diff --git a/include/gpu/gl/GrGLConfig.h b/include/gpu/gl/GrGLConfig.h
index 7a47687..5932bb9 100644
--- a/include/gpu/gl/GrGLConfig.h
+++ b/include/gpu/gl/GrGLConfig.h
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@
  * doesn't actually support immediate style attribute values (e.g. when 
  * the GL stream is converted to DX as in ANGLE on Chrome). Defaults to 0.
  *
- * GR_GL_ATTRIBUTE_MATRICES: If changing uniforms is very expensive it may be
- * faster to use vertex attributes for matrices (set via glVertexAttrib3fv). 
- * Setting this build flag enables this behavior. GR_GL_NO_CONSTANT_ATTRIBUTES
- * must not be set since this uses constant attributes for the matrices. 
- * Defaults to 0.
- *
  * GR_GL_USE_BUFFER_DATA_NULL_HINT: When specifing new data for a vertex/index
  * buffer that replaces old data Ganesh can give a hint to the driver that the
  * previous data will not be used in future draws like this:
@@ -120,10 +114,6 @@
     #define GR_GL_NO_CONSTANT_ATTRIBUTES                0
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(GR_GL_ATTRIBUTE_MATRICES)
-    #define GR_GL_ATTRIBUTE_MATRICES                    0
-#endif
-
 #if !defined(GR_GL_USE_BUFFER_DATA_NULL_HINT)
     #define GR_GL_USE_BUFFER_DATA_NULL_HINT             1
 #endif
@@ -177,8 +167,4 @@
     (GR_MAC_BUILD &&                                    \
      !GR_GL_USE_BUFFER_DATA_NULL_HINT)
 
-#if(GR_GL_NO_CONSTANT_ATTRIBUTES) && (GR_GL_ATTRIBUTE_MATRICES)
-    #error "Cannot combine GR_GL_NO_CONSTANT_ATTRIBUTES and GR_GL_ATTRIBUTE_MATRICES"
-#endif
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLProgram.cpp b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLProgram.cpp
index 7ffb4d4..91167d6 100644
--- a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLProgram.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLProgram.cpp
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@
 
 typedef GrGLProgram::ProgramDesc::StageDesc StageDesc;
 
-#if GR_GL_ATTRIBUTE_MATRICES
-    #define VIEW_MATRIX_NAME "aViewM"
-#else
-    #define VIEW_MATRIX_NAME "uViewM"
-#endif
+#define VIEW_MATRIX_NAME "uViewM"
 
 #define POS_ATTR_NAME "aPosition"
 #define COL_ATTR_NAME "aColor"
@@ -81,11 +77,7 @@
 inline const char* dual_source_output_name() { return "dualSourceOut"; }
 
 inline void tex_matrix_name(int stage, GrStringBuilder* s) {
-#if GR_GL_ATTRIBUTE_MATRICES
-    *s = "aTexM";
-#else
     *s = "uTexM";
-#endif
     s->appendS32(stage);
 }
 
@@ -562,15 +554,10 @@
         segments.fFSOutputs.push_back(colorOutput);
     }
 
-#if GR_GL_ATTRIBUTE_MATRICES
-    segments.fVSAttrs.push_back().set(kMat33f_GrSLType,
-        GrGLShaderVar::kAttribute_TypeModifier, VIEW_MATRIX_NAME);
-    programData->fUniLocations.fViewMatrixUni = kSetAsAttribute;
-#else
     segments.fVSUnis.push_back().set(kMat33f_GrSLType,
         GrGLShaderVar::kUniform_TypeModifier, VIEW_MATRIX_NAME);
     programData->fUniLocations.fViewMatrixUni = kUseUniform;
-#endif
+
     segments.fVSAttrs.push_back().set(kVec2f_GrSLType,
         GrGLShaderVar::kAttribute_TypeModifier, POS_ATTR_NAME);
 
