diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c
index 5f5627dad8..c99c1d28f5 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ gst_gl_display_init (GstGLDisplay * display)
 {
   display->priv = GST_GL_DISPLAY_GET_PRIVATE (display);
 
-  display->gl_api = GST_GL_API_ANY;
   display->type = GST_GL_DISPLAY_TYPE_ANY;
 
   GST_TRACE ("init %p", display);
@@ -99,13 +98,6 @@ gst_gl_display_init (GstGLDisplay * display)
 static void
 gst_gl_display_finalize (GObject * object)
 {
-  GstGLDisplay *display = GST_GL_DISPLAY (object);
-
-  if (display->context) {
-    gst_object_unref (display->context);
-    display->context = NULL;
-  }
-
   GST_TRACE ("finalize %p", object);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (gst_gl_display_parent_class)->finalize (object);
@@ -183,6 +175,20 @@ gst_gl_display_default_get_handle (GstGLDisplay * display)
   return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_gl_display_get_handle_type:
+ * @display: a #GstGLDisplay
+ *
+ * Returns: the #GstGLDisplayType of @display
+ */
+GstGLDisplayType
+gst_gl_display_get_handle_type (GstGLDisplay * display)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_GL_DISPLAY (display), GST_GL_DISPLAY_TYPE_NONE);
+
+  return display->type;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_context_set_gl_display:
  * @context: a #GstContext
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h
index 0d451f9336..095aa8089a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ GstGLDisplay *gst_gl_display_new (void);
 #define gst_gl_display_unlock(display)      GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (display)
 
 GstGLAPI       gst_gl_display_get_gl_api             (GstGLDisplay * display);
-gpointer       gst_gl_display_get_gl_vtable          (GstGLDisplay * display);
-guintptr       gst_gl_display_get_handle             (GstGLDisplay * display);
+guintptr         gst_gl_display_get_handle             (GstGLDisplay * display);
+GstGLDisplayType gst_gl_display_get_handle_type        (GstGLDisplay * display);
 
 #define GST_GL_DISPLAY_CONTEXT_TYPE "gst.gl.GLDisplay"
 void     gst_context_set_gl_display (GstContext * context, GstGLDisplay * display);