diff --git a/src/d3d9/d3d9_options.cpp b/src/d3d9/d3d9_options.cpp
index 86ba41d7a92..87b878284f2 100644
--- a/src/d3d9/d3d9_options.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d9/d3d9_options.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ namespace dxvk {
     this->strictPow                     = config.getOption<bool>        ("d3d9.strictPow",                     true);
     this->lenientClear                  = config.getOption<bool>        ("d3d9.lenientClear",                  false);
     this->numBackBuffers                = config.getOption<int32_t>     ("d3d9.numBackBuffers",                0);
-    this->noExplicitFrontBuffer         = config.getOption<bool>        ("d3d9.noExplicitFrontBuffer",         false);
     this->deferSurfaceCreation          = config.getOption<bool>        ("d3d9.deferSurfaceCreation",          false);
     this->samplerAnisotropy             = config.getOption<int32_t>     ("d3d9.samplerAnisotropy",             -1);
     this->maxAvailableMemory            = config.getOption<int32_t>     ("d3d9.maxAvailableMemory",            4096);
diff --git a/src/d3d9/d3d9_options.h b/src/d3d9/d3d9_options.h
index f23e69133b7..13458104a49 100644
--- a/src/d3d9/d3d9_options.h
+++ b/src/d3d9/d3d9_options.h
@@ -54,16 +54,6 @@ namespace dxvk {
     /// Overrides buffer count in present parameters.
     int32_t numBackBuffers;
 
-    /// Don't create an explicit front buffer in our own swapchain. The Vulkan swapchain is unaffected.
-    /// Some games don't handle front/backbuffer flipping very well because they don't always redraw
-    /// each frame completely, and rely on old pixel data from the previous frame to still be there.
-    /// When this option is set and a game only requests one backbuffer, there will be no flipping in
-    /// our own swapchain, so the game will always draw to the same buffer and can rely on old pixel
-    /// data to still be there after a Present call.
-    /// This means that D3D9SwapChainEx::GetFrontBufferData returns data from the backbuffer of the
-    /// previous frame, which is the same as the current backbuffer if only 1 backbuffer was requested.
-    bool noExplicitFrontBuffer;
-
     /// Defer surface creation
     bool deferSurfaceCreation;
 
diff --git a/src/util/config/config.cpp b/src/util/config/config.cpp
index 39c70685578..5875a0fd2d2 100644
--- a/src/util/config/config.cpp
+++ b/src/util/config/config.cpp
@@ -466,10 +466,6 @@ namespace dxvk {
     { R"(\\ToEE(a)?\.exe$)", {{
       { "d3d9.allowDiscard",                "False" },
     }} },
-    /* ZUSI 3 - Aerosoft Edition                  */
-    { R"(\\ZusiSim(\.64)?\.exe$)", {{
-      { "d3d9.noExplicitFrontBuffer",       "True" },
-    }} },
     /* GTA IV (NVAPI)                             */
     /* Also thinks we're always on Intel          *
      * and will report/use bad amounts of VRAM.
@@ -546,10 +542,6 @@ namespace dxvk {
     { R"(\\SineMoraEX\.exe$)", {{
       { "d3d9.maxFrameRate",                "60" },
     }} },
-    /* Fantasy Grounds                           */
-    { R"(\\FantasyGrounds\.exe$)", {{
-      { "d3d9.noExplicitFrontBuffer",       "True" },
-    }} },
     /* Red Orchestra 2                           */
     { R"(\\ROGame\.exe$)", {{
       { "d3d9.floatEmulation",              "Strict" },
@@ -590,22 +582,6 @@ namespace dxvk {
     { R"(\\limbo\.exe$)", {{
       { "d3d9.maxFrameRate",                "60" },
     }} },
-    /* Warhammer: Return of Reckoning Launcher
-       Forcing SM1 fixes a black window otherwise caused by
-       the lack of support for partial presentation */
-    { R"(\\RoRLauncher\.exe$)", {{
-      { "d3d9.shaderModel",                 "1" },
-    }} },
-    /* Halo CE SPV3 launcher
-       Same issue as Warhammer: RoR above       */
-    { R"(\\spv3\.exe$)", {{
-      { "d3d9.shaderModel",                 "1" },
-    }} },
-    /* Escape from Tarkov launcher
-       Same issue as Warhammer: RoR above       */
-    { R"(\\BsgLauncher\.exe$)", {{
-      { "d3d9.shaderModel",                 "1" },
-    }} },
     /* Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2          *
      * Black particles because it tries to bind *
      * a 2D texture for a shader that           *
@@ -724,11 +700,6 @@ namespace dxvk {
     { R"(\\ffxiv\.exe$)", {{
       { "d3d9.textureMemory",                "0"   },
     }} },
-    /* Secret World Legends launcher           *
-     * Invisible UI                            */
-    { R"(\\Secret World Legends\\ClientPatcher\.exe$)", {{
-      { "d3d9.shaderModel",                 "2" },
-    }} },
     /* Alien Rage                              *
      * GTX 295 & disable Hack to fix shadows   */
     { R"(\\(ShippingPC-AFEARGame|ARageMP)\.exe$)", {{