diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
index 1c7d9e397b8..6665a420131 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
@@ -2170,8 +2170,7 @@ static BOOL CheckTextureCapability(UINT Adapter, WINED3DFORMAT CheckFormat)
          * MAKEFOURCC('I','N','S','T') is used. Should a (broken) app check for this provide a proper return value.
          * We can do instancing with all shader versions, but we need vertex shaders.
          *
-         * Additionally applications have to set the D3DRS_POINTSIZE render state to
-MAKEFOURCC('I','N','S','T') once
+         * Additionally applications have to set the D3DRS_POINTSIZE render state to MAKEFOURCC('I','N','S','T') once
          * to enable instancing. WineD3D doesn't need that and just ignores it.
          *
          * With Shader Model 3.0 capable cards Instancing 'just works' in Windows.
@@ -2556,155 +2555,6 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DImpl_CheckDeviceFormat(IWineD3D *iface, UINT Adapt
         return WINED3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE;
     }
 
-    switch (CheckFormat) {
-
-        /*****
-         *  supported: RGB(A) formats
-         */
-        case WINED3DFMT_R8G8B8: /* Enable for dx7, blacklisted for 8 and 9 above */
-        case WINED3DFMT_A8R8G8B8:
-        case WINED3DFMT_X8R8G8B8:
-        case WINED3DFMT_R5G6B5:
-        case WINED3DFMT_X1R5G5B5:
-        case WINED3DFMT_A1R5G5B5:
-        case WINED3DFMT_A4R4G4B4:
-        case WINED3DFMT_R3G3B2:
-        case WINED3DFMT_A8:
-        case WINED3DFMT_X4R4G4B4:
-        case WINED3DFMT_A8B8G8R8:
-        case WINED3DFMT_X8B8G8R8:
-        case WINED3DFMT_A2R10G10B10:
-        case WINED3DFMT_A2B10G10R10:
-        case WINED3DFMT_G16R16:
-            TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[OK]\n");
-            return WINED3D_OK;
-
-        /*****
-         *  supported: Palettized
-         */
-        case WINED3DFMT_P8:
-            TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[OK]\n");
-            return WINED3D_OK;
-
-        /*****
-         *  Supported: (Alpha)-Luminance
-         */
-        case WINED3DFMT_L8:
-        case WINED3DFMT_A8L8:
-        case WINED3DFMT_A4L4:
-            TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[OK]\n");
-            return WINED3D_OK;
-
-        /*****
-         *  Not supported everywhere(depends on GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap or
-         *  GL_NV_texture_shader), but advertized to make apps happy.
-         *  Enable some because games often fail when they are not available
-         *  and are still playable even without bump mapping
-         */
-        case WINED3DFMT_V8U8:
-        case WINED3DFMT_V16U16:
-        case WINED3DFMT_L6V5U5:
-        case WINED3DFMT_X8L8V8U8:
-        case WINED3DFMT_Q8W8V8U8:
-            WARN_(d3d_caps)("[Not supported, but pretended to do]\n");
-            return WINED3D_OK;
-
-        /* Those are not advertized by the nvidia windows driver, and not
-         * supported natively by GL_NV_texture_shader or GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap.
-         * WINED3DFMT_A2W10V10U10 could be loaded into shaders using the unsigned
-         * ARGB format if needed
-         */
-        case WINED3DFMT_W11V11U10:
-        case WINED3DFMT_A2W10V10U10:
-            WARN_(d3d_caps)("[FAILED]\n");
-            return WINED3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE;
-
-        case WINED3DFMT_DXT1:
-        case WINED3DFMT_DXT2:
-        case WINED3DFMT_DXT3:
-        case WINED3DFMT_DXT4:
-        case WINED3DFMT_DXT5:
-            if (GL_SUPPORT(EXT_TEXTURE_COMPRESSION_S3TC)) {
-                TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[OK]\n");
-                return WINED3D_OK;
-            } else {
-                TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[FAILED]\n");
-                return WINED3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE;
-            }
-
-
-        /*****
-         *  Odd formats - not supported
-         */
-        case WINED3DFMT_VERTEXDATA:
-        case WINED3DFMT_INDEX16:
-        case WINED3DFMT_INDEX32:
-        case WINED3DFMT_Q16W16V16U16:
-            TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[FAILED]\n"); /* Enable when implemented */
-            return WINED3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE;
-
-        /*****
-         *  WINED3DFMT_CxV8U8: Not supported right now
-         */
-        case WINED3DFMT_CxV8U8:
-            TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[FAILED]\n"); /* Enable when implemented */
-            return WINED3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE;
-
-            /* Not supported */
-        case WINED3DFMT_A16B16G16R16:
-        case WINED3DFMT_A8R3G3B2:
-            TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[FAILED]\n"); /* Enable when implemented */
-            return WINED3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE;
-
-            /* Floating point formats */
-        case WINED3DFMT_R16F:
-        case WINED3DFMT_A16B16G16R16F:
-            if(GL_SUPPORT(ARB_HALF_FLOAT_PIXEL)) {
-                TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[OK]\n");
-                return WINED3D_OK;
-            } else {
-                TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[FAILED]\n");
-                return WINED3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE;
-            }
-        case WINED3DFMT_R32F:
-        case WINED3DFMT_A32B32G32R32F:
-            if (GL_SUPPORT(ARB_TEXTURE_FLOAT)) {
-                TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[OK]\n");
-                return WINED3D_OK;
-            } else {
-                TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[FAILED]\n");
-                return WINED3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE;
-            }
-
-        case WINED3DFMT_G16R16F:
-        case WINED3DFMT_G32R32F:
-            TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[FAILED]\n");
-            return WINED3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE;
-
-        /* ATI instancing hack: Although ATI cards do not support Shader Model 3.0, they support
-         * instancing. To query if the card supports instancing CheckDeviceFormat with the special format
-         * MAKEFOURCC('I','N','S','T') is used. Should a (broken) app check for this provide a proper return value.
-         * We can do instancing with all shader versions, but we need vertex shaders.
-         *
-         * Additionally applications have to set the D3DRS_POINTSIZE render state to MAKEFOURCC('I','N','S','T') once
-         * to enable instancing. WineD3D doesn't need that and just ignores it.
-         *
-         * With Shader Model 3.0 capable cards Instancing 'just works' in Windows.
-         */
-        case WINEMAKEFOURCC('I','N','S','T'):
-            TRACE("ATI Instancing check hack\n");
-            if(GL_SUPPORT(ARB_VERTEX_PROGRAM) || GL_SUPPORT(ARB_VERTEX_SHADER)) {
-                TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[OK]\n");
-                return WINED3D_OK;
-            } else {
-                TRACE_(d3d_caps)("[FAILED]\n");
-                return WINED3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE;
-            }
-
-        default:
-            break;
-    }
-
     /* When the UsageCaps exactly matches Usage return WINED3D_OK except for the situation in which
      * WINED3DUSAGE_AUTOGENMIPMAP isn't around, then WINED3DOK_NOAUTOGEN is returned if all the other
      * usage flags match. */