diff --git a/gsk/ngl/gsknglcommandqueue.c b/gsk/ngl/gsknglcommandqueue.c
index 25eb37f53b..5449fde9af 100644
--- a/gsk/ngl/gsknglcommandqueue.c
+++ b/gsk/ngl/gsknglcommandqueue.c
@@ -444,12 +444,9 @@ gsk_ngl_command_queue_new (GdkGLContext       *context,
   else
     self->uniforms = gsk_ngl_uniform_state_new ();
 
-  /* Determine max texture size and other limitations immediately
-   * and restore context
-   */
+  /* Determine max texture size immediately and restore context */
   gdk_gl_context_make_current (context);
   glGetIntegerv (GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE, &self->max_texture_size);
-  glGetIntegerv (GL_MAX_ELEMENTS_VERTICES, &self->max_elements_vertices);
 
   return g_steal_pointer (&self);
 }
@@ -620,7 +617,7 @@ gsk_ngl_command_queue_end_draw (GskNglCommandQueue *self)
       last_batch->any.viewport.height == batch->any.viewport.height &&
       last_batch->draw.framebuffer == batch->draw.framebuffer &&
       last_batch->draw.vbo_offset + last_batch->draw.vbo_count == batch->draw.vbo_offset &&
-      last_batch->draw.vbo_count + batch->draw.vbo_count <= self->max_elements_vertices &&
+      last_batch->draw.vbo_count + batch->draw.vbo_count < G_MAXINT16 &&
       snapshots_equal (self, last_batch, batch))
     {
       last_batch->draw.vbo_count += batch->draw.vbo_count;
diff --git a/gsk/ngl/gsknglcommandqueueprivate.h b/gsk/ngl/gsknglcommandqueueprivate.h
index 3ed52021bc..a2f50c485d 100644
--- a/gsk/ngl/gsknglcommandqueueprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/ngl/gsknglcommandqueueprivate.h
@@ -231,12 +231,6 @@ struct _GskNglCommandQueue
    */
   int max_texture_size;
 
-  /* Discovered max element count. We must not create batches that contain
-   * more vertices than this number.
-   */
-
-  int max_elements_vertices;
-
   /* The index of the last batch in @batches, which may not be the element
    * at the end of the array, as batches can be reordered. This is used to
    * update the "next" index when adding a new batch.