diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index 4bdaf15193..3d4bf7d6c3 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -356,10 +356,6 @@
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} ol.parser.GMLOptions
- * @property {string|undefined} axisOrientation The axis orientation as
- *     specified in Proj4. If this is not provided, the projection's axis
- *     orientation will be used if `projection` is not overridden (i.e. the
- *     projection defined in the data is used). Otherwise the default is 'enu'.
  * @property {boolean|undefined} curve Write gml:Curve instead of
  *     gml:LineString elements. This also affects the elements in multi-part
  *     geometries. Default is `false´. This only applies to GML version 3.
@@ -380,11 +376,6 @@
  *     default is `true´. This only applies to GML version 3.
  * @property {string|undefined} schemaLocation Optional schemaLocation to use
  *     when writing out the GML, this will override the default provided.
- * @property {string|undefined} srsName URI for spatial reference system.
- *     This is optional for single part geometries and mandatory for
- *     collections and multis. If set, the srsName attribute will be written
- *     for all geometries. Default is null. For reading only, no `srsName` needs
- *     to be provided.
  * @property {boolean|undefined} surface Write gml:Surface instead of
  *     gml:Polygon elements. This also affects the elements in multi-part
  *     geometries. Default is `false´. This only applies to GML version 3.
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js
index a7015a7ee6..5418c33253 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ goog.require('ol.proj');
 ol.parser.ogc.GML = function(opt_options) {
   var options = /** @type {ol.parser.GMLOptions} */
       (goog.isDef(opt_options) ? opt_options : {});
-  this.axisOrientation = goog.isDef(options.axisOrientation) ?
-      options.axisOrientation : null;
   this.extractAttributes = goog.isDef(options.extractAttributes) ?
       options.extractAttributes : true;
   this.surface = goog.isDef(options.surface) ?
@@ -40,20 +38,18 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML = function(opt_options) {
       options.multiCurve : true;
   this.multiSurface = goog.isDef(options.multiSurface) ?
       options.multiSurface : true;
-  this.srsName = goog.isDef(options.srsName) ?
-      options.srsName : null;
 
   /**
-   * @private
+   * @protected
    * @type {string|undefined}
    */
-  this.srsName_;
+  this.srsName;
 
   /**
-   * @private
+   * @protected
    * @type {string|undefined}
    */
-  this.axisOrientation_;
+  this.axisOrientation;
 
   if (goog.isDef(options.schemaLocation)) {
     this.schemaLocation = options.schemaLocation;
@@ -319,21 +315,21 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML = function(opt_options) {
       // TODO: Deal with GML documents that do not have the same SRS for all
       // geometries.
       var srsName;
-      if (!goog.isDef(this.srsName_)) {
+      if (!goog.isDef(this.srsName)) {
         for (var i = node.childNodes.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
           var child = node.childNodes[i];
           if (child.nodeType == 1) {
             srsName = child.getAttribute('srsName');
             if (goog.isDef(srsName)) {
-              this.srsName_ = srsName;
+              this.srsName = srsName;
             }
             break;
           }
         }
       }
-      if (!goog.isDef(this.axisOrientation_)) {
+      if (!goog.isDef(this.axisOrientation)) {
         if (goog.isDef(srsName)) {
-          this.axisOrientation_ = ol.proj.get(srsName).getAxisOrientation();
+          this.axisOrientation = ol.proj.get(srsName).getAxisOrientation();
         }
       }
       this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
@@ -349,9 +345,9 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML = function(opt_options) {
   }
   this.writers = {
     'http://www.opengis.net/gml': {
-      'featureMember': function(feature) {
+      'featureMember': function(obj) {
         var node = this.createElementNS('gml:featureMember');
-        this.writeNode('_typeName', feature, this.featureNS, node);
+        this.writeNode('_typeName', obj, this.featureNS, node);
         return node;
       },
       'MultiPoint': function(geometry) {
@@ -468,8 +464,9 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML = function(opt_options) {
       } else if (type === ol.geom.GeometryType.GEOMETRYCOLLECTION) {
         child = this.writeNode('GeometryCollection', geometry, null, node);
       }
-      if (goog.isDef(this.srsName)) {
-        this.setAttributeNS(child, null, 'srsName', this.srsName);
+      if (goog.isDef(this.getSrsName())) {
+        this.setAttributeNS(child, null, 'srsName',
+            ol.proj.get(this.getSrsName()).getCode());
       }
       return node;
     },
@@ -491,16 +488,16 @@ goog.inherits(ol.parser.ogc.GML, ol.parser.XML);
  * @return {string?} Axis orientation.
  */
 ol.parser.ogc.GML.prototype.getAxisOrientation = function() {
-  return goog.isDef(this.axisOrientation_) ? this.axisOrientation_ : 'enu';
+  return goog.isDef(this.axisOrientation) ? this.axisOrientation : 'enu';
 };
 
