diff --git a/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/BL_KetsjiEmbedStart.cpp b/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/BL_KetsjiEmbedStart.cpp
index 91683f4d6e7..d7fe8d8ce59 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/BL_KetsjiEmbedStart.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/BL_KetsjiEmbedStart.cpp
@@ -465,19 +465,9 @@ extern "C" void StartKetsjiShell(struct bContext *C, struct ARegion *ar, rcti *c
 			if (always_use_expand_framing)
 				sceneconverter->SetAlwaysUseExpandFraming(true);
 
-			bool usemat = false, useglslmat = false;
+			sceneconverter->SetMaterials(true);
 
-			if (GLEW_ARB_multitexture && GLEW_VERSION_1_1)
-				usemat = true;
-
-			if (GPU_glsl_support())
-				useglslmat = true;
-			else if (gs.matmode == GAME_MAT_GLSL)
-				usemat = false;
-
-			if (usemat)
-				sceneconverter->SetMaterials(true);
-			if (useglslmat && (gs.matmode == GAME_MAT_GLSL))
+			if (gs.matmode == GAME_MAT_GLSL)
 				sceneconverter->SetGLSLMaterials(true);
 			if (scene->gm.flag & GAME_NO_MATERIAL_CACHING)
 				sceneconverter->SetCacheMaterials(false);
diff --git a/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_Application.cpp b/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_Application.cpp
index e697306e038..408006a0dae 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_Application.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_Application.cpp
@@ -590,13 +590,8 @@ bool GPG_Application::initEngine(GHOST_IWindow* window, const int stereoMode)
 		bool nodepwarnings = (SYS_GetCommandLineInt(syshandle, "ignore_deprecation_warnings", 1) != 0);
 		bool restrictAnimFPS = (gm->flag & GAME_RESTRICT_ANIM_UPDATES) != 0;
 
-		if (GLEW_ARB_multitexture && GLEW_VERSION_1_1)
-			m_blendermat = (SYS_GetCommandLineInt(syshandle, "blender_material", 1) != 0);
-
-		if (GPU_glsl_support())
-			m_blenderglslmat = (SYS_GetCommandLineInt(syshandle, "blender_glsl_material", 1) != 0);
-		else if (m_globalSettings->matmode == GAME_MAT_GLSL)
-			m_blendermat = false;
+		m_blendermat = (SYS_GetCommandLineInt(syshandle, "blender_material", 1) != 0);
+		m_blenderglslmat = (SYS_GetCommandLineInt(syshandle, "blender_glsl_material", 1) != 0);
 
 		// create the canvas, rasterizer and rendertools
 		m_canvas = new GPG_Canvas(window);
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_Texture.cpp b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_Texture.cpp
index 730e49c4918..cc7fea5ad25 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_Texture.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_Texture.cpp
@@ -420,14 +420,7 @@ int BL_Texture::GetMaxUnits()
 {
 	if (g_max_units < 0) {
 		GLint unit = 0;
-
-		if (GPU_glsl_support()) {
-			glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS_ARB, &unit);
-		}
-		else if (GLEW_ARB_multitexture) {
-			glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS_ARB, &unit);
-		}
-
+		glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS_ARB, &unit);
 		g_max_units = (MAXTEX >= unit) ? unit : MAXTEX;
 	}