diff --git a/gfx/d3d9/render_chain.cpp b/gfx/d3d9/render_chain.cpp
index 9fe16cc25b..8fff193b74 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d9/render_chain.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d9/render_chain.cpp
@@ -553,17 +553,7 @@ void renderchain_render_pass(void *data, Pass &pass, unsigned pass_index)
    renderchain_t *chain = (renderchain_t*)data;
    LPDIRECT3DDEVICE d3dr = (LPDIRECT3DDEVICE)chain->dev;
    renderchain_set_shaders(chain, pass.fPrg, pass.vPrg);
-#ifdef _XBOX
-   if (g_extern.frame_count)
-   {
-#if defined(_XBOX1)
-      d3dr->SwitchTexture(0, pass.tex);
-#elif defined(_XBOX360)
-      d3dr->SetTextureFetchConstant(0, pass.tex);
-#endif
-   }
-   else if(pass.tex)
-#endif
+
    d3dr->SetTexture(0, pass.tex);
    D3DDevice_SetSamplerState_MinFilter(d3dr, 0, translate_filter(pass.info.pass->filter));
    D3DDevice_SetSamplerState_MagFilter(d3dr, 0, translate_filter(pass.info.pass->filter));
diff --git a/xdk/xdk_d3d.cpp b/xdk/xdk_d3d.cpp
index 212ac58a15..6a5c1574a9 100644
--- a/xdk/xdk_d3d.cpp
+++ b/xdk/xdk_d3d.cpp
@@ -643,6 +643,7 @@ static void render_pass(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width, unsigned
    blit_to_texture(d3d, frame, width, height, pitch);
    set_vertices(d3d, 1, width, height);
 
+#if 0
 #ifdef _XBOX
    if (g_extern.frame_count)
    {
@@ -653,6 +654,7 @@ static void render_pass(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width, unsigned
 #endif
    }
    else if (d3d->tex)
+#endif
 #endif
    RD3DDevice_SetTexture(d3dr, 0, d3d->tex);
    RD3DDevice_SetViewport(d3d->dev, &d3d->final_viewport);