diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/android/gstglwindow_android_egl.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/android/gstglwindow_android_egl.c
index 983775613d..798a80036a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/android/gstglwindow_android_egl.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/android/gstglwindow_android_egl.c
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ gst_gl_window_android_egl_class_init (GstGLWindowAndroidEGLClass * klass)
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_android_egl_get_window_handle);
   window_class->set_window_handle =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_android_egl_set_window_handle);
-  window_class->draw_unlocked =
-      GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_android_egl_draw);
   window_class->draw = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_android_egl_draw);
 }
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglwindow_cocoa.m b/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglwindow_cocoa.m
index 9c37e6c538..0d027c5a1a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglwindow_cocoa.m
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglwindow_cocoa.m
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ gst_gl_window_cocoa_class_init (GstGLWindowCocoaClass * klass)
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_cocoa_get_window_handle);
   window_class->set_window_handle =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_cocoa_set_window_handle);
-  window_class->draw_unlocked = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_cocoa_draw);
   window_class->draw = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_cocoa_draw);
   window_class->set_preferred_size =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_cocoa_set_preferred_size);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/eagl/gstglwindow_eagl.m b/gst-libs/gst/gl/eagl/gstglwindow_eagl.m
index dfd889fa82..eb9d4f7f4a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/eagl/gstglwindow_eagl.m
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/eagl/gstglwindow_eagl.m
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ gst_gl_window_eagl_class_init (GstGLWindowEaglClass * klass)
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_eagl_get_window_handle);
   window_class->set_window_handle =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_eagl_set_window_handle);
-  window_class->draw_unlocked = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_eagl_draw);
   window_class->draw = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_eagl_draw);
   window_class->set_preferred_size =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_eagl_set_preferred_size);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.c
index 4f27cd000a..8e049cab1d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.c
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ gst_gl_window_class_init (GstGLWindowClass * klass)
   klass->close = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_default_close);
   klass->run = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_default_run);
   klass->quit = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_default_quit);
-  klass->draw_unlocked = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_default_draw);
   klass->draw = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_default_draw);
   klass->send_message = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_default_send_message);
   klass->send_message_async =
@@ -462,29 +461,6 @@ gst_gl_window_default_draw (GstGLWindow * window)
   gst_gl_window_send_message (window, (GstGLWindowCB) draw_cb, window);
 }
 
-
-/**
- * gst_gl_window_draw_unlocked:
- * @window: a #GstGLWindow
- *
- * Redraw the window contents.  Implementations should invoke the draw callback.
- *
- * Since: 1.4
- */
-void
-gst_gl_window_draw_unlocked (GstGLWindow * window)
-{
-  GstGLWindowClass *window_class;
-
-  g_return_if_fail (GST_GL_IS_WINDOW (window));
-  window_class = GST_GL_WINDOW_GET_CLASS (window);
-  g_return_if_fail (window_class->draw_unlocked != NULL);
-
-  window_class->draw_unlocked (window);
-
-  window->queue_resize = FALSE;
-}
-
 /**
  * gst_gl_window_draw:
  * @window: a #GstGLWindow
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.h
index e4781c7b99..a45ac5e46d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.h
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ struct _GstGLWindow {
  * @set_window_handle: Set a window to render into
  * @get_window_handle: Gets the current window that this #GstGLWindow is
  *                     rendering into
- * @draw_unlocked: redraw the window with the specified dimensions
  * @draw: redraw the window with the specified dimensions
  * @run: run the mainloop
  * @quit: send a quit to the mainloop
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ struct _GstGLWindowClass {
   guintptr (*get_display)        (GstGLWindow *window);
   void     (*set_window_handle)  (GstGLWindow *window, guintptr id);
   guintptr (*get_window_handle)  (GstGLWindow *window);
-  void     (*draw_unlocked)      (GstGLWindow *window);
   void     (*draw)               (GstGLWindow *window);
   void     (*run)                (GstGLWindow *window);
   void     (*quit)               (GstGLWindow *window);
@@ -216,7 +214,6 @@ void     gst_gl_window_send_mouse_event     (GstGLWindow * window,
 
