diff --git a/gfx/common/d3d10_common.c b/gfx/common/d3d10_common.c
index 3a44fbffdf..f0a59710d0 100644
--- a/gfx/common/d3d10_common.c
+++ b/gfx/common/d3d10_common.c
@@ -153,10 +153,8 @@ void d3d10_update_texture(
          &mapped_texture);
 
 #if 0
-   PERF_START();
    conv_rgb565_argb8888(mapped_texture.pData, data, width, height,
          mapped_texture.RowPitch, pitch);
-   PERF_STOP();
 #else
    dxgi_copy(
          width, height, format, pitch, data, texture->desc.Format,
diff --git a/gfx/common/d3d11_common.c b/gfx/common/d3d11_common.c
index 249033f2e7..a649789cb0 100644
--- a/gfx/common/d3d11_common.c
+++ b/gfx/common/d3d11_common.c
@@ -177,10 +177,8 @@ void d3d11_update_texture(
          0, D3D11_MAP_WRITE, 0, &mapped_texture);
 
 #if 0
-   PERF_START();
    conv_rgb565_argb8888(mapped_texture.pData, data, width, height,
          mapped_texture.RowPitch, pitch);
-   PERF_STOP();
 #else
    dxgi_copy(
          width, height, format, pitch, data,
diff --git a/gfx/common/dxgi_common.c b/gfx/common/dxgi_common.c
index 649a6c6269..846fc7468d 100644
--- a/gfx/common/dxgi_common.c
+++ b/gfx/common/dxgi_common.c
@@ -282,23 +282,17 @@ void dxgi_copy(
       void*       dst_data)
 {
    int i, j;
-#if defined(PERF_START) && defined(PERF_STOP)
-   PERF_START();
-#endif
 
    switch ((unsigned)src_format)
    {
       FORMAT_SRC_LIST();
 
       default:
-         assert(0);
-         break;
+      assert(0);
+      break;
    }
-
-#if defined(PERF_START) && defined(PERF_STOP)
-   PERF_STOP();
-#endif
 }
+
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning(default : 4293)
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/common/dxgi_common.h b/gfx/common/dxgi_common.h
index b69b37186f..2a391a9da7 100644
--- a/gfx/common/dxgi_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/dxgi_common.h
@@ -835,25 +835,3 @@ void dxgi_update_title(void);
 DXGI_FORMAT glslang_format_to_dxgi(glslang_format fmt);
 
 RETRO_END_DECLS
-
-#if 1
-#include "../../performance_counters.h"
-
-#ifndef PERF_START
-#define PERF_START() \
-   { \
-   static struct retro_perf_counter perfcounter = { __FUNCTION__ }; \
-   LARGE_INTEGER                    start, stop; \
-   rarch_perf_register(&perfcounter); \
-   perfcounter.call_cnt++; \
-   QueryPerformanceCounter(&start)
-
-#define PERF_STOP() \
-   QueryPerformanceCounter(&stop); \
-   perfcounter.total += stop.QuadPart - start.QuadPart; \
-   }
-#endif
-#else
-#define PERF_START()
-#define PERF_STOP()
-#endif
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/d3d10.c b/gfx/drivers/d3d10.c
index e93dc451e1..85669318f4 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/d3d10.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/d3d10.c
@@ -1230,8 +1230,6 @@ static bool d3d10_gfx_frame(
       video_driver_set_size(video_info->width, video_info->height);
    }
 
-   PERF_START();
-
 #if 0 /* custom viewport doesn't call apply_state_changes, so we can't rely on this for now */
    if (d3d10->resize_viewport)
 #endif
@@ -1520,7 +1518,6 @@ static bool d3d10_gfx_frame(
    }
    d3d10->sprites.enabled = false;
 
-   PERF_STOP();
    DXGIPresent(d3d10->swapChain, !!d3d10->vsync, 0);
 
    return true;
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/d3d11.c b/gfx/drivers/d3d11.c
index cecef83e08..83ae566eba 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/d3d11.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/d3d11.c
@@ -1316,10 +1316,6 @@ static bool d3d11_gfx_frame(
    D3D11SetRenderTargets(context, 1, &d3d11->renderTargetView, NULL);
 #endif
 
-#if 0
-   PERF_START();
-#endif
-
 #if 0 /* custom viewport doesn't call apply_state_changes, so we can't rely on this for now */
    if (d3d11->resize_viewport)
 #endif
@@ -1596,9 +1592,6 @@ static bool d3d11_gfx_frame(
    }
    d3d11->sprites.enabled = false;
 
-#if 0
-   PERF_STOP();
-#endif
    DXGIPresent(d3d11->swapChain, !!d3d11->vsync, 0);
 
    return true;
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/d3d12.c b/gfx/drivers/d3d12.c
index 23be1572dd..a2cb8a1e43 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/d3d12.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/d3d12.c
@@ -1170,7 +1170,6 @@ static bool d3d12_gfx_frame(
    d3d12_video_t*   d3d12   = (d3d12_video_t*)data;
 
    d3d12_gfx_sync(d3d12);
-   PERF_START();
 
    if (d3d12->resize_chain)
    {
@@ -1586,7 +1585,6 @@ static bool d3d12_gfx_frame(
    D3D12ExecuteGraphicsCommandLists(d3d12->queue.handle, 1, &d3d12->queue.cmd);
    D3D12SignalCommandQueue(d3d12->queue.handle, d3d12->queue.fence, ++d3d12->queue.fenceValue);
 
-   PERF_STOP();
 #if 1
    DXGIPresent(d3d12->chain.handle, !!d3d12->chain.vsync, 0);
 #else