diff --git a/src/core/hle/D3D8/Direct3D9/Direct3D9.cpp b/src/core/hle/D3D8/Direct3D9/Direct3D9.cpp
index 5793691ae..ca9d5e0ee 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/D3D8/Direct3D9/Direct3D9.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/D3D8/Direct3D9/Direct3D9.cpp
@@ -4183,38 +4183,6 @@ HRESULT WINAPI XTL::EMUPATCH(D3DDevice_CreateVertexShader)
 		DEBUG_D3DRESULT(hRet, "g_pD3DDevice->CreateVertexShader");
 	}
 
-	//* Fallback to dummy shader.
-	//if (FAILED(hRet))
-	//{
-	//	static const char dummy[] =
-	//		"vs.1.1\n"
-	//		"dcl_position v0\n"
-	//		"dp4 oPos.x, v0, c96\n"
-	//		"dp4 oPos.y, v0, c97\n"
-	//		"dp4 oPos.z, v0, c98\n"
-	//		"dp4 oPos.w, v0, c99\n";
-
-	//	EmuLog(LOG_LEVEL::WARNING, "Trying fallback:\n%s", dummy);
-
-	//	hRet = D3DXAssembleShader(
-	//		dummy,
-	//		strlen(dummy),
-	//		/*pDefines=*/nullptr,
-	//		/*pInclude=*/nullptr,
-	//		/*Flags=*/0, // Was D3DXASM_SKIPVALIDATION
-	//		/*ppCompiledShader=*/&pRecompiledBuffer,
-	//		/*ppCompilationErrors*/nullptr);
-
-	//	DEBUG_D3DRESULT(hRet, "D3DXAssembleShader");
-
-	//	hRet = g_pD3DDevice->CreateVertexShader
-	//	(
-	//		(DWORD*)pRecompiledBuffer->GetBufferPointer(),
-	//		&pHostVertexShader
-	//	);
-	//	DEBUG_D3DRESULT(hRet, "g_pD3DDevice->CreateVertexShader(fallback)");
-	//}
-
 	if (pRecompiledBuffer != nullptr)
 	{
 		pRecompiledBuffer->Release();