diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
index 392f18c174..164ae32565 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ static void d3d_deinit_chain(d3d_video_t *d3d)
 #ifdef _XBOX
    renderchain_free(d3d);
 #else
-   if (d3d->chain)
-      delete (renderchain_t *)d3d->chain;
+   renderchain_deinit(d3d->chain);
    d3d->chain = NULL;
 #endif
 }
@@ -1010,7 +1009,8 @@ static bool d3d_init_chain(d3d_video_t *d3d, const video_info_t *video_info)
       return false;
    }
 #else
-   d3d->chain = new renderchain_t();
+   d3d->chain = renderchain_new();
+   
    if (!d3d->chain)
       return false;
 
diff --git a/gfx/d3d/render_chain.cpp b/gfx/d3d/render_chain.cpp
index 68d1779d30..effbd78f37 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/render_chain.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/render_chain.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,25 @@ void renderchain_free(void *data)
       state_tracker_free(chain->tracker);
 }
 
+void *renderchain_new(void)
+{
+   renderchain_t *renderchain = new renderchain_t();
+   if (!renderchain)
+      return NULL;
+
+   return renderchain;
+}
+
+void renderchain_deinit(void *data)
+{
+   renderchain_t *renderchain = (renderchain_t*)data;
+
+   if (!renderchain)
+      return;
+
+   delete (renderchain_t *)renderchain;
+}
+
 bool renderchain_init(void *data, const video_info_t *video_info,
       void *dev_,
       void *shader_context,
diff --git a/gfx/d3d/render_chain.h b/gfx/d3d/render_chain.h
index 99b290cd04..26eadf8cae 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/render_chain.h
+++ b/gfx/d3d/render_chain.h
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ typedef struct renderchain
 
 void renderchain_free(void *data);
 
+void *renderchain_new(void);
+
+void renderchain_deinit(void *data);
+
 bool renderchain_init(void *data, const video_info_t *video_info,
       void *dev_,
       void *shader_data,
@@ -133,10 +137,6 @@ void renderchain_end_render(void *data);
 bool renderchain_render(void *chain_data, const void *data,
       unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned pitch, unsigned rotation);
 
-D3DTEXTUREFILTERTYPE renderchain_translate_filter(unsigned type);
-
-D3DTEXTUREFILTERTYPE renderchain_translate_filter(bool smooth);
-
 bool renderchain_create_first_pass(void *data,
       const void *info_data, PixelFormat fmt);