@@ -1097,23 +1084,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if (kSetAsAttribute == programData->fUniLocations.fViewMatrixUni) {
-        GL_CALL(BindAttribLocation(progID,
-                                   ViewMatrixAttributeIdx(),
-                                   VIEW_MATRIX_NAME));
-    }
-
-    for (int s = 0; s < GrDrawState::kNumStages; ++s) {
-        const StageUniLocations& unis = programData->fUniLocations.fStages[s];
-        if (kSetAsAttribute == unis.fTextureMatrixUni) {
-            GrStringBuilder matName;
-            tex_matrix_name(s, &matName);
-            GL_CALL(BindAttribLocation(progID,
-                                       TextureMatrixAttributeIdx(s),
-                                       matName.c_str()));
-        }
-    }
-
     GL_CALL(BindAttribLocation(progID, ColorAttributeIdx(), COL_ATTR_NAME));
     GL_CALL(BindAttribLocation(progID, CoverageAttributeIdx(), COV_ATTR_NAME));
     GL_CALL(BindAttribLocation(progID, EdgeAttributeIdx(), EDGE_ATTR_NAME));
@@ -1569,15 +1539,10 @@
         varyingDims = coordDims;
     } else {
         GrGLShaderVar* mat;
-    #if GR_GL_ATTRIBUTE_MATRICES
-        mat = &segments->fVSAttrs.push_back();
-        mat->setTypeModifier(GrGLShaderVar::kAttribute_TypeModifier);
-        locations->fTextureMatrixUni = kSetAsAttribute;
-    #else
         mat = &segments->fVSUnis.push_back();
         mat->setTypeModifier(GrGLShaderVar::kUniform_TypeModifier);
         locations->fTextureMatrixUni = kUseUniform;
-    #endif
+
         tex_matrix_name(stageNum, mat->accessName());
         mat->setType(kMat33f_GrSLType);
         matName = mat->getName().c_str();
diff --git a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLProgram.h b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLProgram.h
index c4aebf6..991f86f 100644
--- a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLProgram.h
+++ b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLProgram.h
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@
 public:
     enum {
         kUnusedUniform = -1,
-        kSetAsAttribute = 1000,
     };
 
     struct StageUniLocations {
diff --git a/src/gpu/gl/GrGpuGLShaders.cpp b/src/gpu/gl/GrGpuGLShaders.cpp
index 49aa87c..177f48a 100644
--- a/src/gpu/gl/GrGpuGLShaders.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/gl/GrGpuGLShaders.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file.
  */
 
+#include "GrGpuGLShaders.h"
 
 #include "GrBinHashKey.h"
 #include "effects/GrConvolutionEffect.h"
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "GrGLProgram.h"
 #include "GrGLProgramStage.h"
 #include "GrGLSL.h"
-#include "GrGpuGLShaders.h"
 #include "GrGpuVertex.h"
 #include "GrNoncopyable.h"
 #include "GrProgramStageFactory.h"
@@ -356,48 +356,6 @@
     delete fProgramCache;
 }
 
-const GrMatrix& GrGpuGLShaders::getHWViewMatrix() {
-    GrAssert(fProgramData);
-
-    if (GrGLProgram::kSetAsAttribute == 
-        fProgramData->fUniLocations.fViewMatrixUni) {
-        return fHWDrawState.getViewMatrix();
-    } else {
-        return fProgramData->fViewMatrix;
-    }
-}
-
-void GrGpuGLShaders::recordHWViewMatrix(const GrMatrix& matrix) {
-    GrAssert(fProgramData);
-    if (GrGLProgram::kSetAsAttribute == 
-        fProgramData->fUniLocations.fViewMatrixUni) {
-        fHWDrawState.setViewMatrix(matrix);
-    } else {
-        fProgramData->fViewMatrix = matrix;
-    }
-}
-
-const GrMatrix& GrGpuGLShaders::getHWSamplerMatrix(int stage) {
-    GrAssert(fProgramData);
-
-    if (GrGLProgram::kSetAsAttribute == 
-        fProgramData->fUniLocations.fStages[stage].fTextureMatrixUni) {
-        return fHWDrawState.getSampler(stage).getMatrix();
-    } else {
-        return fProgramData->fTextureMatrices[stage];
-    }
-}
-
-void GrGpuGLShaders::recordHWSamplerMatrix(int stage, const GrMatrix& matrix) {
-    GrAssert(fProgramData);
-    if (GrGLProgram::kSetAsAttribute == 
-        fProgramData->fUniLocations.fStages[stage].fTextureMatrixUni) {
-        *fHWDrawState.sampler(stage)->matrix() = matrix;
-    } else {
-        fProgramData->fTextureMatrices[stage] = matrix;
-    }
-}
-
 void GrGpuGLShaders::onResetContext() {
     INHERITED::onResetContext();
 
