diff --git a/dlls/d3d9/device.c b/dlls/d3d9/device.c
index f9d37ae8a95..880e90a2ffe 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d9/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d9/device.c
@@ -3776,10 +3776,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI d3d9_device_SetIndices(IDirect3DDevice9Ex *iface, IDirect3
     wined3d_mutex_lock();
     wined3d_stateblock_set_index_buffer(device->update_state, wined3d_buffer, ib ? ib->format : WINED3DFMT_UNKNOWN);
     if (!device->recording)
-    {
-        wined3d_device_set_index_buffer(device->wined3d_device, wined3d_buffer, ib ? ib->format : WINED3DFMT_UNKNOWN, 0);
         device->sysmem_ib = ib && ib->draw_buffer;
-    }
     wined3d_mutex_unlock();
 
     return D3D_OK;