diff --git a/src/mesa/main/APIspec.xml b/src/mesa/main/APIspec.xml
index 6d4ae0d56e8..5201647ffed 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/APIspec.xml
+++ b/src/mesa/main/APIspec.xml
@@ -1222,13 +1222,6 @@
 	<desc name="size" error="GL_INVALID_VALUE">
 		<value name="4"/>
 	</desc>
-
-	<desc name="type">
-		<value name="GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE"/>
-		<value name="GL_FLOAT"/>
-		<value name="GL_FIXED"/>
-		<value name="GL_HALF_FLOAT_OES" category="OES_vertex_half_float"/>
-	</desc>
 </template>
 
 <template name="DisableClientState">
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/varray.c b/src/mesa/main/varray.c
index b1d65ed6b90..e64c3c5b0ec 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/varray.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/varray.c
@@ -285,14 +285,15 @@ _mesa_NormalPointer(GLenum type, GLsizei stride, const GLvoid *ptr )
 void GLAPIENTRY
 _mesa_ColorPointer(GLint size, GLenum type, GLsizei stride, const GLvoid *ptr)
 {
-   const GLbitfield legalTypes = (BYTE_BIT | UNSIGNED_BYTE_BIT |
-                                  SHORT_BIT | UNSIGNED_SHORT_BIT |
-                                  INT_BIT | UNSIGNED_INT_BIT |
-                                  HALF_BIT | FLOAT_BIT | DOUBLE_BIT |
-                                  FIXED_ES_BIT |
-                                  UNSIGNED_INT_2_10_10_10_REV_BIT |
-                                  INT_2_10_10_10_REV_BIT);
    GET_CURRENT_CONTEXT(ctx);
+   const GLbitfield legalTypes = (ctx->API == API_OPENGLES)
+      ? (UNSIGNED_BYTE_BIT | HALF_BIT | FLOAT_BIT | FIXED_ES_BIT)
+      : (BYTE_BIT | UNSIGNED_BYTE_BIT |
+         SHORT_BIT | UNSIGNED_SHORT_BIT |
+         INT_BIT | UNSIGNED_INT_BIT |
+         HALF_BIT | FLOAT_BIT | DOUBLE_BIT |
+         UNSIGNED_INT_2_10_10_10_REV_BIT |
+         INT_2_10_10_10_REV_BIT);
    ASSERT_OUTSIDE_BEGIN_END_AND_FLUSH(ctx);
 
    update_array(ctx, "glColorPointer", VERT_ATTRIB_COLOR0,