diff --git a/dlls/quartz/vmr9.c b/dlls/quartz/vmr9.c
index 4bde811c6d7..f992f1136c7 100644
--- a/dlls/quartz/vmr9.c
+++ b/dlls/quartz/vmr9.c
@@ -2987,8 +2987,6 @@ static IDirect3D9 *init_d3d9(HMODULE d3d9_handle)
 static HRESULT VMR9DefaultAllocatorPresenterImpl_create(struct quartz_vmr *parent, LPVOID * ppv)
 {
     struct default_presenter *object;
-    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
-    int i;
 
     if (!(object = calloc(1, sizeof(*object))))
         return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
@@ -3001,24 +2999,6 @@ static HRESULT VMR9DefaultAllocatorPresenterImpl_create(struct quartz_vmr *paren
         return VFW_E_DDRAW_CAPS_NOT_SUITABLE;
     }
 
-    i = 0;
-    do
-    {
-        D3DDISPLAYMODE mode;
-
-        hr = IDirect3D9_EnumAdapterModes(object->d3d9_ptr, i++, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8, 0, &mode);
-	if (hr == D3DERR_INVALIDCALL) break; /* out of adapters */
-    } while (FAILED(hr));
-    if (FAILED(hr))
-        ERR("HR: %08x\n", hr);
-    if (hr == D3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE)
-    {
-        ERR("Format not supported\n");
-        IDirect3D9_Release(object->d3d9_ptr);
-        free(object);
-        return VFW_E_DDRAW_CAPS_NOT_SUITABLE;
-    }
-
     object->IVMRImagePresenter9_iface.lpVtbl = &VMR9_ImagePresenter;
     object->IVMRSurfaceAllocator9_iface.lpVtbl = &VMR9_SurfaceAllocator;