diff --git a/gfx/context/d3d_ctx.cpp b/gfx/context/d3d_ctx.cpp
index b4670d61d8..3fea9f9454 100644
--- a/gfx/context/d3d_ctx.cpp
+++ b/gfx/context/d3d_ctx.cpp
@@ -323,17 +323,6 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_d3d_init(void *data)
 static void gfx_ctx_d3d_destroy(void *data)
 {
    (void)data;
-#ifdef _XBOX
-   d3d_video_t * d3d = (d3d_video_t*)data;
-
-   if (d3d->dev)
-      d3d->dev->Release();
-   d3d->dev = 0;
-
-   if (d3d->g_pD3D)
-      d3d->g_pD3D->Release();
-   d3d->g_pD3D = 0;
-#endif
 }
 
 static void gfx_ctx_d3d_input_driver(void *data, const input_driver_t **input, void **input_data)
diff --git a/xdk/xdk_d3d.cpp b/xdk/xdk_d3d.cpp
index 0acaa9abb0..87bd766cfd 100644
--- a/xdk/xdk_d3d.cpp
+++ b/xdk/xdk_d3d.cpp
@@ -352,6 +352,10 @@ static bool d3d_init_base(void *data, const video_info_t *info)
       return false;
    }
 
+   RARCH_LOG("d3d is NULL: %d\n", d3d == NULL);
+   RARCH_LOG("d3d g_pD3D is NULL: %d\n", d3d->g_pD3D == NULL);
+   RARCH_LOG("d3d->dev is NULL: %d\n", d3d->dev == NULL);
+
    if (FAILED(d3d->d3d_err = d3d->g_pD3D->CreateDevice(
             d3d->cur_mon_id,
             D3DDEVTYPE_HAL,