diff --git a/video/out/vo_direct3d.c b/video/out/vo_direct3d.c
index e074572c27..5190095621 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_direct3d.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_direct3d.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "video/csputils.h"
 #include "video/mp_image.h"
 #include "video/img_format.h"
-#include "video/d3d.h"
 #include "common/msg.h"
 #include "common/common.h"
 #include "w32_common.h"
@@ -192,10 +191,6 @@ typedef struct d3d_priv {
     struct mp_csp_equalizer video_eq;
 
     struct osdpart *osd[MAX_OSD_PARTS];
-
-    struct mp_hwdec_info hwdec_info;
-    struct mp_hwdec_ctx hwdec_ctx;
-    struct mp_d3d_ctx hwdec_d3d;
 } d3d_priv;
 
 struct fmt_entry {
@@ -743,9 +738,6 @@ static bool change_d3d_backbuffer(d3d_priv *priv)
             MP_VERBOSE(priv, "Creating Direct3D device failed.\n");
             return 0;
         }
-
-        // (race condition if this is called when recovering from a "lost" device)
-        priv->hwdec_d3d.d3d9_device = priv->d3d_device;
     } else {
         if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_Reset(priv->d3d_device, &present_params))) {
             MP_ERR(priv, "Reseting Direct3D device failed.\n");
@@ -779,8 +771,6 @@ static bool change_d3d_backbuffer(d3d_priv *priv)
 
 static void destroy_d3d(d3d_priv *priv)
 {
-    priv->hwdec_d3d.d3d9_device = NULL;
-
     destroy_d3d_surfaces(priv);
 
     for (int n = 0; n < NUM_SHADERS; n++) {
@@ -1225,9 +1215,6 @@ static int preinit(struct vo *vo)
     priv->vo = vo;
     priv->log = vo->log;
 
-    priv->hwdec_info.hwctx = &priv->hwdec_ctx;
-    priv->hwdec_ctx.d3d_ctx = &priv->hwdec_d3d;
-
     for (int n = 0; n < MAX_OSD_PARTS; n++) {
         struct osdpart *osd = talloc_ptrtype(priv, osd);
         *osd = (struct osdpart) {
@@ -1275,11 +1262,6 @@ static int control(struct vo *vo, uint32_t request, void *data)
     d3d_priv *priv = vo->priv;
 
     switch (request) {
-    case VOCTRL_GET_HWDEC_INFO: {
-        struct mp_hwdec_info **arg = data;
-        *arg = &priv->hwdec_info;
-        return true;
-    }
     case VOCTRL_REDRAW_FRAME:
         d3d_draw_frame(priv);
         return VO_TRUE;