diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererHW.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererHW.cpp
index 18a6a67ac3..90912fbc9e 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererHW.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererHW.cpp
@@ -1317,17 +1317,7 @@ bool GSRendererHW::OI_SpyroNewBeginning(GSTexture* rt, GSTexture* ds, GSTextureC
 	uint32 FBP = m_context->FRAME.Block();
 	uint32 FPSM = m_context->FRAME.PSM;
 
-	if(!PRIM->TME)
-	{
-		if(FPSM == PSM_PSMCT24 && (FBP == 0x02800 || FBP == 0x02bc0))	//0x2800 pal, 0x2bc0 ntsc
-		{
-			//half height buffer clear
-			m_dev->ClearDepth(ds);
-
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-	else if(PRIM->TME)
+	if(PRIM->TME)
 	{
 		if((FBP == 0x0 || FBP == 0x01180) && FPSM == PSM_PSMCT32 && (m_vt.m_eq.z && m_vt.m_min.p.z == 0))
 		{
@@ -1343,17 +1333,7 @@ bool GSRendererHW::OI_SpyroEternalNight(GSTexture* rt, GSTexture* ds, GSTextureC
 	uint32 FBP = m_context->FRAME.Block();
 	uint32 FPSM = m_context->FRAME.PSM;
 
-	if(!PRIM->TME)
-	{
-		if(FPSM == PSM_PSMCT24 && FBP == 0x2bc0)
-		{
-			//half height buffer clear
-			m_dev->ClearDepth(ds);
-
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-	else if(PRIM->TME)
+	if(PRIM->TME)
 	{
 		if((FBP == 0x0 || FBP == 0x01180) && FPSM == PSM_PSMCT32 && (m_vt.m_eq.z && m_vt.m_min.p.z == 0))
 		{