diff --git a/examples/directx11_example/main.cpp b/examples/directx11_example/main.cpp
index 5b38af6d0..2b2e2ccfe 100644
--- a/examples/directx11_example/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/directx11_example/main.cpp
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ HRESULT CreateDeviceD3D(HWND hWnd)
     }
 
     UINT createDeviceFlags = 0;
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-    createDeviceFlags |= D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_DEBUG;
-#endif
+    //createDeviceFlags |= D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_DEBUG;
     D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL featureLevel;
     const D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL featureLevelArray[1] = { D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0, };
     if (D3D11CreateDeviceAndSwapChain(NULL, D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_HARDWARE, NULL, createDeviceFlags, featureLevelArray, 1, D3D11_SDK_VERSION, &sd, &g_pSwapChain, &g_pd3dDevice, &featureLevel, &g_pd3dDeviceContext) != S_OK)