diff --git a/examples/center.js b/examples/center.js
index 23c2770885..4c4c436a27 100644
--- a/examples/center.js
+++ b/examples/center.js
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
     }),
     vectorLayer
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: view
 });
diff --git a/examples/d3.js b/examples/d3.js
index e650ab9878..9d43422617 100644
--- a/examples/d3.js
+++ b/examples/d3.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
       })
     })
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: ol.proj.transform([-97, 38], 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857'),
diff --git a/examples/drag-and-drop.js b/examples/drag-and-drop.js
index aa3e6f2fa9..d044e8c44a 100644
--- a/examples/drag-and-drop.js
+++ b/examples/drag-and-drop.js
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
       })
     })
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/draw-features.js b/examples/draw-features.js
index 88a09399b5..4fcc69e4b2 100644
--- a/examples/draw-features.js
+++ b/examples/draw-features.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [raster, vector],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [-11000000, 4600000],
diff --git a/examples/dynamic-data.js b/examples/dynamic-data.js
index 8fc4b0540d..e2e7d0216a 100644
--- a/examples/dynamic-data.js
+++ b/examples/dynamic-data.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
       source: new ol.source.MapQuest({layer: 'sat'})
     })
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/epsg-4326.js b/examples/epsg-4326.js
index 4ae9f3bc74..9f91e250bb 100644
--- a/examples/epsg-4326.js
+++ b/examples/epsg-4326.js
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
     })
   ]),
   layers: layers,
-  // The OSgeo server does not set cross origin headers, so we cannot use WebGL
-  renderer: ['canvas', 'dom'],
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     projection: 'EPSG:4326',
diff --git a/examples/export-map.js b/examples/export-map.js
index 4809de7440..ce042c1610 100644
--- a/examples/export-map.js
+++ b/examples/export-map.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
       source: new ol.source.OSM()
     })
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/fractal.js b/examples/fractal.js
index 3f0261ca35..b2cb5dc404 100644
--- a/examples/fractal.js
+++ b/examples/fractal.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ var layer = new ol.layer.Vector({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [layer],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/full-screen-drag-rotate-and-zoom.js b/examples/full-screen-drag-rotate-and-zoom.js
index 5d62cb4a65..a675b04615 100644
--- a/examples/full-screen-drag-rotate-and-zoom.js
+++ b/examples/full-screen-drag-rotate-and-zoom.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
     })
   ],
   // Use the canvas renderer because it's currently the fastest
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [-33519607, 5616436],
diff --git a/examples/geojson.js b/examples/geojson.js
index 9889d08d3e..c957e42c2a 100644
--- a/examples/geojson.js
+++ b/examples/geojson.js
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
     }),
     vectorLayer
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/geolocation.js b/examples/geolocation.js
index 963b536f83..21f48d5851 100644
--- a/examples/geolocation.js
+++ b/examples/geolocation.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
       source: new ol.source.OSM()
     })
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: view
 });
diff --git a/examples/getfeatureinfo.js b/examples/getfeatureinfo.js
index 3c7ca3e7d9..0c60b15c3d 100644
--- a/examples/getfeatureinfo.js
+++ b/examples/getfeatureinfo.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ var viewProjection = /** @type {ol.proj.Projection} */
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [wmsLayer],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: view
 });
diff --git a/examples/google-map.js b/examples/google-map.js
index 2d20ca9813..c87601f3f4 100644
--- a/examples/google-map.js
+++ b/examples/google-map.js
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
     pan: false,
     rotate: false
   }).extend([new ol.interaction.DragPan({kinetic: false})]),
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: olMapDiv,
   view: view
 });
diff --git a/examples/gpx.js b/examples/gpx.js
index b0f1c9294d..2723abbfb6 100644
--- a/examples/gpx.js
+++ b/examples/gpx.js
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [raster, vector],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: document.getElementById('map'),
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [-7916041.528716288, 5228379.045749711],
diff --git a/examples/heatmap-earthquakes.js b/examples/heatmap-earthquakes.js
index 3f5026461d..3766a28e94 100644
--- a/examples/heatmap-earthquakes.js
+++ b/examples/heatmap-earthquakes.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ var raster = new ol.layer.Tile({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [raster, vector],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/icon.js b/examples/icon.js
index 222ae07790..40a3a96e69 100644
--- a/examples/icon.js
+++ b/examples/icon.js
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ var rasterLayer = new ol.layer.Tile({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [rasterLayer, vectorLayer],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: document.getElementById('map'),
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/igc.js b/examples/igc.js
