diff --git a/gfx/drivers/d3d8.c b/gfx/drivers/d3d8.c
index 5b625ae066..e5106bcb63 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/d3d8.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/d3d8.c
@@ -803,7 +803,6 @@ static void d3d8_set_viewport(void *data,
    d3d->final_viewport.MaxZ   = 0.0f;
 
    d3d_matrix_ortho_off_center_lh(&ortho, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0.0f, 1.0f);
-   d3d_matrix_identity(&rot);
    d3d_matrix_rotation_z(&rot, d3d->dev_rotation * (M_PI / 2.0));
    d3d_matrix_multiply(&proj, &ortho, &rot);
    d3d_matrix_transpose(&d3d->mvp, &ortho);
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/d3d9cg.c b/gfx/drivers/d3d9cg.c
index e2e3973152..0be857b90e 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/d3d9cg.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/d3d9cg.c
@@ -925,7 +925,6 @@ static void d3d9_cg_renderchain_calc_and_set_shader_mvp(
    CGparameter cgp = cgGetNamedParameter(data, "modelViewProj");
 
    d3d_matrix_ortho_off_center_lh(&ortho, 0, vp_width, 0, vp_height, 0, 1);
-   d3d_matrix_identity(&rot);
    d3d_matrix_rotation_z(&rot, rotation * (D3D_PI / 2.0));
    d3d_matrix_multiply(&proj, &ortho, &rot);
    d3d_matrix_transpose(&matrix, &proj);
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/d3d9hlsl.c b/gfx/drivers/d3d9hlsl.c
index c031d7cb3b..381f7fb334 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/d3d9hlsl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/d3d9hlsl.c
@@ -351,9 +351,7 @@ static void hlsl_d3d9_renderchain_calc_and_set_shader_mvp(
 
    d3d_matrix_ortho_off_center_lh(&ortho, 0,
          vp_width, 0, vp_height, 0, 1);
-   d3d_matrix_identity(&rot);
    d3d_matrix_rotation_z(&rot, rotation * (D3D_PI / 2.0));
-
    d3d_matrix_multiply(&proj, &ortho, &rot);
    d3d_matrix_transpose(&matrix, &proj);