 
 /**
- * @return {string?} SRS name.
+ * @return {string|undefined} SRS name.
  */
 ol.parser.ogc.GML.prototype.getSrsName = function() {
-  return this.srsName_;
-}
+  return this.srsName;
+};
 
 
 /**
@@ -514,13 +511,10 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML.prototype.read = function(data) {
   if (data && data.nodeType == 9) {
     data = data.documentElement;
   }
-  this.srsName_ = goog.isNull(this.srsName) ? undefined : this.srsName;
-  this.axisOrientation_ = goog.isNull(this.axisOrientation) ?
-      undefined : this.axisOrientation;
   var obj = /** @type {ol.parser.ReadFeaturesResult} */
       ({features: [], metadata: {}});
   this.readNode(data, obj, true);
-  obj.metadata.projection = this.srsName_;
+  obj.metadata.projection = this.srsName;
   return obj;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.js b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.js
index d704830209..113e65924d 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.parser.ogc.GML_v2');
 goog.require('goog.array');
 goog.require('goog.object');
 goog.require('ol.parser.ogc.GML');
+goog.require('ol.proj');
 
 
 
@@ -112,17 +113,21 @@ goog.inherits(ol.parser.ogc.GML_v2, ol.parser.ogc.GML);
 
 
 /**
- * @param {Object} obj Object structure to write out as XML.
- * @return {string} An string representing the XML document.
+ * @param {ol.parser.ReadFeaturesResult} obj Object structure to write out as
+ * GML.
+ * @return {string} A string representing the GML document.
  */
 ol.parser.ogc.GML_v2.prototype.write = function(obj) {
+  if (goog.isDef(obj.metadata)) {
+    this.srsName = goog.isDef(obj.metadata.projection) ?
+        ol.proj.get(obj.metadata.projection).getCode() : undefined;
+  }
   var root = this.writeNode('FeatureCollection', obj.features,
       'http://www.opengis.net/wfs');
   this.setAttributeNS(
       root, 'http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance',
       'xsi:schemaLocation', this.schemaLocation);
-  this.srsName_ = goog.isNull(this.srsName) ? undefined : this.srsName;
-  this.axisOrientation_ = goog.isNull(this.axisOrientation) ?
-      undefined : this.axisOrientation;
-  return this.serialize(root);
+  var gml = this.serialize(root);
+  delete this.srsName;
+  return gml;
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.js b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.js
index 8d7ebf8aca..a7f9096cac 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ goog.require('goog.array');
 goog.require('goog.object');
 goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryType');
 goog.require('ol.parser.ogc.GML');
+goog.require('ol.proj');
 
 
 
