diff --git a/examples/osgvertexprogram/osgvertexprogram.cpp b/examples/osgvertexprogram/osgvertexprogram.cpp
index a8d211e96..ed5e1b7e2 100644
--- a/examples/osgvertexprogram/osgvertexprogram.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgvertexprogram/osgvertexprogram.cpp
@@ -404,10 +404,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         ++itr)
     {
         unsigned int contextID = (*itr)->getState()->getContextID();
-        osg::VertexProgram::Extensions* vpExt = osg::VertexProgram::getExtensions(contextID,false);
+        osg::GL2Extensions* vpExt = osg::GL2Extensions::Get(contextID,false);
         if (vpExt)
         {
-            if (!vpExt->isVertexProgramSupported())
+            if (!vpExt->isVertexProgramSupported)
             {
                 std::cout<<"Warning: ARB_vertex_program not supported by OpenGL drivers, unable to run application."<<std::endl;
                 return 1;
diff --git a/include/osg/FragmentProgram b/include/osg/FragmentProgram
index b4781c010..c9c02c07a 100644
--- a/include/osg/FragmentProgram
+++ b/include/osg/FragmentProgram
@@ -234,62 +234,6 @@ class OSG_EXPORT FragmentProgram : public StateAttribute
             State object pointer == NULL.*/
         virtual void releaseGLObjects(State* state=0) const;
 
-        /** Extensions class which encapsulates the querying of extensions and
-          * associated function pointers, and provide convenience wrappers to
-          * check for the extensions or use the associated functions.*/
-        class OSG_EXPORT Extensions : public osg::Referenced
-        {
-            public:
-                Extensions(unsigned int contextID);
-
-                Extensions(const Extensions& rhs);
-
-                void lowestCommonDenominator(const Extensions& rhs);
-
-                void setupGLExtensions(unsigned int contextID);
-
-                void setFragmentProgramSupported(bool flag) { _isFragmentProgramSupported=flag; }
-                bool isFragmentProgramSupported() const { return _isFragmentProgramSupported; }
-
-                void glBindProgram(GLenum target, GLuint id) const;
-                void glGenPrograms(GLsizei n, GLuint *programs) const;
-                void glDeletePrograms(GLsizei n, GLuint *programs) const;
-                void glProgramString(GLenum target, GLenum format, GLsizei len, const void *string) const;
-                void glProgramLocalParameter4fv(GLenum target, GLuint index, const GLfloat *params) const;
-
-            protected:
-
-                ~Extensions() {}
-
-                bool _isFragmentProgramSupported;
-
-                typedef void (GL_APIENTRY * BindProgramProc) (GLenum target, GLuint id);
-                typedef void (GL_APIENTRY * GenProgramsProc) (GLsizei n, GLuint *programs);
-                typedef void (GL_APIENTRY * DeleteProgramsProc) (GLsizei n, GLuint *programs);
-                typedef void (GL_APIENTRY * ProgramStringProc) (GLenum target, GLenum format, GLsizei len, const void *string);
-                typedef void (GL_APIENTRY * ProgramLocalParameter4fvProc) (GLenum target, GLuint index, const GLfloat *params);
-
-                BindProgramProc _glBindProgram;
-                GenProgramsProc _glGenPrograms;
-                DeleteProgramsProc _glDeletePrograms;
-                ProgramStringProc _glProgramString;
-                ProgramLocalParameter4fvProc _glProgramLocalParameter4fv;
-         };
-
-        /** Function to call to get the extension of a specified context.
-          * If the Extension object for that context has not yet been created and the
-          * 'createIfNotInitalized' flag has been set to false then returns NULL.
-          * If 'createIfNotInitalized' is true then the Extensions object is
-          * automatically created.  However, in this case the extension object will
-          * only be created with the graphics context associated with ContextID..*/
-        static Extensions* getExtensions(unsigned int contextID,bool createIfNotInitalized);
-
-        /** setExtensions allows users to override the extensions across graphics contexts.
-          * typically used when you have different extensions supported across graphics pipes
-          * but need to ensure that they all use the same low common denominator extensions.*/
-        static void setExtensions(unsigned int contextID,Extensions* extensions);
-
-
     protected:
 
 
@@ -304,8 +248,6 @@ class OSG_EXPORT FragmentProgram : public StateAttribute
         MatrixList      _matrixList;
 };
 
