diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index c35f34b151..fdc4f31289 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -2040,7 +2040,6 @@ ifneq ($(findstring Win32,$(OS)),)
 
    ifeq ($(HAVE_GDI), 1)
       OBJ += gfx/drivers/gdi_gfx.o \
-				 gfx/drivers_context/gdi_ctx.o \
 				 gfx/drivers_font/gdi_font.o \
 				 gfx/drivers_display/gfx_display_gdi.o
 		LIBS += -lmsimg32
diff --git a/gfx/common/gdi_common.h b/gfx/common/gdi_common.h
index 4ed7cd8e86..3f5efcbfac 100644
--- a/gfx/common/gdi_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/gdi_common.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ typedef struct gdi
    unsigned video_height;
    unsigned screen_width;
    unsigned screen_height;
-   void *ctx_data;
-   const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx_driver;
 
    unsigned menu_width;
    unsigned menu_height;
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gdi_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/gdi_gfx.c
index eb311b4d15..3832a74a16 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gdi_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gdi_gfx.c
@@ -39,6 +39,140 @@
 #include "../common/win32_common.h"
 #endif
 
+static HDC   win32_gdi_hdc;
+static void *dinput_gdi;
+
+static void gfx_ctx_gdi_update_title(void)
+{
+   char title[128];
+   const ui_window_t *window = ui_companion_driver_get_window_ptr();
+
+   title[0] = '\0';
+
+   video_driver_get_window_title(title, sizeof(title));
+
+   if (window && title[0])
+      window->set_title(&main_window, title);
+}
+
+static void gfx_ctx_gdi_get_video_size(
+      unsigned *width, unsigned *height)
+{
+   HWND         window  = win32_get_window();
+
+   if (window)
+   {
+      *width  = g_win32_resize_width;
+      *height = g_win32_resize_height;
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      RECT mon_rect;
+      MONITORINFOEX current_mon;
+      unsigned mon_id           = 0;
+      HMONITOR hm_to_use        = NULL;
+
+      win32_monitor_info(&current_mon, &hm_to_use, &mon_id);
+      mon_rect = current_mon.rcMonitor;
+      *width  = mon_rect.right - mon_rect.left;
+      *height = mon_rect.bottom - mon_rect.top;
+   }
+}
+
+static bool gfx_ctx_gdi_init(void)
+{
+   WNDCLASSEX wndclass     = {0};
+
+   if (g_win32_inited)
+      return true;
+
+   win32_window_reset();
+   win32_monitor_init();
+
+   wndclass.lpfnWndProc   = WndProcGDI;
+   if (!win32_window_init(&wndclass, true, NULL))
+      return false;
+   return true;
+}
+
+static void gfx_ctx_gdi_destroy(void)
+{
+   HWND     window         = win32_get_window();
+
+   if (window && win32_gdi_hdc)
+   {
+      ReleaseDC(window, win32_gdi_hdc);
+      win32_gdi_hdc = NULL;
+   }
+
+   if (window)
+   {
+      win32_monitor_from_window();
+      win32_destroy_window();
+   }
+
+   if (g_win32_restore_desktop)
+   {
+      win32_monitor_get_info();
+      g_win32_restore_desktop     = false;
+   }
+
+   g_win32_inited                   = false;
+}
+
+static bool gfx_ctx_gdi_set_video_mode(
+      unsigned width, unsigned height,
+      bool fullscreen)
+{
+   if (!win32_set_video_mode(NULL, width, height, fullscreen))
+   {
+      gfx_ctx_gdi_destroy();
+      return false;
+   }
+
+   return true;
+}
+
+static void gfx_ctx_gdi_input_driver(
+      input_driver_t **input, void **input_data)
+{
+#if _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0501
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRAWINPUT
+   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
+
+   /* winraw only available since XP */
+   if (string_is_equal(settings->arrays.input_driver, "raw"))
+   {
+      *input_data = input_winraw.init(settings->arrays.input_driver);
+      if (*input_data)
+      {
+         *input     = &input_winraw;
+         dinput_gdi = NULL;
+         return;
+      }
+   }
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_DINPUT
+   dinput_gdi  = input_dinput.init(settings->arrays.input_driver);
+   *input      = dinput_gdi ? &input_dinput : NULL;
+#else
+   dinput_gdi  = NULL;
+   *input      = NULL;
+#endif
+   *input_data = dinput_gdi;
+}
+
+void create_gdi_context(HWND hwnd, bool *quit)
+{
+   win32_gdi_hdc = GetDC(hwnd);
+
+   win32_setup_pixel_format(win32_gdi_hdc, false);
+
+   g_win32_inited = true;
+}
+
 static void gdi_gfx_create(gdi_t *gdi)
 {
    char os[64] = {0};
@@ -65,11 +199,10 @@ static void *gdi_gfx_init(const video_info_t *video,
       input_driver_t **input, void **input_data)
 {
    unsigned full_x, full_y;
-   gfx_ctx_input_t inp;
-   gfx_ctx_mode_t mode;
    void *ctx_data                       = NULL;
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx_driver   = NULL;
-   unsigned win_width = 0, win_height   = 0;
+   unsigned mode_width = 0, mode_height = 0;
+   unsigned win_width  = 0, win_height  = 0;
    unsigned temp_width = 0, temp_height = 0;
    settings_t *settings                 = config_get_ptr();
    bool video_font_enable               = settings->bools.video_font_enable;
@@ -93,28 +226,15 @@ static void *gdi_gfx_init(const video_info_t *video,
       gdi->video_pitch                  = video->width * 2;
 
