diff --git a/src/GLSLCombiner.h b/src/GLSLCombiner.h
index 61d817dc..e297a91f 100644
--- a/src/GLSLCombiner.h
+++ b/src/GLSLCombiner.h
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ void DestroyShaderCombiner();
 void SetDepthFogCombiner();
 void SetMonochromeCombiner();
 #endif // GL_IMAGE_TEXTURES_SUPPORT
-bool SetDepthTextureCombiner();
 
 //#define USE_TOONIFY
 
diff --git a/src/OGL3X/GLSLCombiner_ogl3x.cpp b/src/OGL3X/GLSLCombiner_ogl3x.cpp
index 2e22e259..c231beeb 100644
--- a/src/OGL3X/GLSLCombiner_ogl3x.cpp
+++ b/src/OGL3X/GLSLCombiner_ogl3x.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ static GLuint  g_readtex_shader_object;
 static GLuint  g_readtex_ms_shader_object;
 static GLuint  g_dither_shader_object;
 static GLuint  g_monochrome_image_program = 0;
-static GLuint  g_depth_texture_program = 0;
 
 #ifdef GL_IMAGE_TEXTURES_SUPPORT
 GLuint g_draw_shadow_map_program = 0;
@@ -230,24 +229,6 @@ void InitShaderCombiner()
 	const int texLoc = glGetUniformLocation(g_monochrome_image_program, "uColorImage");
 	glUniform1i(texLoc, 0);
 
-	if (config.generalEmulation.enableFragmentDepthWrite != 0 &&
-		(config.generalEmulation.hacks&hack_LoadDepthTextures) != 0) {
-		GLuint depth_texture_shader_object = _createShader(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, depth_texture_fragment_shader);
-		g_depth_texture_program = glCreateProgram();
-		glBindAttribLocation(g_depth_texture_program, SC_POSITION, "aPosition");
-		glBindAttribLocation(g_depth_texture_program, SC_TEXCOORD0, "aTexCoord0");
-		glAttachShader(g_depth_texture_program, g_vertex_shader_object);
-		glAttachShader(g_depth_texture_program, depth_texture_shader_object);
-		glLinkProgram(g_depth_texture_program);
-		glDeleteShader(depth_texture_shader_object);
-		assert(checkProgramLinkStatus(g_depth_texture_program));
-		glUseProgram(g_depth_texture_program);
-		int loc = glGetUniformLocation(g_depth_texture_program, "uTex0");
-		glUniform1i(loc, 0);
-		loc = glGetUniformLocation(g_depth_texture_program, "uRenderState");
-		glUniform1i(loc, OGLRender::rsTexRect);
-	}
-
 	glUseProgram(0);
 
 #ifdef GL_IMAGE_TEXTURES_SUPPORT
@@ -289,8 +270,6 @@ void DestroyShaderCombiner() {
 	glDeleteProgram(g_monochrome_image_program);
 	g_monochrome_image_program = 0;
 	noiseTex.destroy();
-	glDeleteProgram(g_depth_texture_program);
-	g_depth_texture_program = 0;
 
 #ifdef GL_IMAGE_TEXTURES_SUPPORT
 	DestroyZlutTexture();
@@ -912,13 +891,3 @@ void SetMonochromeCombiner()
 	glUseProgram(g_monochrome_image_program);
 	gDP.changed |= CHANGED_COMBINE;
 }
-
-bool SetDepthTextureCombiner()
-{
-	glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
-	glDepthFunc(GL_ALWAYS);
-	glDepthMask(TRUE);
-	glUseProgram(g_depth_texture_program);
-	gDP.changed |= CHANGED_COMBINE | CHANGED_RENDERMODE;
-	return true;
-}
diff --git a/src/OGL3X/Shaders_ogl3x.h b/src/OGL3X/Shaders_ogl3x.h
index d61c0659..7dd45260 100644
--- a/src/OGL3X/Shaders_ogl3x.h
+++ b/src/OGL3X/Shaders_ogl3x.h
@@ -705,16 +705,6 @@ MAIN_SHADER_VERSION
 ;
 #endif
 
-static const char* depth_texture_fragment_shader =
-MAIN_SHADER_VERSION
-"uniform sampler2D uTex0;						\n"
-"in mediump vec2 vTexCoord0;					\n"
-"void main()									\n"
-"{												\n"
-"  gl_FragDepth = texture(uTex0, vTexCoord0).r;	\n"
-"}												\n"
-;
-
 const char * strTexrectDrawerVertexShader =
 MAIN_SHADER_VERSION
 "in highp vec4 aPosition;		\n"