-
-
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/osg/GL2Extensions b/include/osg/GL2Extensions
index 684fcaf80..6a51394a0 100644
--- a/include/osg/GL2Extensions
+++ b/include/osg/GL2Extensions
@@ -780,7 +780,6 @@ class OSG_EXPORT GL2Extensions : public osg::Referenced
 
 
         // Vertex Array extensions
-        bool isVertexProgramSupported;
         bool isSecondaryColorSupported;
         bool isFogCoordSupported;
         bool isMultiTexSupported;
@@ -835,6 +834,17 @@ class OSG_EXPORT GL2Extensions : public osg::Referenced
 
         void (GL_APIENTRY * glSampleMaski) (GLuint maskNumber, GLbitfield mask);
 
+        // Vertex/Fragment Programs
+        bool isVertexProgramSupported;
+        bool isFragmentProgramSupported;
+
+        void (GL_APIENTRY * glBindProgram) (GLenum target, GLuint id);
+        void (GL_APIENTRY * glGenPrograms) (GLsizei n, GLuint *programs);
+        void (GL_APIENTRY * glDeletePrograms) (GLsizei n, GLuint *programs);
+        void (GL_APIENTRY * glProgramString) (GLenum target, GLenum format, GLsizei len, const void *string);
+        void (GL_APIENTRY * glProgramLocalParameter4fv) (GLenum target, GLuint index, const GLfloat *params);
+
+
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/include/osg/VertexProgram b/include/osg/VertexProgram
index 24a8a5762..e30535b5d 100644
--- a/include/osg/VertexProgram
+++ b/include/osg/VertexProgram
@@ -237,66 +237,6 @@ class OSG_EXPORT VertexProgram : public StateAttribute
         */
         virtual void releaseGLObjects(State* state=0) const;
 
-        /** Extensions class which encapsulates the querying of extensions and
-          * associated function pointers, and provide convenience wrappers to
-          * check for the extensions or use the associated functions.
-        */
-        class OSG_EXPORT Extensions : public osg::Referenced
-        {
-            public:
-                Extensions(unsigned int contextID);
-
-                Extensions(const Extensions& rhs);
-
-                void lowestCommonDenominator(const Extensions& rhs);
-
-                void setupGLExtensions(unsigned int contextID);
-
-                void setVertexProgramSupported(bool flag) { _isVertexProgramSupported=flag; }
-                bool isVertexProgramSupported() const { return _isVertexProgramSupported; }
-
-                void glBindProgram(GLenum target, GLuint id) const;
-                void glGenPrograms(GLsizei n, GLuint *programs) const;
-                void glDeletePrograms(GLsizei n, GLuint *programs) const;
-                void glProgramString(GLenum target, GLenum format, GLsizei len, const void *string) const;
-                void glProgramLocalParameter4fv(GLenum target, GLuint index, const GLfloat *params) const;
-
-            protected:
-
-                ~Extensions() {}
-
-                bool _isVertexProgramSupported;
-
-                typedef void (GL_APIENTRY * BindProgramProc) (GLenum target, GLuint id);
-                typedef void (GL_APIENTRY * GenProgramsProc) (GLsizei n, GLuint *programs);
-                typedef void (GL_APIENTRY * DeleteProgramsProc) (GLsizei n, GLuint *programs);
-                typedef void (GL_APIENTRY * ProgramStringProc) (GLenum target, GLenum format, GLsizei len, const void *string);
-                typedef void (GL_APIENTRY * ProgramLocalParameter4fvProc) (GLenum target, GLuint index, const GLfloat *params);
-
-                BindProgramProc _glBindProgram;
-                GenProgramsProc _glGenPrograms;
-                DeleteProgramsProc _glDeletePrograms;
-                ProgramStringProc _glProgramString;
-                ProgramLocalParameter4fvProc _glProgramLocalParameter4fv;
-
-        };
-
-        /** Function to call to get the extension of a specified context.
-          * If the Extension object for that context has not yet been created
-          * and the 'createIfNotInitalized' flag been set to false then returns NULL.
-          * If 'createIfNotInitalized' is true then the Extensions object is
-          * automatically created. However, in this case the extension object
-          * will only be created with the graphics context associated with ContextID.
-        */
-        static Extensions* getExtensions(unsigned int contextID,bool createIfNotInitalized);
-
-        /** The setExtensions method allows users to override the extensions across graphics contexts.
-          * Typically used when you have different extensions supported across graphics pipes
-          * but need to ensure that they all use the same low common denominator extensions.
-        */
-        static void setExtensions(unsigned int contextID,Extensions* extensions);
-
-
     protected:
 
