diff --git a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c
index 1414cb6f4b..1984cb88ff 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c
@@ -796,9 +796,6 @@ static bool d3d9_cg_renderchain_create_first_pass(
    struct cg_pass pass;
    D3DMATRIX ident;
 
-   if (!chain)
-      return false;
-
    pass.attrib_map = unsigned_vector_list_new();
 
    d3d_matrix_identity(&ident);