diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GS.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GS.cpp
index 298a3e8927..3c533db577 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GS.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GS.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ extern bool RunLinuxDialog();
 static GSRenderer* s_gs = NULL;
 static void (*s_irq)() = NULL;
 static uint8* s_basemem = NULL;
-static int s_renderer = -1;
 static bool s_framelimit = true;
 static bool s_vsync = false;
 static bool s_exclusive = true;
@@ -155,8 +154,6 @@ EXPORT_C GSshutdown()
 
 	s_gs = NULL;
 
-	s_renderer = -1;
-
 #ifdef _WINDOWS
 
 	if(SUCCEEDED(s_hr))
@@ -214,16 +211,8 @@ static int _GSopen(void** dsp, char* title, int renderer, int threads = -1)
 
 	try
 	{
-		if(s_renderer != renderer)
-		{
-			// Emulator has made a render change request, which requires a completely
-			// new s_gs -- if the emu doesn't save/restore the GS state across this
-			// GSopen call then they'll get corrupted graphics, but that's not my problem.
-
-			delete s_gs;
-
-			s_gs = NULL;
-		}
+		delete s_gs;
+		s_gs = NULL;
 
 		switch(renderer)
 		{
@@ -281,8 +270,6 @@ static int _GSopen(void** dsp, char* title, int renderer, int threads = -1)
 			}
 			if (s_gs == NULL)
 				return -1;
-
-			s_renderer = renderer;
 		}
 
 		if (s_gs->m_wnd == NULL)