 
@@ -312,8 +252,6 @@ class OSG_EXPORT VertexProgram : public StateAttribute
         MatrixList  _matrixList;
 };
 
-
-
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/osg/FragmentProgram.cpp b/src/osg/FragmentProgram.cpp
index 17a1462eb..d7f4d7502 100644
--- a/src/osg/FragmentProgram.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/FragmentProgram.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void FragmentProgram::flushDeletedFragmentProgramObjects(unsigned int contextID,
     {
         OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(s_mutex_deletedFragmentProgramObjectCache);
 
-        const Extensions* extensions = getExtensions(contextID,true);
+        const GL2Extensions* extensions = GL2Extensions::Get(contextID,true);
 
         FragmentProgramObjectList& vpol = s_deletedFragmentProgramObjectCache[contextID];
 
@@ -127,10 +127,9 @@ void FragmentProgram::apply(State& state) const
 {
 #ifdef OSG_GL_FIXED_FUNCTION_AVAILABLE
 
-    const unsigned int contextID = state.getContextID();
-    const Extensions* extensions = getExtensions(contextID,true);
+    const GL2Extensions* extensions = state.get<GL2Extensions>();
 
-    if (!extensions->isFragmentProgramSupported())
+    if (!extensions->isFragmentProgramSupported)
         return;
 
 
@@ -213,118 +212,3 @@ void FragmentProgram::releaseGLObjects(State* state) const
         }
     }
 }
-
-
-typedef buffered_value< ref_ptr<FragmentProgram::Extensions> > BufferedExtensions;
-static BufferedExtensions s_extensions;
-
-FragmentProgram::Extensions* FragmentProgram::getExtensions(unsigned int contextID,bool createIfNotInitalized)
-{
-    if (!s_extensions[contextID] && createIfNotInitalized) s_extensions[contextID] = new Extensions(contextID);
-    return s_extensions[contextID].get();
-}
-
-void FragmentProgram::setExtensions(unsigned int contextID,Extensions* extensions)
-{
-    s_extensions[contextID] = extensions;
-}
-
-FragmentProgram::Extensions::Extensions(unsigned int contextID)
-{
-    setupGLExtensions(contextID);
-}
-
-FragmentProgram::Extensions::Extensions(const Extensions& rhs):
-    Referenced()
-{
-    _isFragmentProgramSupported = rhs._isFragmentProgramSupported;
-    _glBindProgram = rhs._glBindProgram;
-    _glGenPrograms = rhs._glGenPrograms;
-    _glDeletePrograms = rhs._glDeletePrograms;
-    _glProgramString = rhs._glProgramString;
-    _glProgramLocalParameter4fv = rhs._glProgramLocalParameter4fv;
-}
-
-
-void FragmentProgram::Extensions::lowestCommonDenominator(const Extensions& rhs)
-{
-    if (!rhs._isFragmentProgramSupported) _isFragmentProgramSupported = false;
-
-    if (!rhs._glBindProgram) _glBindProgram = 0;
-    if (!rhs._glGenPrograms) _glGenPrograms = 0;
-    if (!rhs._glDeletePrograms) _glDeletePrograms = 0;
-    if (!rhs._glProgramString) _glProgramString = 0;
-    if (!rhs._glProgramLocalParameter4fv) _glProgramLocalParameter4fv = 0;
-
-}
-
-void FragmentProgram::Extensions::setupGLExtensions(unsigned int contextID)
-{
-    _isFragmentProgramSupported = isGLExtensionSupported(contextID,"GL_ARB_fragment_program");
-
-    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glBindProgram, "glBindProgramARB");
-    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glGenPrograms, "glGenProgramsARB");
-    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glDeletePrograms, "glDeleteProgramsARB");
-    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glProgramString, "glProgramStringARB");
-    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glProgramLocalParameter4fv, "glProgramLocalParameter4fvARB");
-}
-
-void FragmentProgram::Extensions::glBindProgram(GLenum target, GLuint id) const
-{
-    if (_glBindProgram)
-    {
-        _glBindProgram(target,id);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        OSG_WARN<<"Error: glBindProgram not supported by OpenGL driver"<<std::endl;
-    }
-}
-
-void FragmentProgram::Extensions::glGenPrograms(GLsizei n, GLuint *programs) const
-{
-    if (_glGenPrograms)
-    {
-        _glGenPrograms(n,programs);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        OSG_WARN<<"Error: glGenPrograms not supported by OpenGL driver"<<std::endl;
-    }
-}
-
-void FragmentProgram::Extensions::glDeletePrograms(GLsizei n, GLuint *programs) const
-{
-    if (_glDeletePrograms)
-    {
-        _glDeletePrograms(n,programs);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        OSG_WARN<<"Error: glDeletePrograms not supported by OpenGL driver"<<std::endl;
-    }
-}
-
-void FragmentProgram::Extensions::glProgramString(GLenum target, GLenum format, GLsizei len, const void *string) const
-{
-    if (_glProgramString)
-    {
-        _glProgramString(target,format, len, string);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        OSG_WARN<<"Error: glProgramString not supported by OpenGL driver"<<std::endl;
-    }
-}
-
-void FragmentProgram::Extensions::glProgramLocalParameter4fv(GLenum target, GLuint index, const GLfloat *params) const
-{
-    if (_glProgramLocalParameter4fv)
-    {
-        _glProgramLocalParameter4fv(target, index, params);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        OSG_WARN<<"Error: glProgramLocalParameter4fv not supported by OpenGL driver"<<std::endl;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/osg/GL2Extensions.cpp b/src/osg/GL2Extensions.cpp
index 6d877e52a..4ab9b3a15 100644
--- a/src/osg/GL2Extensions.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/GL2Extensions.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ GL2Extensions::GL2Extensions(unsigned int contextID)
 