 /* surfaces/rendering */
 void     gst_gl_window_queue_resize         (GstGLWindow *window);
-void     gst_gl_window_draw_unlocked        (GstGLWindow *window);
 void     gst_gl_window_draw                 (GstGLWindow *window);
 void     gst_gl_window_show                 (GstGLWindow *window);
 void     gst_gl_window_set_preferred_size   (GstGLWindow * window,
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
index b34ad4239b..6e1f0c5b89 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
@@ -334,8 +334,6 @@ gst_gl_window_wayland_egl_class_init (GstGLWindowWaylandEGLClass * klass)
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_wayland_egl_get_window_handle);
   window_class->set_window_handle =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_wayland_egl_set_window_handle);
-  window_class->draw_unlocked =
-      GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_wayland_egl_draw);
   window_class->show = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_wayland_egl_show);
   window_class->draw = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_wayland_egl_draw);
   window_class->close = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_wayland_egl_close);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/win32/gstglwindow_win32.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/win32/gstglwindow_win32.c
index a2ed3e6772..1ff18bbad8 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/win32/gstglwindow_win32.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/win32/gstglwindow_win32.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ gst_gl_window_win32_class_init (GstGLWindowWin32Class * klass)
 
   window_class->set_window_handle =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_win32_set_window_handle);
-  window_class->draw_unlocked = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_win32_draw);
   window_class->draw = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_win32_draw);
   window_class->get_display =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_win32_get_display);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/x11/gstglwindow_x11.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/x11/gstglwindow_x11.c
index 29c2aead4d..f9fc4da80f 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/x11/gstglwindow_x11.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/x11/gstglwindow_x11.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ guintptr gst_gl_window_x11_get_window_handle (GstGLWindow * window);
 static void gst_gl_window_x11_set_preferred_size (GstGLWindow * window,
     gint width, gint height);
 void gst_gl_window_x11_show (GstGLWindow * window);
-void gst_gl_window_x11_draw_unlocked (GstGLWindow * window);
 void gst_gl_window_x11_draw (GstGLWindow * window);
 gboolean gst_gl_window_x11_create_context (GstGLWindow * window,
     GstGLAPI gl_api, guintptr external_gl_context, GError ** error);
@@ -104,8 +103,6 @@ gst_gl_window_x11_class_init (GstGLWindowX11Class * klass)
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_x11_set_window_handle);
   window_class->get_window_handle =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_x11_get_window_handle);
-  window_class->draw_unlocked =
-      GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_x11_draw_unlocked);
   window_class->draw = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_x11_draw);
   window_class->open = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_x11_open);
   window_class->close = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_gl_window_x11_close);
@@ -387,39 +384,13 @@ gst_gl_window_x11_show (GstGLWindow * window)
   gst_gl_window_send_message (window, (GstGLWindowCB) _show_window, window);
 }
 
-/* Called in the gl thread */
-void
-gst_gl_window_x11_draw_unlocked (GstGLWindow * window)
-{
-  GstGLWindowX11 *window_x11 = GST_GL_WINDOW_X11 (window);
-
-  if (gst_gl_window_is_running (GST_GL_WINDOW (window_x11))
-      && window_x11->allow_extra_expose_events) {
-    if (window->queue_resize) {
-      guint width, height;
-
-      gst_gl_window_get_surface_dimensions (window, &width, &height);
-      gst_gl_window_resize (window, width, height);
-    }
-
-    if (window->draw) {
-      GstGLContext *context = gst_gl_window_get_context (window);
-      GstGLContextClass *context_class = GST_GL_CONTEXT_GET_CLASS (context);
-
-      window->draw (window->draw_data);
-      context_class->swap_buffers (context);
-
-      gst_object_unref (context);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 static void
 draw_cb (gpointer data)
 {
   GstGLWindowX11 *window_x11 = data;
+  GstGLWindow *window = GST_GL_WINDOW (window_x11);
 
-  if (gst_gl_window_is_running (GST_GL_WINDOW (window_x11))) {
+  if (gst_gl_window_is_running (window)) {
     XWindowAttributes attr;
 
     XGetWindowAttributes (window_x11->device, window_x11->internal_win_id,
@@ -443,7 +414,24 @@ draw_cb (gpointer data)
       }
     }
 
-    gst_gl_window_x11_draw_unlocked (GST_GL_WINDOW (window_x11));
+    if (window_x11->allow_extra_expose_events) {
+      if (window->queue_resize) {
+        guint width, height;
+
+        gst_gl_window_get_surface_dimensions (window, &width, &height);
+        gst_gl_window_resize (window, width, height);
+      }
+
+      if (window->draw) {
+        GstGLContext *context = gst_gl_window_get_context (window);
+        GstGLContextClass *context_class = GST_GL_CONTEXT_GET_CLASS (context);
+
+        window->draw (window->draw_data);
+        context_class->swap_buffers (context);
+
+        gst_object_unref (context);
+      }
+    }
   }
 }