diff --git a/tasks/task_content.c b/tasks/task_content.c
index 80fbdab9eb..eff1695e4e 100644
--- a/tasks/task_content.c
+++ b/tasks/task_content.c
@@ -589,41 +589,6 @@ static bool content_load(content_ctx_info_t *info)
    char **rarch_argv_ptr             = (char**)info->argv;
    int *rarch_argc_ptr               = (int*)&info->argc;
    struct rarch_main_wrap *wrap_args = NULL;
-   core_info_t core_info             = {0};
-   core_info_list_t *core_info_list  = NULL;
-   gfx_ctx_ident_t ident_info        = {0};
-
-   video_context_driver_get_ident(&ident_info);
-
-   /* only check for supported hw api on X11/GLX and Windows since that is where it is currently implemented */
-#ifdef HAVE_X11
-   if (!string_is_empty(ident_info.ident) && string_is_equal(ident_info.ident, "x"))
-#else
-#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX)
-   if (!string_is_empty(ident_info.ident) && string_is_equal(ident_info.ident, "wgl"))
-#endif
-#endif
-   {
-      core_info_get_list(&core_info_list);
-
-      if (core_info_list)
-      {
-         if (core_info_list_get_info(core_info_list, &core_info, path_get(RARCH_PATH_CORE)))
-         {
-            if (!core_info_hw_api_supported(&core_info))
-            {
-               RARCH_ERR("This core is not compatible with the current video driver.\n");
-               runloop_msg_queue_push(
-                     msg_hash_to_str(MSG_INCOMPATIBLE_CORE_FOR_VIDEO_DRIVER),
-                     100, 250, true, NULL,
-                     MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO);
-               return false;
-            }
-            else
-               RARCH_LOG("This core is compatible with the current video driver.\n");
-         }
-      }
-   }
 
    wrap_args = (struct rarch_main_wrap*)
       calloc(1, sizeof(*wrap_args));