    gdi_gfx_create(gdi);
-
-   ctx_driver = video_context_driver_init_first(gdi,
-         settings->arrays.video_context_driver,
-         GFX_CTX_GDI_API, 1, 0, false, &ctx_data);
-   if (!ctx_driver)
+   if (!gfx_ctx_gdi_init())
       goto error;
 
-   if (ctx_data)
-      gdi->ctx_data = ctx_data;
+   gfx_ctx_gdi_get_video_size(&mode_width, &mode_height);
 
-   gdi->ctx_driver  = ctx_driver;
-
-   video_context_driver_set((const gfx_ctx_driver_t*)ctx_driver);
-
-   RARCH_LOG("[GDI]: Found GDI context: %s\n", ctx_driver->ident);
-
-   video_context_driver_get_video_size(&mode);
-
-   full_x      = mode.width;
-   full_y      = mode.height;
-   mode.width  = 0;
-   mode.height = 0;
+   full_x      = mode_width;
+   full_y      = mode_height;
+   mode_width  = 0;
+   mode_height = 0;
 
    RARCH_LOG("[GDI]: Detecting screen resolution %ux%u.\n", full_x, full_y);
 
@@ -127,22 +247,22 @@ static void *gdi_gfx_init(const video_info_t *video,
       win_height = full_y;
    }
 
-   mode.width      = win_width;
-   mode.height     = win_height;
-   mode.fullscreen = video->fullscreen;
+   mode_width      = win_width;
+   mode_height     = win_height;
 
-   if (!video_context_driver_set_video_mode(&mode))
+   if (!gfx_ctx_gdi_set_video_mode(mode_width,
+            mode_height, video->fullscreen))
       goto error;
 
-   mode.width     = 0;
-   mode.height    = 0;
+   mode_width     = 0;
+   mode_height    = 0;
 
-   video_context_driver_get_video_size(&mode);
+   gfx_ctx_gdi_get_video_size(&mode_width, &mode_height);
 
-   temp_width     = mode.width;
-   temp_height    = mode.height;
-   mode.width     = 0;
-   mode.height    = 0;
+   temp_width     = mode_width;
+   temp_height    = mode_height;
+   mode_width     = 0;
+   mode_height    = 0;
 