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3 = function(opt_options) {
       child = this.writeNode('MultiGeometry', geometry, null, node);
     }
     if (goog.isDef(this.getSrsName())) {
-      this.setAttributeNS(child, null, 'srsName', this.getSrsName());
+      this.setAttributeNS(child, null, 'srsName',
+          ol.proj.get(this.getSrsName()).getCode());
     }
     return node;
   };
@@ -412,12 +414,15 @@ goog.inherits(ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3, ol.parser.ogc.GML);
  * @return {string} An string representing the XML document.
  */
 ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3.prototype.write = function(obj) {
+  if (goog.isDef(obj.metadata)) {
+    this.srsName = goog.isDef(obj.metadata.projection) ?
+        ol.proj.get(obj.metadata.projection).getCode() : undefined;
+  }
   var root = this.writeNode('featureMembers', obj.features);
   this.setAttributeNS(
       root, 'http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance',
       'xsi:schemaLocation', this.schemaLocation);
-  this.srsName_ = goog.isNull(this.srsName) ? undefined : this.srsName;
-  this.axisOrientation_ = goog.isNull(this.axisOrientation) ?
-      undefined : this.axisOrientation;
-  return this.serialize(root);
+  var gml = this.serialize(root);
+  delete this.srsName;
+  return gml;
 };
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.test.js b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.test.js
index 413e501fd1..0a4f6596ed 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.test.js
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/point-coordinates.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
-        parser.srsName = 'foo';
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
-        parser.srsName = null;
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('point');
         expect(obj.geometry.coordinates).to.eql([1, 2]);
         done();
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multipoint-coordinates.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
-        parser.srsName = 'foo';
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
-        parser.srsName = null;
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('multipoint');
         expect(obj.geometry.parts.length).to.eql(3);
         expect(obj.geometry.parts[0].type).to.eql('point');
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/linestring-coordinates.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
-        parser.srsName = 'foo';
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
-        parser.srsName = null;
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('linestring');
         expect(obj.geometry.coordinates.length).to.eql(2);
         expect(obj.geometry.coordinates).to.eql([[1, 2], [3, 4]]);
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multilinestring-coordinates.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
-        parser.srsName = 'foo';
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
-        parser.srsName = null;
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('multilinestring');
         expect(obj.geometry.parts.length).to.eql(2);
         expect(obj.geometry.parts[0].type).to.eql('linestring');
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/polygon-coordinates.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
-        parser.srsName = 'foo';
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
-        parser.srsName = null;
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('polygon');
         done();
       });
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multipolygon-coordinates.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
-        parser.srsName = 'foo';
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
-        parser.srsName = null;
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('multipolygon');
         expect(obj.geometry.parts.length).to.eql(2);
         expect(obj.geometry.parts[0].type).to.eql('polygon');
@@ -177,12 +177,13 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/' +
           'geometrycollection-coordinates.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
-        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v2({srsName: 'foo',
-          featureNS: 'http://foo'});
+        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v2({featureNS: 'http://foo'});
         var obj = p.read(xml);
         var geom = p.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        p.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete p.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('geometrycollection');
         expect(obj.geometry.parts.length).to.eql(3);
@@ -222,12 +223,12 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/linearring-coordinates.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
-        parser.srsName = 'foo';
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
-        parser.srsName = null;
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('linearring');
         expect(obj.geometry.coordinates).to.eql([[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6],
               [1, 2]]);
@@ -243,12 +244,14 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
             'http://www.opengis.net/wfs http://demo.opengeo.org/' +
             'geoserver/schemas/wfs/1.0.0/WFS-basic.xsd';
         var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v2({
-          axisOrientation: 'enu',
           featureType: 'states',
           featureNS: 'http://www.openplans.org/topp',
           schemaLocation: schemaLoc});
+        // overwrite the axis orientation of the projection, since WFS 1.0.0
+        // always uses enu
+        p.axisOrientation = 'enu';
         var obj = p.read(xml);
-        p.srsName = 'http://www.opengis.net/gml/srs/epsg.xml#4326';
+        delete p.axisOrientation;
         var output = p.write(obj);
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(output)).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.features.length).to.eql(3);
@@ -329,3 +332,5 @@ goog.require('ol.parser.ogc.GML_v2');
 goog.require('ol.geom.MultiLineString');
 goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPoint');
 goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPolygon');
+goog.require('ol.proj');
+goog.require('ol.proj.EPSG4326');
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.test.js b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.test.js
index 3bd932d468..da829d0e93 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.test.js
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.test.parser.gml_v3');
 
 describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
 
-  var parser = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3(
-      {srsName: 'foo', axisOrientation: 'enu'});
+  var parser = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3();
 
   describe('Test GML v3 parser', function() {
     it('Envelope read correctly', function(done) {
@@ -19,8 +18,10 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('linearring');
         expect(obj.geometry.coordinates).to.eql([[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6],
@@ -33,8 +34,10 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('linestring');
         expect(obj.geometry.coordinates).to.eql([[1, 2], [3, 4]]);
@@ -54,11 +57,13 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
     it('Curve read / written correctly', function(done) {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/curve.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
-        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({curve: true, srsName: 'foo'});
+        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({curve: true});
         var obj = p.read(xml);
         var geom = p.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        p.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete p.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('linestring');
         expect(obj.geometry.coordinates).to.eql([[1, 2], [3, 4]]);
@@ -79,11 +84,13 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
     it('MultiLineString singular read / written correctly', function(done) {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multilinestring-singular.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
-        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({multiCurve: false, srsName: 'foo'});
+        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({multiCurve: false});
         var obj = p.read(xml);
         var geom = p.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        p.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete p.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('multilinestring');
         expect(obj.geometry.parts.length).to.eql(2);
@@ -96,8 +103,10 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('multilinestring');
         expect(obj.geometry.parts.length).to.eql(2);
@@ -109,11 +118,13 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
     it('MultiCurve curve read / written correctly', function(done) {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multicurve-curve.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
-        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({curve: true, srsName: 'foo'});
+        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({curve: true});
         var obj = p.read(xml);
         var geom = p.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        p.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete p.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('multilinestring');
         expect(obj.geometry.parts.length).to.eql(2);
@@ -138,8 +149,10 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('multipoint');
         expect(obj.geometry.parts.length).to.eql(3);
@@ -161,11 +174,13 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
     it('MultiPolygon singular read / written correctly', function(done) {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multipolygon-singular.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
-        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({multiSurface: false, srsName: 'foo'});
+        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({multiSurface: false});
         var obj = p.read(xml);
         var geom = p.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        p.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete p.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('multipolygon');
         expect(obj.geometry.parts.length).to.eql(2);
@@ -188,8 +203,10 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('multipolygon');
         expect(obj.geometry.parts.length).to.eql(2);
@@ -200,11 +217,13 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
     it('MultiSurface surface read / written correctly', function(done) {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multisurface-surface.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
-        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({surface: true, srsName: 'foo'});
+        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({surface: true});
         var obj = p.read(xml);
         var geom = p.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        p.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete p.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('multipolygon');
         expect(obj.geometry.parts.length).to.eql(2);
@@ -217,8 +236,10 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('point');
         expect(obj.geometry.coordinates).to.eql([1, 2]);
@@ -230,8 +251,10 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
         var geom = parser.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        parser.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete parser.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('polygon');
         done();
@@ -240,11 +263,13 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
     it('Surface read / written correctly', function(done) {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/surface.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
-        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({surface: true, srsName: 'foo'});
+        var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({surface: true});
         var obj = p.read(xml);
         var geom = p.createGeometry_({geometry: obj.geometry});
+        p.srsName = 'EPSG:4326';
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
             [geom]).firstChild;
+        delete p.srsName;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
         expect(obj.geometry.type).to.eql('polygon');
         done();
@@ -259,7 +284,6 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
             'http://www.opengis.net/gml ' +
             'http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/3.2.1/gml.xsd';
         var p = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({schemaLocation: schemaLoc});
-        debugger
         var obj = p.read(xml);
         var output = p.write(obj);
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(output)).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -283,7 +307,6 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
     it('FeatureCollection from WFS read correctly', function(done) {
       var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/topp-states-wfs.xml';
       afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
-        parser.srsName = null;
