diff --git a/dlls/d3d9/swapchain.c b/dlls/d3d9/swapchain.c
index 67ef56662d4..57d355a98db 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d9/swapchain.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d9/swapchain.c
@@ -210,16 +210,15 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI d3d9_swapchain_GetPresentParameters(IDirect3DSwapChain9 *i
 {
     struct d3d9_swapchain *swapchain = impl_from_IDirect3DSwapChain9(iface);
     struct wined3d_swapchain_desc desc;
-    HRESULT hr;
 
     TRACE("iface %p, parameters %p.\n", iface, parameters);
 
     wined3d_mutex_lock();
-    hr = wined3d_swapchain_get_desc(swapchain->wined3d_swapchain, &desc);
+    wined3d_swapchain_get_desc(swapchain->wined3d_swapchain, &desc);
     wined3d_mutex_unlock();
     present_parameters_from_wined3d_swapchain_desc(parameters, &desc);
 
-    return hr;
+    return D3D_OK;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
index e83091eed0b..e7d9302da4f 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
@@ -2900,13 +2900,7 @@ static HRESULT CreateSurface(struct ddraw *ddraw, DDSURFACEDESC2 *DDSD,
     {
         struct wined3d_swapchain_desc swapchain_desc;
 
-        hr = wined3d_swapchain_get_desc(ddraw->wined3d_swapchain, &swapchain_desc);
-        if (FAILED(hr))
-        {
-            ERR("Failed to get present parameters.\n");
-            return hr;
-        }
-
+        wined3d_swapchain_get_desc(ddraw->wined3d_swapchain, &swapchain_desc);
         swapchain_desc.backbuffer_width = mode.width;
         swapchain_desc.backbuffer_height = mode.height;
         swapchain_desc.backbuffer_format = mode.format_id;
diff --git a/dlls/dxgi/swapchain.c b/dlls/dxgi/swapchain.c
index fc6f0a06c12..65b89c29a0c 100644
--- a/dlls/dxgi/swapchain.c
+++ b/dlls/dxgi/swapchain.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ static HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE dxgi_swapchain_GetDesc(IDXGISwapChain *iface, D
 {
     struct dxgi_swapchain *swapchain = impl_from_IDXGISwapChain(iface);
     struct wined3d_swapchain_desc wined3d_desc;
-    HRESULT hr;
 
     FIXME("iface %p, desc %p partial stub!\n", iface, desc);
 
@@ -200,14 +199,7 @@ static HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE dxgi_swapchain_GetDesc(IDXGISwapChain *iface, D
         return E_INVALIDARG;
 
     EnterCriticalSection(&dxgi_cs);
-
-    hr = wined3d_swapchain_get_desc(swapchain->wined3d_swapchain, &wined3d_desc);
-    if (FAILED(hr))
-    {
-        LeaveCriticalSection(&dxgi_cs);
-        return hr;
-    }
-
+    wined3d_swapchain_get_desc(swapchain->wined3d_swapchain, &wined3d_desc);
     LeaveCriticalSection(&dxgi_cs);
 
     FIXME("Ignoring ScanlineOrdering, Scaling, SwapEffect and Flags\n");
@@ -227,7 +219,7 @@ static HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE dxgi_swapchain_GetDesc(IDXGISwapChain *iface, D
     desc->SwapEffect = DXGI_SWAP_EFFECT_DISCARD;
     desc->Flags = 0;
 
-    return hr;
+    return S_OK;
 }
 
 static HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE dxgi_swapchain_ResizeBuffers(IDXGISwapChain *iface,
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/swapchain.c b/dlls/wined3d/swapchain.c
index 1125cc62cb1..2fa221aeff8 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/swapchain.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/swapchain.c
@@ -244,14 +244,12 @@ struct wined3d_device * CDECL wined3d_swapchain_get_device(const struct wined3d_
     return swapchain->device;
 }
 
-HRESULT CDECL wined3d_swapchain_get_desc(const struct wined3d_swapchain *swapchain,
+void CDECL wined3d_swapchain_get_desc(const struct wined3d_swapchain *swapchain,
         struct wined3d_swapchain_desc *desc)
 {
     TRACE("swapchain %p, desc %p.\n", swapchain, desc);
 
     *desc = swapchain->desc;
-
-    return WINED3D_OK;
 }
 
 HRESULT CDECL wined3d_swapchain_set_gamma_ramp(const struct wined3d_swapchain *swapchain,
diff --git a/include/wine/wined3d.h b/include/wine/wined3d.h
index 2b277ca1f10..521b2b3d41a 100644
--- a/include/wine/wined3d.h
+++ b/include/wine/wined3d.h
@@ -2369,7 +2369,7 @@ HRESULT __cdecl wined3d_swapchain_get_front_buffer_data(const struct wined3d_swa
 HRESULT __cdecl wined3d_swapchain_get_gamma_ramp(const struct wined3d_swapchain *swapchain,
         struct wined3d_gamma_ramp *ramp);
 void * __cdecl wined3d_swapchain_get_parent(const struct wined3d_swapchain *swapchain);
-HRESULT __cdecl wined3d_swapchain_get_desc(const struct wined3d_swapchain *swapchain,
+void __cdecl wined3d_swapchain_get_desc(const struct wined3d_swapchain *swapchain,
         struct wined3d_swapchain_desc *desc);
 HRESULT __cdecl wined3d_swapchain_get_raster_status(const struct wined3d_swapchain *swapchain,
         struct wined3d_raster_status *raster_status);