    /* Get real known video size, which might have been altered by context. */
 
@@ -153,10 +273,7 @@ static void *gdi_gfx_init(const video_info_t *video,
 
    RARCH_LOG("[GDI]: Using resolution %ux%u\n", temp_width, temp_height);
 
-   inp.input      = input;
-   inp.input_data = input_data;
-
-   video_context_driver_input_driver(&inp);
+   gfx_ctx_gdi_input_driver(input, input_data);
 
    if (video_font_enable)
       font_driver_init_osd(gdi,
@@ -170,7 +287,7 @@ static void *gdi_gfx_init(const video_info_t *video,
    return gdi;
 
 error:
-   video_context_driver_destroy();
+   gfx_ctx_gdi_destroy();
    if (gdi)
       free(gdi);
    return NULL;
@@ -181,7 +298,8 @@ static bool gdi_gfx_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
       unsigned pitch, const char *msg, video_frame_info_t *video_info)
 {
    BITMAPINFO *info;
-   gfx_ctx_mode_t mode;
+   unsigned mode_width       = 0;
+   unsigned mode_height      = 0;
    const void *frame_to_copy = frame;
    unsigned width            = 0;
    unsigned height           = 0;
@@ -276,10 +394,10 @@ static bool gdi_gfx_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
       }
    }
 
-   video_context_driver_get_video_size(&mode);
+   gfx_ctx_gdi_get_video_size(&mode_width, &mode_height);
 
-   gdi->screen_width           = mode.width;
-   gdi->screen_height          = mode.height;
+   gdi->screen_width           = mode_width;
+   gdi->screen_height          = mode_height;
 
    info                        = (BITMAPINFO*)
       calloc(1, sizeof(*info) + (3 * sizeof(RGBQUAD)));
@@ -350,9 +468,7 @@ static bool gdi_gfx_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
 
    InvalidateRect(hwnd, NULL, false);
 
-   if (gdi->ctx_driver->update_window_title)
-      gdi->ctx_driver->update_window_title(
-            gdi->ctx_data);
+   gfx_ctx_gdi_update_title();
 
    return true;
 }
@@ -368,12 +484,11 @@ static bool gdi_gfx_alive(void *data)
    bool quit            = false;
    bool resize          = false;
    bool ret             = false;
-   gdi_t *gdi           = (gdi_t*)data;
 
    /* Needed because some context drivers don't track their sizes */
    video_driver_get_size(&temp_width, &temp_height);
 
-   gdi->ctx_driver->check_window(gdi->ctx_data,
+   win32_check_window(
             &quit, &resize, &temp_width, &temp_height);
 
    ret = !quit;
@@ -440,7 +555,7 @@ static void gdi_gfx_free(void *data)
    }
 
    font_driver_free_osd();
-   video_context_driver_free();
+   gfx_ctx_gdi_destroy();
    free(gdi);
 }
 
@@ -495,13 +610,7 @@ static void gdi_set_texture_frame(void *data,
 static void gdi_set_video_mode(void *data, unsigned width, unsigned height,
       bool fullscreen)
 {
-   gfx_ctx_mode_t mode;
-
-   mode.width      = width;
-   mode.height     = height;
-   mode.fullscreen = fullscreen;
-
-   video_context_driver_set_video_mode(&mode);
+   gfx_ctx_gdi_set_video_mode(width, height, fullscreen);
 }
 