 
     // Vertex Array extensions
-    isVertexProgramSupported = isGLExtensionSupported(contextID,"GL_ARB_vertex_program");
     isSecondaryColorSupported = isGLExtensionSupported(contextID,"GL_EXT_secondary_color");
     isFogCoordSupported = isGLExtensionSupported(contextID,"GL_EXT_fog_coord");
     isMultiTexSupported = isGLExtensionSupported(contextID,"GL_ARB_multitexture");
@@ -397,6 +396,20 @@ GL2Extensions::GL2Extensions(unsigned int contextID)
     setGLExtensionFuncPtr(glSampleMaski, "glSampleMaski");
     // protect against buggy drivers (maybe not necessary)
     isSampleMaskiSupported = glSampleMaski!=0;
+
+
+    // old styple Vertex/Fragment Programs
+    isVertexProgramSupported = isGLExtensionSupported(contextID,"GL_ARB_vertex_program");
+    isFragmentProgramSupported = isGLExtensionSupported(contextID,"GL_ARB_fragment_program");
+
+    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(glBindProgram,"glBindProgramARB");
+    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(glGenPrograms, "glGenProgramsARB");
+    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(glDeletePrograms, "glDeleteProgramsARB");
+    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(glProgramString, "glProgramStringARB");
+    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(glProgramLocalParameter4fv, "glProgramLocalParameter4fvARB");
+
+
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/osg/VertexProgram.cpp b/src/osg/VertexProgram.cpp
index 3029d5411..36314a023 100644
--- a/src/osg/VertexProgram.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/VertexProgram.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void VertexProgram::flushDeletedVertexProgramObjects(unsigned int contextID,doub
     {
         OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(s_mutex_deletedVertexProgramObjectCache);
 
-        const Extensions* extensions = getExtensions(contextID,true);
+        const GL2Extensions* extensions = GL2Extensions::Get(contextID,true);
 
         VertexProgramObjectList& vpol = s_deletedVertexProgramObjectCache[contextID];
 
@@ -127,10 +127,9 @@ void VertexProgram::apply(State& state) const
 {
 #ifdef OSG_GL_FIXED_FUNCTION_AVAILABLE
 
-    const unsigned int contextID = state.getContextID();
-    const Extensions* extensions = getExtensions(contextID,true);
+    const GL2Extensions* extensions = state.get<GL2Extensions>();
 
