diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp
index 32c7f6987d..e2dac0df72 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ void Batch::_glColor4f(GLfloat red, GLfloat green, GLfloat blue, GLfloat alpha)
     DO_IT_NOW(_glColor4f, 4);
 }
 void GLBackend::do_glColor4f(Batch& batch, uint32 paramOffset) {
-    glColor4f(
+    // TODO Replace this with a proper sticky Input attribute buffer with frequency 0
+   glVertexAttrib4f( gpu::Stream::COLOR,
         batch._params[paramOffset + 3]._float,
         batch._params[paramOffset + 2]._float,
         batch._params[paramOffset + 1]._float,
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendInput.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendInput.cpp
index 9a99a912a4..eccd9dda49 100755
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendInput.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendInput.cpp
@@ -57,47 +57,30 @@ void GLBackend::do_setInputBuffer(Batch& batch, uint32 paramOffset) {
     }
 }
 
-#if (GPU_FEATURE_PROFILE == GPU_CORE)
-#define SUPPORT_VAO
-#endif
-
-#if defined(SUPPORT_VAO)
+#if (GPU_INPUT_PROFILE == GPU_CORE_41)
+#define NO_SUPPORT_VERTEX_ATTRIB_FORMAT
 #else
+#define SUPPORT_VERTEX_ATTRIB_FORMAT
+#endif
 
-#define SUPPORT_LEGACY_OPENGL
-#if defined(SUPPORT_LEGACY_OPENGL)
-static const int NUM_CLASSIC_ATTRIBS = Stream::TANGENT;
-static const GLenum attributeSlotToClassicAttribName[NUM_CLASSIC_ATTRIBS] = {
-    GL_VERTEX_ARRAY,
-    GL_NORMAL_ARRAY,
-    GL_COLOR_ARRAY,
-    GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY
-};
-#endif
-#endif
 
 void GLBackend::initInput() {
-#if defined(SUPPORT_VAO)
     if(!_input._defaultVAO) {
         glGenVertexArrays(1, &_input._defaultVAO);
     }
     glBindVertexArray(_input._defaultVAO);
     (void) CHECK_GL_ERROR();
-#endif
 }
 
 void GLBackend::killInput() {
-#if defined(SUPPORT_VAO)
     glBindVertexArray(0);
     if(_input._defaultVAO) {
         glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &_input._defaultVAO);
     }
     (void) CHECK_GL_ERROR();
-#endif
 }
 
 void GLBackend::syncInputStateCache() {
-#if defined(SUPPORT_VAO)
     for (int i = 0; i < _input._attributeActivation.size(); i++) {
         GLint active = 0;
         glGetVertexAttribiv(i, GL_VERTEX_ATTRIB_ARRAY_ENABLED, &active);
@@ -105,23 +88,10 @@ void GLBackend::syncInputStateCache() {
     }
     //_input._defaultVAO
     glBindVertexArray(_input._defaultVAO);
-#else
-    size_t i = 0;
-#if defined(SUPPORT_LEGACY_OPENGL)
-    for (; i < NUM_CLASSIC_ATTRIBS; i++) {
-        _input._attributeActivation[i] = glIsEnabled(attributeSlotToClassicAttribName[i]);
-    }
-#endif
-    for (; i < _input._attributeActivation.size(); i++) {
-        GLint active = 0;
-        glGetVertexAttribiv(i, GL_VERTEX_ATTRIB_ARRAY_ENABLED, &active);
-        _input._attributeActivation[i] = active;
-    }
-#endif
 }
 
 void GLBackend::updateInput() {
-#if defined(SUPPORT_VAO)
+#if defined(SUPPORT_VERTEX_ATTRIB_FORMAT)
     if (_input._invalidFormat) {
 