@@ -428,7 +386,7 @@
 
 void GrGpuGLShaders::flushViewMatrix() {
     const GrMatrix& vm = this->getDrawState().getViewMatrix();
-    if (!GrGpuGLShaders::getHWViewMatrix().cheapEqualTo(vm)) {
+    if (!fProgramData->fViewMatrix.cheapEqualTo(vm)) {
 
         const GrRenderTarget* rt = this->getDrawState().getRenderTarget();
         GrAssert(NULL != rt);
@@ -453,19 +411,11 @@
             GrScalarToFloat(m[GrMatrix::kMPersp2])
         };
 
-        if (GrGLProgram::kSetAsAttribute ==  
-            fProgramData->fUniLocations.fViewMatrixUni) {
-            int baseIdx = GrGLProgram::ViewMatrixAttributeIdx();
-            GL_CALL(VertexAttrib4fv(baseIdx + 0, mt+0));
-            GL_CALL(VertexAttrib4fv(baseIdx + 1, mt+3));
-            GL_CALL(VertexAttrib4fv(baseIdx + 2, mt+6));
-        } else {
-            GrAssert(GrGLProgram::kUnusedUniform != 
-                     fProgramData->fUniLocations.fViewMatrixUni);
-            GL_CALL(UniformMatrix3fv(fProgramData->fUniLocations.fViewMatrixUni,
-                                     1, false, mt));
-        }
-        this->recordHWViewMatrix(vm);
+        GrAssert(GrGLProgram::kUnusedUniform != 
+                 fProgramData->fUniLocations.fViewMatrixUni);
+        GL_CALL(UniformMatrix3fv(fProgramData->fUniLocations.fViewMatrixUni,
+                                 1, false, mt));
+        fProgramData->fViewMatrix = vm;
     }
 }
 
@@ -511,7 +461,7 @@
     const GrGLTexture* texture =
         static_cast<const GrGLTexture*>(drawState.getTexture(s));
     if (NULL != texture) {
-        const GrMatrix& hwMatrix = this->getHWSamplerMatrix(s);
+        const GrMatrix& hwMatrix = fProgramData->fTextureMatrices[s];
         const GrMatrix& samplerMatrix = drawState.getSampler(s).getMatrix();
         if (GrGLProgram::kUnusedUniform != uni &&
             (((1 << s) & fDirtyFlags.fTextureChangedMask) ||
@@ -536,16 +486,8 @@
                 GrScalarToFloat(m[GrMatrix::kMPersp2])
             };
 
-            if (GrGLProgram::kSetAsAttribute ==
-                fProgramData->fUniLocations.fStages[s].fTextureMatrixUni) {
-                int baseIdx = GrGLProgram::TextureMatrixAttributeIdx(s);
-                GL_CALL(VertexAttrib4fv(baseIdx + 0, mt+0));
-                GL_CALL(VertexAttrib4fv(baseIdx + 1, mt+3));
-                GL_CALL(VertexAttrib4fv(baseIdx + 2, mt+6));
-            } else {
-                GL_CALL(UniformMatrix3fv(uni, 1, false, mt));
-            }
-            this->recordHWSamplerMatrix(s, drawState.getSampler(s).getMatrix());
+            GL_CALL(UniformMatrix3fv(uni, 1, false, mt));
+            fProgramData->fTextureMatrices[s] = samplerMatrix;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/gpu/gl/GrGpuGLShaders.h b/src/gpu/gl/GrGpuGLShaders.h
index b983389..bd6ccd3 100644
--- a/src/gpu/gl/GrGpuGLShaders.h
+++ b/src/gpu/gl/GrGpuGLShaders.h
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@
 
     class ProgramCache;
 
-    // Helpers to make code more readable
-    const GrMatrix& getHWViewMatrix();
-    void recordHWViewMatrix(const GrMatrix& matrix);
-    const GrMatrix& getHWSamplerMatrix(int stage);
-    void recordHWSamplerMatrix(int stage, const GrMatrix& matrix);
-
     // sets the texture matrix uniform for currently bound program
     void flushTextureMatrix(int stage);