diff --git a/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.cpp b/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.cpp
index f8763544d8..a106f8aa8a 100644
--- a/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.cpp
+++ b/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.cpp
@@ -233,9 +233,6 @@ static void *xdk_d3d_init(const video_info_t *video, const input_driver_t **inpu
    d3d->d3d_render_device->SetTransform(D3DTS_WORLD, &mat);
    d3d->d3d_render_device->SetTransform(D3DTS_VIEW, &mat);
 
-   	//Create a temporary surface
-   d3d->d3d_render_device->CreateImageSurface(512, 512, D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8, &d3d->lpSurface);
-
    d3d->d3d_render_device->CreateTexture(512, 512, 1, 0, D3DFMT_LIN_X1R5G5B5, 0, &d3d->lpTexture);
    D3DLOCKED_RECT d3dlr;
    d3d->lpTexture->LockRect(0, &d3dlr, NULL, 0);
diff --git a/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.h b/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.h
index 4b35883b85..7cf119a642 100644
--- a/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.h
+++ b/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ typedef struct xdk_d3d_video
    D3DTexture lpTexture_ot_as16srgb;
    LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE_PTR lpTexture_ot;
    D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS d3dpp;
-   LPDIRECT3DSURFACE_PTR lpSurface;
 } xdk_d3d_video_t;
 
 #endif