index 8597677ff2..c8a14dd113 100644
--- a/examples/igc.js
+++ b/examples/igc.js
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
       style: styleFunction
     })
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [703365.7089403362, 5714629.865071137],
diff --git a/examples/image-filter.js b/examples/image-filter.js
index d30932b8e1..99d8c06d65 100644
--- a/examples/image-filter.js
+++ b/examples/image-filter.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ var imagery = new ol.layer.Tile({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [imagery],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: ol.proj.transform([-120, 50], 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857'),
diff --git a/examples/image-vector-layer.js b/examples/image-vector-layer.js
index 83bf47477b..855fa5759f 100644
--- a/examples/image-vector-layer.js
+++ b/examples/image-vector-layer.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
       })
     })
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/kml-earthquakes.js b/examples/kml-earthquakes.js
index 4bbc80716f..e9bbf9380d 100644
--- a/examples/kml-earthquakes.js
+++ b/examples/kml-earthquakes.js
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ var raster = new ol.layer.Tile({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [raster, vector],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/kml-timezones.js b/examples/kml-timezones.js
index 2973b637d6..21cf0d006c 100644
--- a/examples/kml-timezones.js
+++ b/examples/kml-timezones.js
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ var raster = new ol.layer.Tile({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [raster, vector],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/kml.js b/examples/kml.js
index 91f5494ae2..e358f021d0 100644
--- a/examples/kml.js
+++ b/examples/kml.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [raster, vector],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: document.getElementById('map'),
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [876970.8463461736, 5859807.853963373],
diff --git a/examples/layer-clipping.js b/examples/layer-clipping.js
index 72a67fdf5a..eb0e9cc39d 100644
--- a/examples/layer-clipping.js
+++ b/examples/layer-clipping.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ var osm = new ol.layer.Tile({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [osm],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/layer-spy.js b/examples/layer-spy.js
index 5cf5bbcccb..b342150efb 100644
--- a/examples/layer-spy.js
+++ b/examples/layer-spy.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ var imagery = new ol.layer.Tile({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [roads, imagery],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: ol.proj.transform([-109, 46.5], 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857'),
diff --git a/examples/layer-swipe.js b/examples/layer-swipe.js
index 37192790c0..fc6c30e196 100644
--- a/examples/layer-swipe.js
+++ b/examples/layer-swipe.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ var bing = new ol.layer.Tile({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [osm, bing],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/localized-openstreetmap.js b/examples/localized-openstreetmap.js
index 1a2a1f3c75..38cbeb8a53 100644
--- a/examples/localized-openstreetmap.js
+++ b/examples/localized-openstreetmap.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
     openCycleMapLayer,
     openSeaMapLayer
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     maxZoom: 18,
diff --git a/examples/mapguide-untiled.js b/examples/mapguide-untiled.js
index 0d6b900aed..2ad42ce58d 100644
--- a/examples/mapguide-untiled.js
+++ b/examples/mapguide-untiled.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
       })
     })
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [-87.7302542509315, 43.744459064634],
diff --git a/examples/modify-features.js b/examples/modify-features.js
index 7e00bdcb5a..7ad574bcb3 100644
--- a/examples/modify-features.js
+++ b/examples/modify-features.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ var modify = new ol.interaction.Modify({
 var map = new ol.Map({
   interactions: ol.interaction.defaults().extend([select, modify]),
   layers: [raster, vector],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/modify-test.js b/examples/modify-test.js
index 34ef8bb3eb..a14e89e8e2 100644
--- a/examples/modify-test.js
+++ b/examples/modify-test.js
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ var modify = new ol.interaction.Modify({
 var map = new ol.Map({
   interactions: ol.interaction.defaults().extend([select, modify]),
   layers: [layer],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 1000000],
diff --git a/examples/rtree.js b/examples/rtree.js
index 43e8a3d10c..0026fff632 100644
--- a/examples/rtree.js
+++ b/examples/rtree.js
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ var rtree = new ol.layer.Vector({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [vector, rtree],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/select-features.js b/examples/select-features.js
index e4997e706c..95a217eccc 100644
--- a/examples/select-features.js
+++ b/examples/select-features.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ var select = new ol.interaction.Select();
 var map = new ol.Map({
   interactions: ol.interaction.defaults().extend([select]),
   layers: [raster, vector],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/side-by-side.js b/examples/side-by-side.js
