diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.20/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.20/default.nix
index cd6225ece999..ddb9dbefd6d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.20/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.20/default.nix
@@ -46,13 +46,12 @@ let
   ];
 
   inherit (pkgs) glib gtk2 webkitgtk24x webkitgtk212x gtk3 gtkmm3 libcanberra_gtk2
-    clutter clutter-gst clutter_gtk;
+    clutter clutter-gst clutter_gtk cogl;
   inherit (pkgs.gnome2) ORBit2;
   libsoup = pkgs.libsoup.override { gnomeSupport = true; };
   libchamplain = pkgs.libchamplain.override { libsoup = libsoup; };
   orbit = ORBit2;
   gnome3 = self // { recurseForDerivations = false; };
-  cogl = pkgs.cogl_1_22;
   gtk = gtk3;
   gtkmm = gtkmm3;
   gtkvnc = pkgs.gtkvnc.override { enableGTK3 = true; };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cogl/1.22.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cogl/1.22.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 88bb67077490..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cogl/1.22.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, mesa_noglu, glib, gdk_pixbuf, xorg, libintlOrEmpty
-, pangoSupport ? true, pango, cairo, gobjectIntrospection
-, gstreamerSupport ? true, gst_all_1 }:
-
-let
-  ver_maj = "1.22";
-  ver_min = "0";
-in
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "cogl-${ver_maj}.${ver_min}";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/cogl/${ver_maj}/${name}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "689dfb5d14fc1106e9d2ded0f7930dcf7265d0bc84fa846b4f03941633eeaa91";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-
-  configureFlags = [
-    "--enable-introspection"
-    "--enable-kms-egl-platform"
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional gstreamerSupport "--enable-cogl-gst"
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ "--enable-gles1" "--enable-gles2" ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with xorg; [
-      glib gdk_pixbuf gobjectIntrospection
-      mesa_noglu libXrandr libXfixes libXcomposite libXdamage
-    ]
-    ++ libintlOrEmpty
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals gstreamerSupport [ gst_all_1.gstreamer
-                                               gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base ];
-
-  buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optionals pangoSupport [ pango cairo ];
-
-  COGL_PANGO_DEP_CFLAGS
-    = stdenv.lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin && pangoSupport)
-      "-I${pango.dev}/include/pango-1.0 -I${cairo.dev}/include/cairo";
-
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-lintl";
-
-  #doCheck = true; # all tests fail (no idea why)
-
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "A small open source library for using 3D graphics hardware for rendering";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovek323 ];
-
-    longDescription = ''
-      Cogl is a small open source library for using 3D graphics hardware for
-      rendering. The API departs from the flat state machine style of OpenGL
-      and is designed to make it easy to write orthogonal components that can
-      render without stepping on each other's toes.
-    '';
-
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.mesaPlatforms;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cogl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cogl/default.nix
index e45702090665..88bb67077490 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cogl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cogl/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 , gstreamerSupport ? true, gst_all_1 }:
 
 let
-  ver_maj = "1.16";
+  ver_maj = "1.22";
   ver_min = "0";
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -11,17 +11,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/cogl/${ver_maj}/${name}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "153014xygwyz9wmvgfwjxncqgc0qqvcy6b3jx1zdl3q5d9iw9hkm";
+    sha256 = "689dfb5d14fc1106e9d2ded0f7930dcf7265d0bc84fa846b4f03941633eeaa91";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--enable-introspection"
-    "--enable-gles1"
-    "--enable-gles2"
     "--enable-kms-egl-platform"
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional gstreamerSupport "--enable-cogl-gst";
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional gstreamerSupport "--enable-cogl-gst"
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ "--enable-gles1" "--enable-gles2" ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = with xorg; [
       glib gdk_pixbuf gobjectIntrospection
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d434b4dc1692..f808afcb6444 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7223,12 +7223,9 @@ in
 
   clucene_core = clucene_core_1;
 
-  clutter = callPackage ../development/libraries/clutter {
-    cogl = cogl_1_22;
-  };
+  clutter = callPackage ../development/libraries/clutter { };
 
   clutter-gst = callPackage ../development/libraries/clutter-gst {
-    inherit (gnome3) cogl;
   };
 
   clutter_gtk = callPackage ../development/libraries/clutter-gtk { };
@@ -7239,8 +7236,6 @@ in
 
   cogl = callPackage ../development/libraries/cogl { };
 
-  cogl_1_22 = callPackage ../development/libraries/cogl/1.22.nix { };
-
   coin3d = callPackage ../development/libraries/coin3d { };
 
   CoinMP = callPackage ../development/libraries/CoinMP { };