diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/BPFunctions.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/BPFunctions.cpp
index 06e73b7dee..d1efcf6de8 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/BPFunctions.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/BPFunctions.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void ClearScreen(const BPCmd &bp, const EFBRectangle &rc)
 		clearZ = (float)(bpmem.clearZValue & 0xFFFFFF) / float(0xFFFFFF);
 		if (clearZ > 1.0f) clearZ = 1.0f;
 		if (clearZ < 0.0f) clearZ = 0.0f;
-		clearflags |= D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER | D3DCLEAR_STENCIL;
+		clearflags |= D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER;//removed stencil
 	}
 
 	D3D::dev->Clear(0, NULL, clearflags, col, clearZ, 0);
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/Render.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/Render.cpp
index df61a867df..8b2e3ab5d2 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/Render.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/Render.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ bool Renderer::Init()
 	D3D::dev->SetRenderTarget(0, FBManager::GetEFBColorRTSurface());
 	D3D::dev->SetDepthStencilSurface(FBManager::GetEFBDepthRTSurface());
 
-	D3D::dev->Clear(0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_TARGET | D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER | D3DCLEAR_STENCIL, 0x0, 1.0f, 0);
+	D3D::dev->Clear(0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_TARGET | D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER , 0x0, 1.0f, 0);//| D3DCLEAR_STENCIL
 
 	D3D::BeginFrame();
 	return true;