diff --git a/src/d3d9/d3d9_device.cpp b/src/d3d9/d3d9_device.cpp
index 2d4d466c..8b98ebc0 100644
--- a/src/d3d9/d3d9_device.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d9/d3d9_device.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ namespace dxvk {
           D3DDEVTYPE             DeviceType,
           HWND                   hFocusWindow,
           DWORD                  BehaviorFlags,
-          D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS* pPresentationParameters,
-          D3DDISPLAYMODEEX*      pDisplayMode,
           Rc<DxvkDevice>         dxvkDevice)
     : m_adapter        ( pAdapter )
     , m_dxvkDevice     ( dxvkDevice )
@@ -81,10 +79,6 @@ namespace dxvk {
       SetupFPU();
 
     m_availableMemory = DetermineInitialTextureMemory();
-
-    HRESULT hr = InitialReset(pPresentationParameters, pDisplayMode);
-    if (FAILED(hr))
-      throw DxvkError("D3D9DeviceEx: Initial device reset failed.");
   }
 
 
diff --git a/src/d3d9/d3d9_device.h b/src/d3d9/d3d9_device.h
index d3bdec4c..81a82255 100644
--- a/src/d3d9/d3d9_device.h
+++ b/src/d3d9/d3d9_device.h
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ namespace dxvk {
             D3DDEVTYPE             DeviceType,
             HWND                   hFocusWindow,
             DWORD                  BehaviorFlags,
-            D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS* pPresentationParameters,
-            D3DDISPLAYMODEEX*      pDisplayMode,
             Rc<DxvkDevice>         dxvkDevice);
 
     ~D3D9DeviceEx();
diff --git a/src/d3d9/d3d9_interface.cpp b/src/d3d9/d3d9_interface.cpp
index e13ea04e..c51cf241 100644
--- a/src/d3d9/d3d9_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d9/d3d9_interface.cpp
@@ -287,15 +287,20 @@ namespace dxvk {
     try {
       auto dxvkDevice = dxvkAdapter->createDevice(m_instance, clientApi, D3D9DeviceEx::GetDeviceFeatures(dxvkAdapter));
 
-      *ppReturnedDeviceInterface = ref(new D3D9DeviceEx(
+      auto* device = new D3D9DeviceEx(
         this,
         adapter,
         DeviceType,
         hFocusWindow,
         BehaviorFlags,
-        pPresentationParameters,
-        pFullscreenDisplayMode,
-        dxvkDevice));
+        dxvkDevice);
+
+      HRESULT hr = device->InitialReset(pPresentationParameters, pFullscreenDisplayMode);
+
+      if (FAILED(hr))
+        return hr;
+
+      *ppReturnedDeviceInterface = ref(device);
     }
     catch (const DxvkError& e) {
       Logger::err(e.message());