         var obj = parser.read(xml);
         expect(obj.features.length).to.eql(3);
         var feature = obj.features[0];
@@ -298,7 +321,6 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         expect(attributes['LAND_KM']).to.eql('143986.61');
         expect(ol.proj.get(obj.metadata.projection) instanceof ol.proj.EPSG4326)
             .to.be.ok();
-        parser.srsName = "foo";
         done();
       });
     });
@@ -344,3 +366,5 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
 goog.require('goog.dom.xml');
 goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPolygon');
 goog.require('ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3');
+goog.require('ol.proj');
+goog.require('ol.proj.EPSG4326');
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/geometrycollection-coordinates.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/geometrycollection-coordinates.xml
index bec4cf48c4..9ac91d395f 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/geometrycollection-coordinates.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/geometrycollection-coordinates.xml
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-<gml:GeometryCollection xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:GeometryCollection xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:geometryMember>
-        <gml:Point srsName="foo">
+        <gml:Point srsName="EPSG:4326">
           <gml:coordinates decimal="." cs="," ts=" ">1,2</gml:coordinates>
         </gml:Point>
     </gml:geometryMember>
     <gml:geometryMember>
-        <gml:LineString srsName="foo">
+        <gml:LineString srsName="EPSG:4326">
           <gml:coordinates decimal="." cs="," ts=" ">1,2 3,4</gml:coordinates>
         </gml:LineString>
     </gml:geometryMember>
     <gml:geometryMember>
-        <gml:Polygon srsName="foo">
+        <gml:Polygon srsName="EPSG:4326">
             <gml:outerBoundaryIs>
                 <gml:LinearRing>
                     <gml:coordinates decimal="." cs="," ts=" ">1,2 3,2 3,4 1,2</gml:coordinates>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/linearring-coordinates.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/linearring-coordinates.xml
index a069c8d7dc..8dc456b0d8 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/linearring-coordinates.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/linearring-coordinates.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<gml:LinearRing xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:LinearRing xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
   <gml:coordinates decimal="." cs="," ts=" ">1,2 3,4 5,6 1,2</gml:coordinates>
 </gml:LinearRing>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/linestring-coordinates.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/linestring-coordinates.xml
index 0831331f0b..a2c25f91dc 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/linestring-coordinates.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/linestring-coordinates.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<gml:LineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:LineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
   <gml:coordinates decimal="." cs="," ts=" ">1,2 3,4</gml:coordinates>
 </gml:LineString>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multilinestring-coordinates.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multilinestring-coordinates.xml
index a5d87dbf0c..0e143bf99d 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multilinestring-coordinates.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multilinestring-coordinates.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:MultiLineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:MultiLineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:lineStringMember>
         <gml:LineString>
             <gml:coordinates decimal="." cs="," ts=" ">1,2 2,3</gml:coordinates>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multipoint-coordinates.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multipoint-coordinates.xml
index 07063c8a73..fedf5403a3 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multipoint-coordinates.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multipoint-coordinates.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:MultiPoint xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:MultiPoint xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:pointMember>
         <gml:Point>
             <gml:coordinates decimal="." cs="," ts=" ">1,2</gml:coordinates>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multipolygon-coordinates.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multipolygon-coordinates.xml
index 26de3d3422..a5c3b123f2 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multipolygon-coordinates.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/multipolygon-coordinates.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:MultiPolygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:MultiPolygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:polygonMember>
         <gml:Polygon>
             <gml:outerBoundaryIs>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/point-coord.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/point-coord.xml
index 28e31b3aa8..47e4bedfbe 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/point-coord.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/point-coord.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
   <gml:coord>
     <gml:X>1</gml:X>
     <gml:Y>2</gml:Y>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/point-coordinates.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/point-coordinates.xml
index 1e3d56dd8e..2d987cc20e 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/point-coordinates.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/point-coordinates.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
   <gml:coordinates decimal="." cs="," ts=" ">1,2</gml:coordinates>
 </gml:Point>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/polygon-coordinates.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/polygon-coordinates.xml
index 5a5085e3cb..e86b75be60 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/polygon-coordinates.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v2/polygon-coordinates.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:Polygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:Polygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:outerBoundaryIs>
         <gml:LinearRing>
             <gml:coordinates decimal="." cs="," ts=" ">1,2 5,2 5,6 1,2</gml:coordinates>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/curve.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/curve.xml