 static uintptr_t gdi_load_texture(void *video_data, void *data,
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/gdi_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/gdi_ctx.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 154d07bb09..0000000000
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/gdi_ctx.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,263 +0,0 @@
-/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
- *  Copyright (C) 2010-2014 - Hans-Kristian Arntzen
- *  Copyright (C) 2011-2017 - Daniel De Matteis
- *  Copyright (C) 2016-2019 - Brad Parker
- *
- *  RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
- *  of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
- *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *  RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
- *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
- *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-/* Win32/GDI context. */
-
-/* necessary for mingw32 multimon defines: */
-#ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
-#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500 /*_WIN32_WINNT_WIN2K */
-#endif
-
-#include <string.h>
-#include <math.h>
-
-#include <windows.h>
-#include <commdlg.h>
-
-#include <string/stdstring.h>
-
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include "../../config.h"
-#endif
-
-#include "../../dynamic.h"
-#include "../../configuration.h"
-#include "../../retroarch.h"
-#include "../../verbosity.h"
-#include "../../frontend/frontend_driver.h"
-
-#include "../common/win32_common.h"
-
-static HDC   win32_gdi_hdc;
-
-static unsigned         win32_gdi_major       = 0;
-static unsigned         win32_gdi_minor       = 0;
-static int              win32_gdi_interval    = 0;
-static enum gfx_ctx_api win32_gdi_api         = GFX_CTX_NONE;
-
-typedef struct gfx_ctx_gdi_data
-{
-   void *empty;
-} gfx_ctx_gdi_data_t;
-
-static void *dinput_gdi;
-
-static void gfx_ctx_gdi_update_title(void *data)
-{
-   const ui_window_t *window      = ui_companion_driver_get_window_ptr();
-   char title[128];
-
-   title[0] = '\0';
-
-   video_driver_get_window_title(title, sizeof(title));
-
-   if (window && title[0])
-      window->set_title(&main_window, title);
-}
-
-static void gfx_ctx_gdi_get_video_size(void *data,
-      unsigned *width, unsigned *height)
-{
-   HWND         window  = win32_get_window();
-
-   (void)data;
-
-   if (!window)
-   {
-      RECT mon_rect;
-      MONITORINFOEX current_mon;
-      unsigned mon_id           = 0;
-      HMONITOR hm_to_use        = NULL;
-
-      win32_monitor_info(&current_mon, &hm_to_use, &mon_id);
-      mon_rect = current_mon.rcMonitor;
-      *width  = mon_rect.right - mon_rect.left;
-      *height = mon_rect.bottom - mon_rect.top;
-   }
-   else
-   {
-      *width  = g_win32_resize_width;
-      *height = g_win32_resize_height;
-   }
-}
-
-static void *gfx_ctx_gdi_init(void *video_driver)
-{
-   WNDCLASSEX wndclass     = {0};
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_data_t *gdi = (gfx_ctx_gdi_data_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*gdi));
-
-   if (!gdi)
-      return NULL;
-
-   if (g_win32_inited)
-      goto error;
-
-   win32_window_reset();
-   win32_monitor_init();
-
-   wndclass.lpfnWndProc   = WndProcGDI;
-   if (!win32_window_init(&wndclass, true, NULL))
-      goto error;
-
-   return gdi;
-
-error:
-   if (gdi)
-      free(gdi);
-   return NULL;
-}
-
-static void gfx_ctx_gdi_destroy(void *data)
-{
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_data_t *gdi = (gfx_ctx_gdi_data_t*)data;
-   HWND     window         = win32_get_window();
-
-   if (window && win32_gdi_hdc)
-   {
-      ReleaseDC(window, win32_gdi_hdc);
-      win32_gdi_hdc = NULL;
-   }
-
-   if (window)
-   {
-      win32_monitor_from_window();
-      win32_destroy_window();
-   }
-
-   if (g_win32_restore_desktop)
-   {
-      win32_monitor_get_info();
-      g_win32_restore_desktop     = false;
-   }
-
-   if (gdi)
-      free(gdi);
-
-   g_win32_inited                   = false;
-   win32_gdi_major                  = 0;
-   win32_gdi_minor                  = 0;
-}
-
-static bool gfx_ctx_gdi_set_video_mode(void *data,
-      unsigned width, unsigned height,
-      bool fullscreen)
-{
-   if (!win32_set_video_mode(NULL, width, height, fullscreen))
-   {
