diff --git a/src/conio/sdl_con.c b/src/conio/sdl_con.c
index 1e8ec9a3420e8aaf51a8de5c22572b3ec0decb21..f4f128e20a96d5f4d0028a99628b83d180508c66 100644
--- a/src/conio/sdl_con.c
+++ b/src/conio/sdl_con.c
@@ -1192,14 +1192,8 @@ void setup_surfaces(void)
 	SDL_Surface	*tmp_rect=NULL;
 	SDL_Event	ev;
 
-	if(fullscreen) {
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-		if(sdl_using_directx) {
-			flags=SDL_SWSURFACE|SDL_ANYFORMAT;
-		}
-#endif
+	if(fullscreen)
 		flags |= SDL_FULLSCREEN;
-	}
 	else
 		flags |= SDL_RESIZABLE;