diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS.ISettable.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS.ISettable.cs
index fb206e62e6..1f254539ca 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS.ISettable.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS.ISettable.cs
@@ -32,12 +32,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.NDS
 
 		public class NDSSettings
 		{
-#if true
-			[DisplayName("Threaded Rendering")]
-			[Description("")]
+			[DisplayName("Threaded 3D Rendering")]
+			[Description("Offloads 3D rendering to a separate thread")]
 			[DefaultValue(true)]
 			public bool ThreadedRendering { get; set; }
-#endif
 
 			[DisplayName("Screen Layout")]
 			[Description("Adjusts the layout of the screens")]
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS.cs
index b68f5eafc7..0f178d7d8a 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS.cs
@@ -112,10 +112,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.NDS
 				loadFlags |= LibMelonDS.LoadFlags.IS_DSI;
 			if (IsDSi && IsDSiWare)
 				loadFlags |= LibMelonDS.LoadFlags.LOAD_DSIWARE;
-#if true
 			if (_settings.ThreadedRendering)
 				loadFlags |= LibMelonDS.LoadFlags.THREADED_RENDERING;
-#endif
 
 			var fwSettings = new LibMelonDS.FirmwareSettings();
 			var name = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(_syncSettings.FirmwareUsername);