         InputStageState::ActivationCache newActivation;
@@ -198,21 +168,11 @@ void GLBackend::updateInput() {
             for (unsigned int i = 0; i < newActivation.size(); i++) {
                 bool newState = newActivation[i];
                 if (newState != _input._attributeActivation[i]) {
-#if defined(SUPPORT_LEGACY_OPENGL)
-                    if (i < NUM_CLASSIC_ATTRIBS) {
-                        if (newState) {
-                            glEnableClientState(attributeSlotToClassicAttribName[i]);
-                        } else {
-                            glDisableClientState(attributeSlotToClassicAttribName[i]);
-                        }
-                    } else
-#endif
-                    {
-                        if (newState) {
-                            glEnableVertexAttribArray(i);
-                        } else {
-                            glDisableVertexAttribArray(i);
-                        }
+
+                    if (newState) {
+                        glEnableVertexAttribArray(i);
+                    } else {
+                        glDisableVertexAttribArray(i);
                     }
                     (void) CHECK_GL_ERROR();
                     
@@ -254,30 +214,9 @@ void GLBackend::updateInput() {
                             GLenum type = _elementTypeToGLType[attrib._element.getType()];
                             GLuint stride = strides[bufferNum];
                             GLuint pointer = attrib._offset + offsets[bufferNum];
-#if defined(SUPPORT_LEGACY_OPENGL)
-                            const bool useClientState = slot < NUM_CLASSIC_ATTRIBS;
-                            if (useClientState) {
-                                switch (slot) {
-                                    case Stream::POSITION:
-                                        glVertexPointer(count, type, stride, reinterpret_cast<GLvoid*>(pointer));
-                                        break;
-                                    case Stream::NORMAL:
-                                        glNormalPointer(type, stride, reinterpret_cast<GLvoid*>(pointer));
-                                        break;
-                                    case Stream::COLOR:
-                                        glColorPointer(count, type, stride, reinterpret_cast<GLvoid*>(pointer));
-                                        break;
-                                    case Stream::TEXCOORD:
-                                        glTexCoordPointer(count, type, stride, reinterpret_cast<GLvoid*>(pointer));
-                                        break;
-                                };
-                            } else 
-#endif                  
-                            {
-                                GLboolean isNormalized = attrib._element.isNormalized();
-                                glVertexAttribPointer(slot, count, type, isNormalized, stride,
+                            GLboolean isNormalized = attrib._element.isNormalized();
+                            glVertexAttribPointer(slot, count, type, isNormalized, stride,
                                                       reinterpret_cast<GLvoid*>(pointer));
-                            }
                             (void) CHECK_GL_ERROR();
                         }
                     }
@@ -298,28 +237,13 @@ void GLBackend::resetInputStage() {
     glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
     (void) CHECK_GL_ERROR();
 
-
-#if defined(SUPPORT_VAO)
-    // TODO
-#else
     glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
 
-    size_t i = 0;
-#if defined(SUPPORT_LEGACY_OPENGL)
-    for (; i < NUM_CLASSIC_ATTRIBS; i++) {
-        glDisableClientState(attributeSlotToClassicAttribName[i]);
-    }
-    glVertexPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, 0, 0);
-    glNormalPointer(GL_FLOAT, 0, 0);
-    glColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, 0, 0);
-    glTexCoordPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, 0, 0);
-#endif
 
-    for (; i < _input._attributeActivation.size(); i++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < _input._attributeActivation.size(); i++) {
         glDisableVertexAttribArray(i);
         glVertexAttribPointer(i, 4, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, 0);
     }
-#endif
 
     // Reset vertex buffer and format
     _input._format.reset();
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GPUConfig.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GPUConfig.h
index 5de41c1d13..5ef17f3aeb 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GPUConfig.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GPUConfig.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #define GPU_FEATURE_PROFILE GPU_CORE
 #define GPU_TRANSFORM_PROFILE GPU_CORE
+#define GPU_INPUT_PROFILE GPU_CORE_41
 
 #elif defined(WIN32)
 #include "../GL/glew.h"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #define GPU_FEATURE_PROFILE GPU_CORE
 #define GPU_TRANSFORM_PROFILE GPU_CORE
+#define GPU_INPUT_PROFILE GPU_CORE_41
 
 #elif defined(ANDROID)
 
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #define GPU_FEATURE_PROFILE GPU_CORE
 #define GPU_TRANSFORM_PROFILE GPU_CORE
+#define GPU_INPUT_PROFILE GPU_CORE_41
 
 #endif