
-	EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 1,
-	EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 1,
-	EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, 1,
-	EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, EGL_OPENGL_ES2_BIT,
-	EGL_NONE
-};
-
-
 /** Checks whether a platform EGL client extension is supported
  *
  * \param ec The weston compositor
@@ -3387,7 +3363,6 @@ static int
 gl_renderer_display_create(struct weston_compositor *ec,
 			   EGLenum platform,
 			   void *native_display,
-			   const EGLint *config_attribs,
 			   const uint32_t *drm_formats,
 			   unsigned drm_formats_count)
 {
@@ -3461,7 +3436,7 @@ gl_renderer_display_create(struct weston_compositor *ec,
 		goto fail_with_error;
 
 	if (!gr->has_configless_context) {
-		gr->egl_config = gl_renderer_get_egl_config(gr, config_attribs,
+		gr->egl_config = gl_renderer_get_egl_config(gr,
 							    drm_formats,
 							    drm_formats_count);
 		if (gr->egl_config == EGL_NO_CONFIG_KHR) {
@@ -3749,9 +3724,6 @@ gl_renderer_setup(struct weston_compositor *ec, EGLSurface egl_surface)
 }
 
 WL_EXPORT struct gl_renderer_interface gl_renderer_interface = {
-	.opaque_attribs = gl_renderer_opaque_attribs,
-	.alpha_attribs = gl_renderer_alpha_attribs,
-
 	.display_create = gl_renderer_display_create,
 	.output_window_create = gl_renderer_output_window_create,
 	.output_destroy = gl_renderer_output_destroy,
diff --git a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.h b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.h
index e5cff24d..8a26ac66 100644
--- a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.h
+++ b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.h
@@ -57,20 +57,15 @@ enum gl_renderer_border_side {
 };
 
 struct gl_renderer_interface {
-	const EGLint *opaque_attribs;
-	const EGLint *alpha_attribs;
-
 	int (*display_create)(struct weston_compositor *ec,
 			      EGLenum platform,
 			      void *native_display,
-			      const EGLint *config_attribs,
 			      const uint32_t *drm_formats,
 			      unsigned drm_formats_count);
 
 	int (*output_window_create)(struct weston_output *output,
 				    EGLNativeWindowType window_for_legacy,
 				    void *window_for_platform,
-				    const EGLint *config_attribs,
 				    const uint32_t *drm_formats,
 				    unsigned drm_formats_count);