diff --git a/dlls/d3d8/buffer.c b/dlls/d3d8/buffer.c
index 558583d752d..626d74e964c 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d8/buffer.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d8/buffer.c
@@ -586,8 +586,6 @@ HRESULT indexbuffer_init(struct d3d8_indexbuffer *buffer, struct d3d8_device *de
 
     desc.byte_width = size;
     desc.usage = (usage & WINED3DUSAGE_MASK) | WINED3DUSAGE_STATICDECL;
-    if (pool == D3DPOOL_SCRATCH)
-        desc.usage |= WINED3DUSAGE_SCRATCH;
     desc.bind_flags = WINED3D_BIND_INDEX_BUFFER;
     desc.access = wined3daccess_from_d3dpool(pool, usage)
             | WINED3D_RESOURCE_ACCESS_MAP_R | WINED3D_RESOURCE_ACCESS_MAP_W;