diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e5d3afe6..fb157e871 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -284,12 +284,6 @@ if (USE_SDL2)
     #   This should probably go in a FAQ.
     set(SDL_LIBC ON CACHE BOOL "Tell SDL that we want it to use our C runtime (required for proper static linking)" FORCE)
 
-    # https://github.com/tildearrow/furnace/issues/1237
-    # enabling this will result in SDL finding the Direct3D headers, forcing _WIN32_WINNT to an undesirable value (which makes the Wine headers define GetTickCount64)
-    if (SUPPORT_XP)
-      set(SDL_RENDER_D3D OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable the Direct3D render driver" FORCE)
-    endif()
-
     add_subdirectory(extern/SDL EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
     list(APPEND DEPENDENCIES_DEFINES HAVE_SDL2)
     list(APPEND DEPENDENCIES_INCLUDE_DIRS extern/SDL/include)