diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
index 37d7f12bc2..4c1fcc27c3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void Update(float fDeltaTime) { }
 
-	virtual bool IsSoftwareRenderer() = 0;
-
 	// Don't override this.  Override TryVideoMode() instead.
 	// This will set the video mode to be as close as possible to params.
 	// Return true if device was re-created and we need to reload textures.
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
index a7b2ddcb4d..6af49f3744 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
@@ -337,11 +337,6 @@ void RageDisplay_D3D::Update(float fDeltaTime)
 #endif
 }
 
-bool RageDisplay_D3D::IsSoftwareRenderer()
-{
-	return false;
-}
-
 RageDisplay_D3D::~RageDisplay_D3D()
 {
 	LOG->Trace( "RageDisplay_D3D::~RageDisplay()" );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.h b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.h
index a4b7240f75..4cd75f3656 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ public:
 	~RageDisplay_D3D();
 	void Update(float fDeltaTime);
 
-	bool IsSoftwareRenderer();
 	void ResolutionChanged();
 	const PixelFormatDesc *GetPixelFormatDesc(PixelFormat pf) const;
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_Null.h b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_Null.h
index 6639efb4d8..443684af99 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_Null.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_Null.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ public:
 	RageDisplay_Null( VideoModeParams p );
 	void Update( float fDeltaTime ) { }
 
-	bool IsSoftwareRenderer() { return false; }
 	void ResolutionChanged() { }
 	const PixelFormatDesc *GetPixelFormatDesc(PixelFormat pf) const;