-      RARCH_ERR("[GDI]: win32_set_video_mode failed.\n");
-      gfx_ctx_gdi_destroy(data);
-      return false;
-   }
-
-   return true;
-}
-
-static void gfx_ctx_gdi_input_driver(void *data,
-      const char *joypad_name,
-      input_driver_t **input, void **input_data)
-{
-#if _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0501
-#ifdef HAVE_WINRAWINPUT
-   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
-
-   /* winraw only available since XP */
-   if (string_is_equal(settings->arrays.input_driver, "raw"))
-   {
-      *input_data = input_winraw.init(joypad_name);
-      if (*input_data)
-      {
-         *input     = &input_winraw;
-         dinput_gdi = NULL;
-         return;
-      }
-   }
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_DINPUT
-   dinput_gdi  = input_dinput.init(joypad_name);
-   *input      = dinput_gdi ? &input_dinput : NULL;
-#else
-   dinput_gdi  = NULL;
-   *input      = NULL;
-#endif
-   *input_data = dinput_gdi;
-}
-
-static bool gfx_ctx_gdi_bind_api(void *data,
-      enum gfx_ctx_api api, unsigned major, unsigned minor)
-{
-   (void)data;
-
-   win32_gdi_major = major;
-   win32_gdi_minor = minor;
-   win32_gdi_api   = api;
-
-   return true;
-}
-
-static void gfx_ctx_gdi_check_window(void *data, bool *quit,
-      bool *resize, unsigned *width, unsigned *height) { win32_check_window(quit, resize, width, height); }
-static bool gfx_ctx_gdi_set_resize(void *data, unsigned width, unsigned height) { return false; }
-static enum gfx_ctx_api gfx_ctx_gdi_get_api(void *data) { return win32_gdi_api; }
-static void gfx_ctx_gdi_swap_interval(void *data, int interval) { }
-static void gfx_ctx_gdi_set_flags(void *data, uint32_t flags) { }
-static uint32_t gfx_ctx_gdi_get_flags(void *data) { return 0; }
-static void gfx_ctx_gdi_swap_buffers(void *data) { SwapBuffers(win32_gdi_hdc); }
-
-void create_gdi_context(HWND hwnd, bool *quit)
-{
-   win32_gdi_hdc = GetDC(hwnd);
-
-   win32_setup_pixel_format(win32_gdi_hdc, false);
-
-   g_win32_inited = true;
-}
-
-const gfx_ctx_driver_t gfx_ctx_gdi = {
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_init,
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_destroy,
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_get_api,
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_bind_api,
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_swap_interval,
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_set_video_mode,
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_get_video_size,
-   NULL, /* get_refresh_rate */
-   NULL, /* get_video_output_size */
-   NULL, /* get_video_output_prev */
-   NULL, /* get_video_output_next */
-   win32_get_metrics,
-   NULL,
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_update_title,
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_check_window,
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_set_resize,
-   win32_has_focus,
-   win32_suppress_screensaver,
-   true, /* has_windowed */
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_swap_buffers,
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_input_driver,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   win32_show_cursor,
-   "gdi",
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_get_flags,
-   gfx_ctx_gdi_set_flags,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL
-};
diff --git a/griffin/griffin.c b/griffin/griffin.c
index de299c472b..c6017e260f 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -231,12 +231,6 @@ VIDEO CONTEXT
 #include "../gfx/drivers_context/wgl_ctx.c"
 #endif
 
-#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX) && !defined(__WINRT__)
-#ifdef HAVE_GDI
-#include "../gfx/drivers_context/gdi_ctx.c"
-#endif
-#endif
-
 #include "../gfx/display_servers/dispserv_win32.c"
 
 #if defined(HAVE_FFMPEG)
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 3e5b80b76c..94ce38cd5a 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -642,11 +642,6 @@ static const gfx_ctx_driver_t *gfx_ctx_drivers[] = {
 #if defined(HAVE_VULKAN) && defined(HAVE_VULKAN_DISPLAY)
    &gfx_ctx_khr_display,
 #endif
-#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX) && !defined(__WINRT__)
-#ifdef HAVE_GDI
-   &gfx_ctx_gdi,
-#endif
-#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_NETWORK_VIDEO
    &gfx_ctx_network,
 #endif