-    if (!extensions->isVertexProgramSupported())
+    if (!extensions->isVertexProgramSupported)
         return;
 
 
@@ -213,118 +212,3 @@ void VertexProgram::releaseGLObjects(State* state) const
         }
     }
 }
-
-
-typedef buffered_value< ref_ptr<VertexProgram::Extensions> > BufferedExtensions;
-static BufferedExtensions s_extensions;
-
-VertexProgram::Extensions* VertexProgram::getExtensions(unsigned int contextID,bool createIfNotInitalized)
-{
-    if (!s_extensions[contextID] && createIfNotInitalized) s_extensions[contextID] = new Extensions(contextID);
-    return s_extensions[contextID].get();
-}
-
-void VertexProgram::setExtensions(unsigned int contextID,Extensions* extensions)
-{
-    s_extensions[contextID] = extensions;
-}
-
-VertexProgram::Extensions::Extensions(unsigned int contextID)
-{
-    setupGLExtensions(contextID);
-}
-
-VertexProgram::Extensions::Extensions(const Extensions& rhs):
-    Referenced()
-{
-    _isVertexProgramSupported = rhs._isVertexProgramSupported;
-    _glBindProgram = rhs._glBindProgram;
-    _glGenPrograms = rhs._glGenPrograms;
-    _glDeletePrograms = rhs._glDeletePrograms;
-    _glProgramString = rhs._glProgramString;
-    _glProgramLocalParameter4fv = rhs._glProgramLocalParameter4fv;
-}
-
-
-void VertexProgram::Extensions::lowestCommonDenominator(const Extensions& rhs)
-{
-    if (!rhs._isVertexProgramSupported) _isVertexProgramSupported = false;
-
-    if (!rhs._glBindProgram) _glBindProgram = 0;
-    if (!rhs._glGenPrograms) _glGenPrograms = 0;
-    if (!rhs._glDeletePrograms) _glDeletePrograms = 0;
-    if (!rhs._glProgramString) _glProgramString = 0;
-    if (!rhs._glProgramLocalParameter4fv) _glProgramLocalParameter4fv = 0;
-
-}
-
-void VertexProgram::Extensions::setupGLExtensions(unsigned int contextID)
-{
-    _isVertexProgramSupported = isGLExtensionSupported(contextID,"GL_ARB_vertex_program");
-
-    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glBindProgram,"glBindProgramARB");
-    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glGenPrograms, "glGenProgramsARB");
-    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glDeletePrograms, "glDeleteProgramsARB");
-    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glProgramString, "glProgramStringARB");
-    setGLExtensionFuncPtr(_glProgramLocalParameter4fv, "glProgramLocalParameter4fvARB");
-}
-
-void VertexProgram::Extensions::glBindProgram(GLenum target, GLuint id) const
-{
-    if (_glBindProgram)
-    {
-        _glBindProgram(target,id);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        OSG_WARN<<"Error: glBindProgram not supported by OpenGL driver"<<std::endl;
-    }
-}
-
-void VertexProgram::Extensions::glGenPrograms(GLsizei n, GLuint *programs) const
-{
-    if (_glGenPrograms)
-    {
-        _glGenPrograms(n,programs);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        OSG_WARN<<"Error: glGenPrograms not supported by OpenGL driver"<<std::endl;
-    }
-}
-
-void VertexProgram::Extensions::glDeletePrograms(GLsizei n, GLuint *programs) const
-{
-    if (_glDeletePrograms)
-    {
-        _glDeletePrograms(n,programs);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        OSG_WARN<<"Error: glDeletePrograms not supported by OpenGL driver"<<std::endl;
-    }
-}
-
-void VertexProgram::Extensions::glProgramString(GLenum target, GLenum format, GLsizei len, const void *string) const
-{
-    if (_glProgramString)
-    {
-        _glProgramString(target,format, len, string);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        OSG_WARN<<"Error: glProgramString not supported by OpenGL driver"<<std::endl;
-    }
-}
-
-void VertexProgram::Extensions::glProgramLocalParameter4fv(GLenum target, GLuint index, const GLfloat *params) const
-{
-    if (_glProgramLocalParameter4fv)
-    {
-        _glProgramLocalParameter4fv(target, index, params);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        OSG_WARN<<"Error: glProgramLocalParameter4fv not supported by OpenGL driver"<<std::endl;
-    }
-}