diff --git a/gfx/common/d3d9_common.h b/gfx/common/d3d9_common.h
index 4ca1c519ee..9bf3f23d06 100644
--- a/gfx/common/d3d9_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/d3d9_common.h
@@ -251,16 +251,6 @@ static INLINE void d3d9_draw_primitive(
    d3d9_end_scene(dev);
 }
 
-static INLINE void d3d9_clear(
-      LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 dev,
-      unsigned count, const D3DRECT *rects, unsigned flags,
-      INT32 color, float z, unsigned stencil)
-{
-   if (dev)
-      IDirect3DDevice9_Clear(dev, count, rects, flags,
-            color, z, stencil);
-}
-
 static INLINE bool d3d9_lock_rectangle(
       LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE9 tex,
       unsigned level,
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/d3d9.c b/gfx/drivers/d3d9.c
index 98fa962298..aa409d153a 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/d3d9.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/d3d9.c
@@ -725,7 +725,8 @@ static bool d3d9_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    screen_vp.Width  = width;
    screen_vp.Height = height;
    d3d9_set_viewports(d3d->dev, &screen_vp);
-   d3d9_clear(d3d->dev, 0, 0, D3DCLEAR_TARGET, 0, 1, 0);
+   IDirect3DDevice9_Clear(d3d->dev, 0, 0, D3DCLEAR_TARGET,
+         0, 1, 0);
 
    d3d9_set_vertex_shader_constantf(d3d->dev, 0, (const float*)&d3d->mvp_transposed, 4);
    if (!d3d->renderchain_driver->render(
@@ -750,7 +751,8 @@ static bool d3d9_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
 #endif
         if (!ret || d3d->needs_restore)
           return true;
-        d3d9_clear(d3d->dev, 0, 0, D3DCLEAR_TARGET, 0, 1, 0);
+        IDirect3DDevice9_Clear(d3d->dev, 0, 0, D3DCLEAR_TARGET,
+              0, 1, 0);
       }
    }   
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c
index 634571c536..60afa2aea2 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,8 @@ static bool d3d9_cg_renderchain_render(
       viewport.MaxZ   = 1.0f;
 
       d3d9_set_viewports(chain->dev, &viewport);
-      d3d9_clear(chain->dev, 0, 0, D3DCLEAR_TARGET, 0, 1, 0);
+      IDirect3DDevice9_Clear(chain->dev, 0, 0, D3DCLEAR_TARGET,
+            0, 1, 0);
 
       viewport.Width  = out_width;
       viewport.Height = out_height;
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_hlsl_renderchain.c b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_hlsl_renderchain.c
index 91a0d107ac..189cf3b2fd 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_hlsl_renderchain.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_hlsl_renderchain.c
@@ -609,7 +609,8 @@ static bool hlsl_d3d9_renderchain_render(
       viewport.MaxZ   = 1.0f;
 
       d3d9_set_viewports(chain->chain.dev, &viewport);
-      d3d9_clear(chain->chain.dev, 0, 0, D3DCLEAR_TARGET, 0, 1, 0);
+      IDirect3DDevice9_Clear(chain->chain.dev, 0, 0, D3DCLEAR_TARGET,
+            0, 1, 0);
 
       viewport.Width  = out_width;
       viewport.Height = out_height;