diff --git a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk3-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk3-sections.txt
index 8281d53532..97ef4f75a7 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk3-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk3-sections.txt
@@ -1286,7 +1286,6 @@ gdk_frame_get_type
 <SECTION>
 <FILE>gdkglcontext</FILE>
 GdkGLContext
-gdk_gl_context_get_visual
 gdk_gl_context_get_window
 gdk_gl_context_make_current
 gdk_gl_context_clear_current
diff --git a/gdk/gdkglcontext.c b/gdk/gdkglcontext.c
index b15b76eadd..f64c23d136 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkglcontext.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkglcontext.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
 
 #include "gdkglcontextprivate.h"
 #include "gdkdisplayprivate.h"
-#include "gdkvisual.h"
 #include "gdkinternals.h"
 
 #include "gdkintl.h"
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@
 
 typedef struct {
   GdkWindow *window;
-  GdkVisual *visual;
   GdkGLContext *shared_context;
 
   guint realized : 1;
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ enum {
   PROP_0,
 
   PROP_WINDOW,
-  PROP_VISUAL,
   PROP_SHARED_CONTEXT,
 
   LAST_PROP
@@ -119,7 +116,6 @@ gdk_gl_context_dispose (GObject *gobject)
     g_private_replace (&thread_current_context, NULL);
 
   g_clear_object (&priv->window);
-  g_clear_object (&priv->visual);
   g_clear_object (&priv->shared_context);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (gdk_gl_context_parent_class)->dispose (gobject);
@@ -149,15 +145,6 @@ gdk_gl_context_set_property (GObject      *gobject,
       }
       break;
 
-    case PROP_VISUAL:
-      {
-        GdkVisual *visual = g_value_get_object (value);
-
-        if (visual != NULL)
-          priv->visual = g_object_ref (visual);
-      }
-      break;
-
     case PROP_SHARED_CONTEXT:
       {
         GdkGLContext *context = g_value_get_object (value);
@@ -186,10 +173,6 @@ gdk_gl_context_get_property (GObject    *gobject,
       g_value_set_object (value, priv->window);
       break;
 
-    case PROP_VISUAL:
-      g_value_set_object (value, priv->visual);
-      break;
-
     case PROP_SHARED_CONTEXT:
       g_value_set_object (value, priv->shared_context);
       break;
@@ -220,22 +203,6 @@ gdk_gl_context_class_init (GdkGLContextClass *klass)
                          G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
                          G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
-  /**
-   * GdkGLContext:visual:
-   *
-   * The #GdkVisual matching the pixel format used by the context.
-   *
-   * Since: 3.16
-   */
-  obj_pspecs[PROP_VISUAL] =
-    g_param_spec_object ("visual",
-                         P_("Visual"),
-                         P_("The GDK visual used by the GL context"),
-                         GDK_TYPE_VISUAL,
-                         G_PARAM_READWRITE |
-                         G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
-                         G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
-
   /**
    * GdkGLContext:shared-context:
    *
@@ -264,26 +231,6 @@ gdk_gl_context_init (GdkGLContext *self)
 {
 }
 
-/**
- * gdk_gl_context_get_visual:
- * @context: a #GdkGLContext
- *
- * Retrieves the #GdkVisual associated with the @context.
- *
- * Returns: (transfer none): the #GdkVisual
- *
- * Since: 3.16
- */
-GdkVisual *
-gdk_gl_context_get_visual (GdkGLContext *context)
-{
-  GdkGLContextPrivate *priv = gdk_gl_context_get_instance_private (context);
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GDK_IS_GL_CONTEXT (context), NULL);
-
-  return priv->visual;
-}
-
 /*< private >
  * gdk_gl_context_end_frame:
  * @context: a #GdkGLContext
diff --git a/gdk/gdkglcontext.h b/gdk/gdkglcontext.h
index 5dbd57e2c4..599ec99435 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkglcontext.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkglcontext.h
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ GQuark gdk_gl_error_quark (void);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_16
 GType gdk_gl_context_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_16
-GdkVisual *             gdk_gl_context_get_visual       (GdkGLContext *context);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_16
 GdkWindow *             gdk_gl_context_get_window       (GdkGLContext *context);
 
diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkglcontext-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkglcontext-wayland.c
index ee8782d3ea..7af884e7f0 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkglcontext-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkglcontext-wayland.c
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ gdk_wayland_window_create_gl_context (GdkWindow     *window,
 
   context = g_object_new (GDK_TYPE_WAYLAND_GL_CONTEXT,
                           "window", window,
-                          "visual", gdk_window_get_visual (window),
                           "shared-context", share,
                           NULL);
 
diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkglcontext-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkglcontext-x11.c
index 071f8a1319..e1a578e430 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkglcontext-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkglcontext-x11.c
@@ -997,7 +997,6 @@ gdk_x11_window_create_gl_context (GdkWindow    *window,
   GdkDisplay *display;
   GdkX11GLContext *context;
   GdkVisual *visual;
-  GdkVisual *gdk_visual;
   GLXFBConfig config;
   GLXContext glx_context;
   GLXWindow drawable;
@@ -1106,9 +1105,6 @@ gdk_x11_window_create_gl_context (GdkWindow    *window,
       set_glx_drawable_info (window->impl_window, info);
     }
 
-  gdk_visual = gdk_x11_screen_lookup_visual (gdk_display_get_default_screen (display),
-                                             xvisinfo->visualid);
-
   XFree (xvisinfo);
 
   if (attached)
@@ -1123,7 +1119,6 @@ gdk_x11_window_create_gl_context (GdkWindow    *window,
 
   context = g_object_new (GDK_TYPE_X11_GL_CONTEXT,
                           "window", window,
-                          "visual", gdk_visual,
                           "shared-context", share,
                           NULL);