diff --git a/RenderSystems/Direct3D9/include/OgreD3D9RenderSystem.h b/RenderSystems/Direct3D9/include/OgreD3D9RenderSystem.h
index 32cc85bd867..44144868a4b 100644
--- a/RenderSystems/Direct3D9/include/OgreD3D9RenderSystem.h
+++ b/RenderSystems/Direct3D9/include/OgreD3D9RenderSystem.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ namespace Ogre
     * Implementation of DirectX9 as a rendering system.
     *  @{
     */
-#define MAX_LIGHTS 8
 
     class D3D9DriverList;
     class D3D9Driver;
@@ -112,9 +111,6 @@ namespace Ogre
         /// Saved manual colour blends
         ColourValue mManualBlendColours[OGRE_MAX_TEXTURE_LAYERS][2];
 
-        // Array of up to 8 lights, indexed as per API
-        // Note that a null value indicates a free slot
-        Light* mLights[MAX_LIGHTS];     
         D3D9DriverList* getDirect3DDrivers();
         void refreshD3DSettings();
         void refreshFSAAOptions();
diff --git a/RenderSystems/Direct3D9/src/OgreD3D9RenderSystem.cpp b/RenderSystems/Direct3D9/src/OgreD3D9RenderSystem.cpp
index cdacbfb0474..1f00fc92d22 100644
--- a/RenderSystems/Direct3D9/src/OgreD3D9RenderSystem.cpp
+++ b/RenderSystems/Direct3D9/src/OgreD3D9RenderSystem.cpp
@@ -109,11 +109,6 @@ namespace Ogre
         // Create the resource manager.
         mResourceManager = OGRE_NEW D3D9ResourceManager();
 
-        
-        // init lights
-        for(int i = 0; i < MAX_LIGHTS; i++ )
-            mLights[i] = 0;
-
         // Create our Direct3D object
         if( NULL == (mD3D = Direct3DCreate9(D3D_SDK_VERSION)) )
             OGRE_EXCEPT( Exception::ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "Failed to create Direct3D9 object", "D3D9RenderSystem::D3D9RenderSystem" );