diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/D3DUtil.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/D3DUtil.cpp
index 9cc2dd19ba..f94ebc08f2 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/D3DUtil.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/D3DUtil.cpp
@@ -188,19 +188,6 @@ const int TS[6][2] =
 	{D3DTSS_ALPHAARG2, D3DTA_DIFFUSE },
 };
 
-bool DXCheck( std::wstring& msg )
-{
-	HINSTANCE hDll = LoadLibrary(StringFromFormat( _T("d3dx9_%d.dll"), D3DX_SDK_VERSION).c_str());
-	if( !hDll )
-	{
-		msg = _T("Please make sure that you have the latest version of DirectX correctly installed.");
-		return false;
-	} else
-		msg = _T("DirectX is up to date and ready to be used!");
-	FreeLibrary( hDll );
-	return true;
-}
-
 static LPDIRECT3DPIXELSHADER9 ps_old = NULL;
 static LPDIRECT3DVERTEXSHADER9 vs_old = NULL;
 
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/D3DUtil.h b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/D3DUtil.h
index 4d535aa55d..fe7adb214d 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/D3DUtil.h
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/D3DUtil.h
@@ -80,5 +80,4 @@ namespace D3D
 	void drawClearQuad(u32 Color,float z,IDirect3DPixelShader9 *PShader,IDirect3DVertexShader9 *Vshader);
 	void SaveRenderStates();
 	void RestoreRenderStates();
-	bool DXCheck(std::wstring&);
 }
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/DlgSettings.h b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/DlgSettings.h
index dba28f09bf..6fcf6e2261 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/DlgSettings.h
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/DlgSettings.h
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ class GFXConfigDialogDX : public wxDialog
 	public:
 		GFXConfigDialogDX(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id = 1,
 #ifdef DEBUGFAST
-			const wxString &title = wxT("DX (DEBUGFAST) Plugin Configuration"),
+			const wxString &title = wxT("DX9 (DEBUGFAST) Plugin Configuration"),
 #else
 #ifndef _DEBUG
-			const wxString &title = wxT("DX Plugin Configuration"),
+			const wxString &title = wxT("DX9 Plugin Configuration"),
 #else
-			const wxString &title = wxT("DX (DEBUG) Plugin Configuration"),
+			const wxString &title = wxT("DX9 (DEBUG) Plugin Configuration"),
 #endif
 #endif
 			const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/main.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/main.cpp
index 04a1730b1c..be548020be 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/main.cpp
@@ -245,15 +245,6 @@ void Initialize(void *init)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	std::wstring msg;
-	if( !D3D::DXCheck(msg) )
-	{
-		msg.insert( 0, _T("Unable to initialize Direct3D. ") );
-		msg.append( _T("\n\nHave a nice crash. :P") );
-		MessageBox( (HWND)g_VideoInitialize.pWindowHandle, msg.c_str(), _T("Critical Error"), MB_ICONERROR|MB_OK );
-		ShellExecute( NULL, NULL, _T("http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3"), NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL );
-	}
-
 	g_VideoInitialize.pPeekMessages = &Callback_PeekMessages;
 	g_VideoInitialize.pUpdateFPSDisplay = &UpdateFPSDisplay;