diff --git a/drivers/d3d12/rendering_device_driver_d3d12.cpp b/drivers/d3d12/rendering_device_driver_d3d12.cpp
index 976f3af6e2..5afb1b7aa0 100644
--- a/drivers/d3d12/rendering_device_driver_d3d12.cpp
+++ b/drivers/d3d12/rendering_device_driver_d3d12.cpp
@@ -2577,18 +2577,9 @@ RDD::CommandBufferID RenderingDeviceDriverD3D12::command_buffer_create(CommandPo
 
 	ComPtr<ID3D12GraphicsCommandList> cmd_list;
 	{
-		ComPtr<ID3D12Device4> device_4;
-		device->QueryInterface(device_4.GetAddressOf());
-		HRESULT res = E_FAIL;
-		if (device_4) {
-			res = device_4->CreateCommandList1(0, list_type, D3D12_COMMAND_LIST_FLAG_NONE, IID_PPV_ARGS(cmd_list.GetAddressOf()));
-		} else {
-			res = device->CreateCommandList(0, list_type, cmd_allocator.Get(), nullptr, IID_PPV_ARGS(cmd_list.GetAddressOf()));
-		}
+		HRESULT res = device->CreateCommandList(0, list_type, cmd_allocator.Get(), nullptr, IID_PPV_ARGS(cmd_list.GetAddressOf()));
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!SUCCEEDED(res), CommandBufferID(), "CreateCommandList failed with error " + vformat("0x%08ux", (uint64_t)res) + ".");
-		if (!device_4) {
-			cmd_list->Close();
-		}
+		cmd_list->Close();
 	}
 
 	CPUDescriptorHeapPool::Allocation uav_alloc;