diff --git a/src/sdl/i_video.c b/src/sdl/i_video.c
index 5fa631c97bda5b4ff6e3dd18a73750f7b80ef512..ceabb926d95e84f9e208b5c359ae15a0b0993a4d 100644
--- a/src/sdl/i_video.c
+++ b/src/sdl/i_video.c
@@ -1722,8 +1722,6 @@ void I_StartupHardwareGraphics(void)
 #ifdef HWRENDER
 	static boolean glstartup = false;
 	if (!glstartup)
-	{
-		if (rendermode == render_opengl)
 	{
 		HWD.pfnInit             = hwSym("Init",NULL);
 		HWD.pfnFinishUpdate     = NULL;
@@ -1760,10 +1758,7 @@ void I_StartupHardwareGraphics(void)
 		HWD.pfnLoadCustomShader = hwSym("LoadCustomShader",NULL);
 		HWD.pfnInitCustomShaders = hwSym("InitCustomShaders",NULL);
 
-		// check gl renderer lib
-		if (HWD.pfnGetRenderVersion() != VERSION)
-			I_Error("%s", M_GetText("The version of the renderer doesn't match the version of the executable\nBe sure you have installed SRB2 properly.\n"));
-		if (!HWD.pfnInit(I_Error)) // let load the OpenGL library
+		if (!HWD.pfnInit()) // let load the OpenGL library
 			rendermode = render_soft;
 		else
 			glstartup = true;