diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
index d9b999bbb2..c839fa011a 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ static void d3d_overlay_render(d3d_video_t *d3d, overlay_t *overlay)
 
    if (!overlay->vert_buf)
    {
-      overlay->vert_buf = (LPDIRECT3DVERTEXBUFFER)d3d_vertex_buffer_new(
+      overlay->vert_buf = d3d_vertex_buffer_new(
       d3d->dev, sizeof(vert), 0, 0, D3DPOOL_MANAGED, NULL);
 
 	  if (!overlay->vert_buf)
diff --git a/gfx/d3d/render_chain_cg.cpp b/gfx/d3d/render_chain_cg.cpp
index 0fd8fd3a8d..8eb1e3e2c5 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/render_chain_cg.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/render_chain_cg.cpp
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ static bool cg_d3d9_renderchain_add_pass(void *data, const void *info_data)
    if (!cg_d3d9_renderchain_init_shader_fvf(chain, &pass))
       return false;
 
-   pass.vertex_buf = (LPDIRECT3DVERTEXBUFFER)d3d_vertex_buffer_new(d3dr, 4 * sizeof(Vertex),
+   pass.vertex_buf = d3d_vertex_buffer_new(d3dr, 4 * sizeof(Vertex),
 	   0, 0, D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, NULL);
 
    if (!pass.vertex_buf)