index c12b9ccab7..4dc1abccbe 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/curve.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/curve.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:Curve xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:Curve xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:segments>
         <gml:LineStringSegment>
             <gml:posList>1 2 3 4</gml:posList>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/linearring.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/linearring.xml
index 49d966a527..dc2a1fbd31 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/linearring.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/linearring.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<gml:LinearRing xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:LinearRing xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:posList>1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2</gml:posList>
 </gml:LinearRing>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/linestring.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/linestring.xml
index b7f67f80bb..b6642c1af9 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/linestring.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/linestring.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<gml:LineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:LineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
   <gml:posList>1 2 3 4</gml:posList>
 </gml:LineString>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multicurve-curve.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multicurve-curve.xml
index fdd79f1701..13172f8ba9 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multicurve-curve.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multicurve-curve.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:MultiCurve xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:MultiCurve xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:curveMember>
         <gml:Curve>
             <gml:segments>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multicurve-singular.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multicurve-singular.xml
index 03e71f0d99..502392356b 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multicurve-singular.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multicurve-singular.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:MultiCurve xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:MultiCurve xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:curveMember>
         <gml:LineString>
             <gml:posList>1 2 2 3</gml:posList>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multilinestring-singular.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multilinestring-singular.xml
index 6877f95ea4..34a1f281bb 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multilinestring-singular.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multilinestring-singular.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:MultiLineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:MultiLineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:lineStringMember>
         <gml:LineString>
             <gml:posList>1 2 2 3</gml:posList>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multipoint-singular.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multipoint-singular.xml
index 8ee3026634..43f3bf6599 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multipoint-singular.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multipoint-singular.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:MultiPoint xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:MultiPoint xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:pointMember>
         <gml:Point>
             <gml:pos>1 2</gml:pos>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multipolygon-singular.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multipolygon-singular.xml
index 9ea5339d87..05b0de054a 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multipolygon-singular.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multipolygon-singular.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:MultiPolygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:MultiPolygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:polygonMember>
         <gml:Polygon>
             <gml:exterior>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multisurface-singular.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multisurface-singular.xml
index bf6eb737af..c7ed5b6e8c 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multisurface-singular.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multisurface-singular.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:MultiSurface xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:MultiSurface xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:surfaceMember>
         <gml:Polygon>
             <gml:exterior>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multisurface-surface.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multisurface-surface.xml
index 7fe394769f..f2291646c4 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multisurface-surface.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/multisurface-surface.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:MultiSurface xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:MultiSurface xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:surfaceMember>
         <gml:Surface>
             <gml:patches>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/point.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/point.xml
index 8ff86123bb..864891c0c1 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/point.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/point.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
   <gml:pos>1 2</gml:pos>
 </gml:Point>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/polygon.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/polygon.xml
index e9c467e02b..8cc2c1818f 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/polygon.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/polygon.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:Polygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:Polygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:exterior>
         <gml:LinearRing>
             <gml:posList>1 2 3 2 3 4 1 2</gml:posList>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/surface.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/surface.xml
index 4bfea73303..3292537b0f 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/surface.xml
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/surface.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<gml:Surface xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
+<gml:Surface xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="EPSG:4326">
     <gml:patches>
         <gml:PolygonPatch interpolation="planar">
             <gml:exterior>