diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/Common/GSDevice.h b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/Common/GSDevice.h
index 8b7d3be416..e299da88f6 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/Common/GSDevice.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/Common/GSDevice.h
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ public:
 	virtual void ClearDepth(GSTexture* t) {}
 	virtual void ClearStencil(GSTexture* t, uint8 c) {}
 
-	virtual GSTexture* CreateRenderTarget(int w, int h, int format = 0);
-	virtual GSTexture* CreateDepthStencil(int w, int h, int format = 0);
-	virtual GSTexture* CreateTexture(int w, int h, int format = 0);
-	virtual GSTexture* CreateOffscreen(int w, int h, int format = 0);
+	GSTexture* CreateRenderTarget(int w, int h, int format = 0);
+	GSTexture* CreateDepthStencil(int w, int h, int format = 0);
+	GSTexture* CreateTexture(int w, int h, int format = 0);
+	GSTexture* CreateOffscreen(int w, int h, int format = 0);
 
 	virtual GSTexture* CopyOffscreen(GSTexture* src, const GSVector4& sRect, int w, int h, int format = 0, int ps_shader = 0) {return NULL;}
 
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/DX11/GSDevice11.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/DX11/GSDevice11.cpp
index 9f5e997355..41d21fcc1b 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/DX11/GSDevice11.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/DX11/GSDevice11.cpp
@@ -712,29 +712,12 @@ GSTexture* GSDevice11::CreateSurface(int type, int w, int h, int format)
 
 GSTexture* GSDevice11::FetchSurface(int type, int w, int h, int format)
 {
+	if (format == 0)
+		format = (type == GSTexture::DepthStencil) ? DXGI_FORMAT_R32G8X24_TYPELESS : DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
+
 	return __super::FetchSurface(type, w, h, format);
 }
 
-GSTexture* GSDevice11::CreateRenderTarget(int w, int h, int format)
-{
-	return __super::CreateRenderTarget(w, h, format ? format : DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM);
-}
-
-GSTexture* GSDevice11::CreateDepthStencil(int w, int h, int format)
-{
-	return __super::CreateDepthStencil(w, h, format ? format : DXGI_FORMAT_R32G8X24_TYPELESS);
-}
-
-GSTexture* GSDevice11::CreateTexture(int w, int h, int format)
-{
-	return __super::CreateTexture(w, h, format ? format : DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM);
-}
-
-GSTexture* GSDevice11::CreateOffscreen(int w, int h, int format)
-{
-	return __super::CreateOffscreen(w, h, format ? format : DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM);
-}
-
 GSTexture* GSDevice11::CopyOffscreen(GSTexture* src, const GSVector4& sRect, int w, int h, int format, int ps_shader)
 {
 	GSTexture* dst = NULL;
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/DX11/GSDevice11.h b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/DX11/GSDevice11.h
index 7c69f43824..317731d95d 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/DX11/GSDevice11.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/DX11/GSDevice11.h
@@ -483,11 +483,6 @@ public:
 	void ClearDepth(GSTexture* t) final;
 	void ClearStencil(GSTexture* t, uint8 c) final;
 
-	GSTexture* CreateRenderTarget(int w, int h, int format = 0) final;
-	GSTexture* CreateDepthStencil(int w, int h, int format = 0) final;
-	GSTexture* CreateTexture(int w, int h, int format = 0) final;
-	GSTexture* CreateOffscreen(int w, int h, int format = 0) final;
-
 	GSTexture* CopyOffscreen(GSTexture* src, const GSVector4& sRect, int w, int h, int format = 0, int ps_shader = 0) final;
 
 	void CloneTexture(GSTexture* src, GSTexture** dest);
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/OpenGL/GSDeviceOGL.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/OpenGL/GSDeviceOGL.cpp
index 8419fb1984..4570af6e59 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/OpenGL/GSDeviceOGL.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/OpenGL/GSDeviceOGL.cpp
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ GSTexture* GSDeviceOGL::CreateSurface(int type, int w, int h, int fmt)
 
 GSTexture* GSDeviceOGL::FetchSurface(int type, int w, int h, int format)
 {
+	if (format == 0)
+		format = (type == GSTexture::DepthStencil) ? GL_DEPTH32F_STENCIL8 : GL_RGBA8;
+
 	GSTexture* t = GSDevice::FetchSurface(type, w, h, format);
 
 
@@ -1178,26 +1181,6 @@ void GSDeviceOGL::SelfShaderTest()
 	SelfShaderTestPrint(test, nb_shader);
 }
 
-GSTexture* GSDeviceOGL::CreateRenderTarget(int w, int h, int format)
-{
-	return GSDevice::CreateRenderTarget(w, h, format ? format : GL_RGBA8);
-}
-
-GSTexture* GSDeviceOGL::CreateDepthStencil(int w, int h, int format)
-{
-	return GSDevice::CreateDepthStencil(w, h, format ? format : GL_DEPTH32F_STENCIL8);
-}
-
-GSTexture* GSDeviceOGL::CreateTexture(int w, int h, int format)
-{
-	return GSDevice::CreateTexture(w, h, format ? format : GL_RGBA8);
-}
-
-GSTexture* GSDeviceOGL::CreateOffscreen(int w, int h, int format)
-{
-	return GSDevice::CreateOffscreen(w, h, format ? format : GL_RGBA8);
-}
-
 // blit a texture into an offscreen buffer
 GSTexture* GSDeviceOGL::CopyOffscreen(GSTexture* src, const GSVector4& sRect, int w, int h, int format, int ps_shader)
 {
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/OpenGL/GSDeviceOGL.h b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/OpenGL/GSDeviceOGL.h
index bf9c485a34..fa73bec39d 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/OpenGL/GSDeviceOGL.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/OpenGL/GSDeviceOGL.h
@@ -534,10 +534,6 @@ public:
 	void ClearDepth(GSTexture* t) final;
 	void ClearStencil(GSTexture* t, uint8 c) final;
 
-	GSTexture* CreateRenderTarget(int w, int h, int format = 0) final;
-	GSTexture* CreateDepthStencil(int w, int h, int format = 0) final;
-	GSTexture* CreateTexture(int w, int h, int format = 0) final;
-	GSTexture* CreateOffscreen(int w, int h, int format = 0) final;
 	void InitPrimDateTexture(GSTexture* rt, const GSVector4i& area);
 	void RecycleDateTexture();