diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/device.c b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
index 2962d6db888..27de1b3a059 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/device.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
@@ -5746,7 +5746,7 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI  IWineD3DDeviceImpl_UpdateSurface(IWineD3DDevice *iface,
     WINED3DPOOL       srcPool, destPool;
     int offset    = 0;
     int rowoffset = 0; /* how many bytes to add onto the end of a row to wraparound to the beginning of the next */
-    glDescriptor *glDescription = NULL;
+    glDescriptor *glDescription;
     const struct GlPixelFormatDesc *src_format_desc, *dst_format_desc;
     GLenum dummy;
     int sampler;
@@ -5807,7 +5807,7 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI  IWineD3DDeviceImpl_UpdateSurface(IWineD3DDevice *iface,
     surface_internal_preload(pDestinationSurface, SRGB_RGB);
     IWineD3DSurface_BindTexture(pDestinationSurface, FALSE);
 
-    IWineD3DSurface_GetGlDesc(pDestinationSurface, &glDescription);
+    glDescription = &((IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)pDestinationSurface)->glDescription;
 
     src_format_desc = ((IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)pSrcSurface)->resource.format_desc;
     dst_format_desc = ((IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)pDestinationSurface)->resource.format_desc;
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
index 6909627c390..9328e82b527 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
@@ -914,13 +914,6 @@ static void WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_UnLoad(IWineD3DSurface *iface) {
    IWineD3DSurface IWineD3DSurface parts follow
    ****************************************************** */
 
-static void WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetGlDesc(IWineD3DSurface *iface, glDescriptor **glDescription)
-{
-    IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This = (IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)iface;
-    TRACE("(%p) : returning %p\n", This, &This->glDescription);
-    *glDescription = &This->glDescription;
-}
-
 /* Read the framebuffer back into the surface */
 static void read_from_framebuffer(IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This, CONST RECT *rect, void *dest, UINT pitch) {
     IWineD3DSwapChainImpl *swapchain;
@@ -5082,7 +5075,6 @@ const IWineD3DSurfaceVtbl IWineD3DSurface_Vtbl =
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_BindTexture,
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_SaveSnapshot,
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_SetContainer,
-    IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetGlDesc,
     IWineD3DBaseSurfaceImpl_GetData,
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_SetFormat,
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_PrivateSetup,
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/surface_gdi.c b/dlls/wined3d/surface_gdi.c
index 9e1a5dec2ce..39f00ccc579 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/surface_gdi.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/surface_gdi.c
@@ -547,12 +547,6 @@ IWineGDISurfaceImpl_PrivateSetup(IWineD3DSurface *iface)
     return WINED3D_OK;
 }
 
-static void WINAPI IWineGDISurfaceImpl_GetGlDesc(IWineD3DSurface *iface, glDescriptor **glDescription) {
-    IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This = (IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)iface;
-    FIXME("(%p) : Should not be called on a GDI surface\n", This);
-    *glDescription = NULL;
-}
-
 static HRESULT WINAPI IWineGDISurfaceImpl_SetMem(IWineD3DSurface *iface, void *Mem) {
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This = (IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *) iface;
 
@@ -682,7 +676,6 @@ const IWineD3DSurfaceVtbl IWineGDISurface_Vtbl =
     IWineD3DBaseSurfaceImpl_BindTexture,
     IWineGDISurfaceImpl_SaveSnapshot,
     IWineD3DBaseSurfaceImpl_SetContainer,
-    IWineGDISurfaceImpl_GetGlDesc,
     IWineD3DBaseSurfaceImpl_GetData,
     IWineD3DBaseSurfaceImpl_SetFormat,
     IWineGDISurfaceImpl_PrivateSetup,
diff --git a/include/wine/wined3d.idl b/include/wine/wined3d.idl
index 0f51b8e030f..3cc9d2cd8c0 100644
--- a/include/wine/wined3d.idl
+++ b/include/wine/wined3d.idl
@@ -2532,9 +2532,6 @@ interface IWineD3DSurface : IWineD3DResource
     HRESULT SetContainer(
         [in] IWineD3DBase *container
     );
-    void GetGlDesc(
-        [out] glDescriptor **desc
-    );
     const void *GetData(
     );
     HRESULT SetFormat(