diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglcolorscale.c b/ext/gl/gstglcolorscale.c
index 4ec29b5ab9..11e155ddd1 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglcolorscale.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglcolorscale.c
@@ -70,17 +70,13 @@ static void gst_gl_colorscale_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
 static void gst_gl_colorscale_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
 
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_GLES2
 static gboolean gst_gl_colorscale_gen_gl_resources (GstGLFilter * filter);
 static void gst_gl_colorscale_del_gl_resources (GstGLFilter * filter);
-#endif
 
 static gboolean gst_gl_colorscale_filter_texture (GstGLFilter * filter,
     guint in_tex, guint out_tex);
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_OPENGL
 static void gst_gl_colorscale_callback (gint width, gint height,
     guint texture, gpointer stuff);
-#endif
 
 static void
 gst_gl_colorscale_class_init (GstGLColorscaleClass * klass)
@@ -101,11 +97,9 @@ gst_gl_colorscale_class_init (GstGLColorscaleClass * klass)
       "Filter/Effect/Video", "Colorspace converter and video scaler",
       "Julien Isorce <julien.isorce@gmail.com>");
 
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_GLES2
   filter_class->onInitFBO =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_colorscale_gen_gl_resources);
   filter_class->onStop = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_colorscale_del_gl_resources);
-#endif
 
   filter_class->filter_texture = gst_gl_colorscale_filter_texture;
 
@@ -115,9 +109,7 @@ gst_gl_colorscale_class_init (GstGLColorscaleClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_gl_colorscale_init (GstGLColorscale * colorscale)
 {
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_GLES2
   colorscale->shader = NULL;
-#endif
 }
 
 static void
@@ -142,7 +134,6 @@ gst_gl_colorscale_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
   }
 }
 
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_GLES2
 static void
 _compile_identity_shader (GstGLContext * context, GstGLColorscale * colorscale)
 {
@@ -163,7 +154,8 @@ gst_gl_colorscale_gen_gl_resources (GstGLFilter * filter)
 {
   GstGLColorscale *colorscale = GST_GL_COLORSCALE (filter);
 
-  if (gst_gl_context_get_gl_api (filter->context) & GST_GL_API_GLES2) {
+  if (gst_gl_context_get_gl_api (filter->context) & (GST_GL_API_GLES2 |
+          GST_GL_API_OPENGL3)) {
     gst_gl_context_thread_add (filter->context,
         (GstGLContextThreadFunc) _compile_identity_shader, colorscale);
 
@@ -189,7 +181,6 @@ gst_gl_colorscale_del_gl_resources (GstGLFilter * filter)
     colorscale->shader = NULL;
   }
 }
-#endif
 
 static gboolean
 gst_gl_colorscale_filter_texture (GstGLFilter * filter, guint in_tex,
@@ -199,22 +190,18 @@ gst_gl_colorscale_filter_texture (GstGLFilter * filter, guint in_tex,
 
   colorscale = GST_GL_COLORSCALE (filter);
 
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_GLES2
-  if (gst_gl_context_get_gl_api (filter->context) & GST_GL_API_GLES2)
+  if (gst_gl_context_get_gl_api (filter->context) & (GST_GL_API_GLES2 |
+          GST_GL_API_OPENGL3))
     gst_gl_filter_render_to_target_with_shader (filter, TRUE, in_tex, out_tex,
         colorscale->shader);
-#endif
 
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_OPENGL
   if (gst_gl_context_get_gl_api (filter->context) & GST_GL_API_OPENGL)
     gst_gl_filter_render_to_target (filter, TRUE, in_tex, out_tex,
         gst_gl_colorscale_callback, colorscale);
-#endif
 
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_OPENGL
 static void
 gst_gl_colorscale_callback (gint width, gint height, guint texture,
     gpointer stuff)
@@ -230,4 +217,3 @@ gst_gl_colorscale_callback (gint width, gint height, guint texture,
 
   gst_gl_filter_draw_texture (filter, texture, width, height);
 }
-#endif
diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglcolorscale.h b/ext/gl/gstglcolorscale.h
index 101b905a82..933599651a 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglcolorscale.h
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglcolorscale.h
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ struct _GstGLColorscale
 {
     GstGLFilter filter;
 
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_GLES2
     GstGLShader *shader;
-#endif
 };
 
 struct _GstGLColorscaleClass