index 7b13f52607..3c7e773cd5 100644
--- a/examples/side-by-side.js
+++ b/examples/side-by-side.js
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ if (ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_WEBGL) {
 }
 
 var canvasMap = new ol.Map({
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'canvasMap'
 });
 canvasMap.bindTo('layergroup', domMap);
diff --git a/examples/static-image.js b/examples/static-image.js
index 9697a74785..19a6c2af1b 100644
--- a/examples/static-image.js
+++ b/examples/static-image.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
       })
     })
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     projection: pixelProjection,
diff --git a/examples/synthetic-lines.js b/examples/synthetic-lines.js
index 789a7c2571..e572168860 100644
--- a/examples/synthetic-lines.js
+++ b/examples/synthetic-lines.js
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ var view = new ol.View2D({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [vector],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: view
 });
diff --git a/examples/synthetic-points.js b/examples/synthetic-points.js
index 862fbbd8de..549a1743a5 100644
--- a/examples/synthetic-points.js
+++ b/examples/synthetic-points.js
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ var popup = new ol.Overlay({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [vector],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: document.getElementById('map'),
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/topojson.js b/examples/topojson.js
index d9eb762642..8aba4ccc15 100644
--- a/examples/topojson.js
+++ b/examples/topojson.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [raster, vector],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/vector-labels.js b/examples/vector-labels.js
index d4dc281292..8359b3d7ed 100644
--- a/examples/vector-labels.js
+++ b/examples/vector-labels.js
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
     vectorLines,
     vectorPoints
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [-8161939, 6095025],
diff --git a/examples/vector-layer.js b/examples/vector-layer.js
index ca33ead397..e09c9c6072 100644
--- a/examples/vector-layer.js
+++ b/examples/vector-layer.js
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
     }),
     vectorLayer
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/vector-osm.js b/examples/vector-osm.js
index 25f757bae4..7f870fd26e 100644
--- a/examples/vector-osm.js
+++ b/examples/vector-osm.js
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ var raster = new ol.layer.Tile({
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: [raster, vector],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: document.getElementById('map'),
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [739218, 5906096],
diff --git a/examples/wms-image.js b/examples/wms-image.js
index 92f7d6a968..345ac7d025 100644
--- a/examples/wms-image.js
+++ b/examples/wms-image.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ var layers = [
   })
 ];
 var map = new ol.Map({
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   layers: layers,
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
diff --git a/examples/wms-tiled.js b/examples/wms-tiled.js
index 042bb27058..d213263efe 100644
--- a/examples/wms-tiled.js
+++ b/examples/wms-tiled.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ var layers = [
   })
 ];
 var map = new ol.Map({
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   layers: layers,
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
diff --git a/examples/wmts.js b/examples/wmts.js
index 60b4245e72..b5e6dc4f68 100644
--- a/examples/wmts.js
+++ b/examples/wmts.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
       })
     })
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: [0, 0],
diff --git a/examples/xyz-esri.js b/examples/xyz-esri.js
index dd1259b9b3..8d24ada607 100644
--- a/examples/xyz-esri.js
+++ b/examples/xyz-esri.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
       })
     })
   ],
-  renderer: 'canvas',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: ol.proj.transform([-121.1, 47.5], 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857'),
     zoom: 7
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index fb7ebd9ac5..34f5d37071 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 goog.provide('ol.Map');
 goog.provide('ol.MapProperty');
-goog.provide('ol.RendererHint');
 
 goog.require('goog.Uri.QueryData');
 goog.require('goog.array');
@@ -114,8 +113,8 @@ ol.RendererHint = {
  * @type {Array.<ol.RendererHint>}
  */
 ol.DEFAULT_RENDERER_HINTS = [
-  ol.RendererHint.WEBGL,
   ol.RendererHint.CANVAS,
+  ol.RendererHint.WEBGL,
   ol.RendererHint.DOM
 ];
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js b/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
index 03f71b3bf6..db1f36e537 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Draw', function() {
     var layer = new ol.layer.Vector({source: source});
     map = new ol.Map({
       target: target,
-      renderer: ol.RendererHint.CANVAS,
       layers: [layer],
       view: new ol.View2D({
         projection: 'EPSG:4326',
@@ -447,7 +446,6 @@ goog.require('goog.events.BrowserEvent');
 goog.require('goog.style');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.MapBrowserPointerEvent');
-goog.require('ol.RendererHint');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryType');
 goog.require('ol.geom.LineString');