diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSLinuxDialog.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSLinuxDialog.cpp
index 0e9d9d77c6..62a3d73789 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSLinuxDialog.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSLinuxDialog.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ void populate_shader_table(GtkWidget* shader_table)
 void populate_hack_table(GtkWidget* hack_table)
 {
 	GtkWidget* hack_alpha_check    = CreateCheckBox("Alpha Hack", "UserHacks_AlphaHack");
-	GtkWidget* hack_date_check     = CreateCheckBox("Date Hack", "UserHacks_DateGL4");
 	GtkWidget* hack_offset_check   = CreateCheckBox("Offset Hack", "UserHacks_HalfPixelOffset");
 	GtkWidget* hack_skipdraw_label = gtk_label_new("Skipdraw:");
 	GtkWidget* hack_skipdraw_spin  = CreateSpinButton(0, 1000, "UserHacks_SkipDraw");
@@ -413,8 +412,8 @@ void populate_hack_table(GtkWidget* hack_table)
 	GtkWidget* stretch_hack_label  = gtk_label_new("Align Sprite Texture:");
 
 	// Reuse windows helper string :)
+	gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(auto_skip_check, dialog_message(IDC_AUTO_SKIP));
 	gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(hack_alpha_check, dialog_message(IDC_ALPHAHACK));
-	gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(hack_date_check, "Disable opengl barrier for performance with DATE operation");
 	gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(hack_offset_check, dialog_message(IDC_TCOFFSETX));
 	gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(hack_skipdraw_label, dialog_message(IDC_SKIPDRAWHACK));
 	gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(hack_skipdraw_spin, dialog_message(IDC_SKIPDRAWHACK));
@@ -433,9 +432,8 @@ void populate_hack_table(GtkWidget* hack_table)
 	s_table_line = 0;
 	InsertWidgetInTable(hack_table , hack_enble_check);
 	InsertWidgetInTable(hack_table , hack_alpha_check    , hack_offset_check);
-	InsertWidgetInTable(hack_table , hack_logz_check     , hack_date_check);
+	InsertWidgetInTable(hack_table , hack_logz_check     , auto_skip_check);
 	InsertWidgetInTable(hack_table , hack_wild_check     , align_sprite_check);
-	InsertWidgetInTable(hack_table , auto_skip_check);
 	InsertWidgetInTable(hack_table , hack_sprite_label   , hack_sprite_box );
 	InsertWidgetInTable(hack_table , stretch_hack_label  , stretch_hack_box );
 	InsertWidgetInTable(hack_table , hack_skipdraw_label , hack_skipdraw_spin);
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.cpp
index 04691d14e1..830c55b5fa 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ GSRendererOGL::GSRendererOGL()
 
 	UserHacks_AlphaHack      = theApp.GetConfig("UserHacks_AlphaHack", 0);
 	UserHacks_AlphaStencil   = theApp.GetConfig("UserHacks_AlphaStencil", 0);
-	UserHacks_DateGL4        = theApp.GetConfig("UserHacks_DateGL4", 0);
 	UserHacks_TCOffset       = theApp.GetConfig("UserHacks_TCOffset", 0);
 	UserHacks_TCO_x          = (UserHacks_TCOffset & 0xFFFF) / -1000.0f;
 	UserHacks_TCO_y          = ((UserHacks_TCOffset >> 16) & 0xFFFF) / -1000.0f;
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ GSRendererOGL::GSRendererOGL()
 	if (!theApp.GetConfig("UserHacks", 0)) {
 		UserHacks_AlphaHack      = false;
 		UserHacks_AlphaStencil   = false;
-		UserHacks_DateGL4        = false;
 		UserHacks_TCOffset       = 0;
 		UserHacks_TCO_x          = 0;
 		UserHacks_TCO_y          = 0;
@@ -690,8 +688,7 @@ void GSRendererOGL::DrawPrims(GSTexture* rt, GSTexture* ds, GSTextureCache::Sour
 		dev->SetupPS(ps_sel);
 
 		// Be sure that first pass is finished !
-		if (!UserHacks_DateGL4)
-			dev->Barrier(GL_SHADER_IMAGE_ACCESS_BARRIER_BIT);
+		dev->Barrier(GL_SHADER_IMAGE_ACCESS_BARRIER_BIT);
 
 		GL_POP();
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.h b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.h
index 5e2781cf82..e1cf6ee39d 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class GSRendererOGL : public GSRendererHW
 
 		bool UserHacks_AlphaHack;
 		bool UserHacks_AlphaStencil;
-		bool UserHacks_DateGL4;
 		unsigned int UserHacks_TCOffset;
 		float UserHacks_TCO_x, UserHacks_TCO_y;