diff --git a/src/Entity.c b/src/Entity.c
index eebdd6a19..8bb3bb8ef 100644
--- a/src/Entity.c
+++ b/src/Entity.c
@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ void Entities_RenderModels(double delta, float t) {
 		if (!Entities.List[i]) continue;
 		Entities.List[i]->VTABLE->RenderModel(Entities.List[i], delta, t);
 	}
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 	Gfx_SetAlphaTest(false);
 }
 	
@@ -582,7 +581,6 @@ void Entities_RenderNames(void) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 	Gfx_SetAlphaTest(false);
 	if (hadFog) Gfx_SetFog(true);
 }
@@ -608,7 +606,6 @@ void Entities_RenderHoveredNames(void) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 	Gfx_SetAlphaTest(false);
 	Gfx_SetDepthTest(true);
 	if (hadFog) Gfx_SetFog(true);
@@ -690,7 +687,6 @@ void Entities_DrawShadows(void) {
 	Gfx_SetAlphaArgBlend(false);
 	Gfx_SetDepthWrite(true);
 	Gfx_SetAlphaBlending(false);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/EnvRenderer.c b/src/EnvRenderer.c
index 0e0e536de..fec4c87e2 100644
--- a/src/EnvRenderer.c
+++ b/src/EnvRenderer.c
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ void EnvRenderer_RenderClouds(void) {
 	Gfx_BindVb(clouds_vb);
 	Gfx_DrawVb_IndexedTris(clouds_vertices);
 	Gfx_SetAlphaTest(false);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 	Gfx_DisableTextureOffset();
 }
 
@@ -299,7 +298,6 @@ void EnvRenderer_RenderSkybox(void) {
 	Gfx_BindVb(skybox_vb);
 	Gfx_DrawVb_IndexedTris(SKYBOX_COUNT);
 
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 	Gfx_LoadMatrix(MATRIX_VIEW, &Gfx.View);
 	Gfx_SetDepthWrite(true);
 }
@@ -540,7 +538,6 @@ static void RenderBorders(BlockID block, GfxResourceID vb, GfxResourceID tex, in
 
 	Gfx_DisableMipmaps();
 	Gfx_RestoreAlphaState(Blocks.Draw[block]);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 void EnvRenderer_RenderMapSides(void) {
diff --git a/src/Graphics.h b/src/Graphics.h
index c7ba78768..5329572c0 100644
--- a/src/Graphics.h
+++ b/src/Graphics.h
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ void Gfx_UpdateTexture(GfxResourceID texId, int x, int y, struct Bitmap* part, i
 CC_API void Gfx_BindTexture(GfxResourceID texId);
 /* Deletes the given texture, then sets it to 0. */
 CC_API void Gfx_DeleteTexture(GfxResourceID* texId);
-/* Sets whether texture colour is used when rendering vertices. */
-/* NOTE: Mostly useless now. Only Gfx_SetTexturing(false) does anything */
+/* NOTE: Completely useless now, and does nothing in all graphics backends */
+/*  (used to set whether texture colour is used when rendering vertices) */
 CC_API void Gfx_SetTexturing(cc_bool enabled);
 /* Turns on mipmapping. (if Gfx_Mipmaps is enabled) */
 /* NOTE: You must have created textures with mipmaps true for this to work. */
diff --git a/src/Graphics_D3D11.c b/src/Graphics_D3D11.c
index 56beb719c..e07cad054 100644
--- a/src/Graphics_D3D11.c
+++ b/src/Graphics_D3D11.c
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ void Gfx_DeleteTexture(GfxResourceID* texId) {
 	*texId = NULL;
 }
 
-void Gfx_SetTexturing(cc_bool enabled) {
-}
+void Gfx_SetTexturing(cc_bool enabled) { }
 
 
 /*########################################################################################################################*
diff --git a/src/Graphics_D3D9.c b/src/Graphics_D3D9.c
index 6bc96fb74..ebc001ad3 100644
--- a/src/Graphics_D3D9.c
+++ b/src/Graphics_D3D9.c
@@ -386,11 +386,7 @@ void Gfx_BindTexture(GfxResourceID texId) {
 
 void Gfx_DeleteTexture(GfxResourceID* texId) { D3D9_FreeResource(texId); }
 
-void Gfx_SetTexturing(cc_bool enabled) {
-	if (enabled) return;
-	cc_result res = IDirect3DDevice9_SetTexture(device, 0, NULL);
-	if (res) Logger_Abort2(res, "D3D9_SetTexturing");
-}
+void Gfx_SetTexturing(cc_bool enabled) { }
 
 void Gfx_EnableMipmaps(void) {
 	if (!Gfx.Mipmaps) return;
@@ -512,6 +508,7 @@ void Gfx_SetDepthWrite(cc_bool enabled) {
 void Gfx_DepthOnlyRendering(cc_bool depthOnly) {
 	cc_bool enabled = !depthOnly;
 	Gfx_SetColWriteMask(enabled, enabled, enabled, enabled);
+	if (depthOnly) IDirect3DDevice9_SetTexture(device, 0, NULL);
 }
 
 static void D3D9_RestoreRenderStates(void) {
@@ -627,6 +624,15 @@ void Gfx_SetVertexFormat(VertexFormat fmt) {
 	if (fmt == gfx_format) return;
 	gfx_format = fmt;
 
+	if (fmt == VERTEX_FORMAT_COLOURED) {
+		/* it's necessary to unbind the texture, otherwise the alpha from the last bound texture */
+		/*  gets used - because D3DTSS_ALPHAOP texture stage state is still set to D3DTOP_SELECTARG1 */
+		IDirect3DDevice9_SetTexture(device, 0, NULL);
+		/*  IDirect3DDevice9_SetTextureStageState(device, 0, D3DTSS_COLOROP, fmt == VERTEX_FORMAT_COLOURED ? D3DTOP_DISABLE : D3DTOP_MODULATE); */
+		/*  IDirect3DDevice9_SetTextureStageState(device, 0, D3DTSS_ALPHAOP, fmt == VERTEX_FORMAT_COLOURED ? D3DTOP_DISABLE : D3DTOP_SELECTARG1); */
+		/* SetTexture(NULL) seems to be enough, not really required to call SetTextureStageState */
+	}
+
 	res = IDirect3DDevice9_SetFVF(device, d3d9_formatMappings[fmt]);
 	if (res) Logger_Abort2(res, "D3D9_SetVertexFormat");
 	gfx_stride = strideSizes[fmt];
diff --git a/src/HeldBlockRenderer.c b/src/HeldBlockRenderer.c
index 1ca419bb7..9a3ca284f 100644
--- a/src/HeldBlockRenderer.c
+++ b/src/HeldBlockRenderer.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ static void HeldBlockRenderer_RenderModel(void) {
 		Gfx_RestoreAlphaState(Blocks.Draw[held_block]);
 	}
 	
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 	Gfx_SetDepthTest(true);
 	Gfx_SetFaceCulling(false);
 }
diff --git a/src/MapRenderer.c b/src/MapRenderer.c
index f7e411f42..4d9e345ac 100644
--- a/src/MapRenderer.c
+++ b/src/MapRenderer.c
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ void MapRenderer_RenderNormal(double delta) {
 
 	CheckWeather(delta);
 	Gfx_SetAlphaTest(false);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 #if DEBUG_OCCLUSION
 	DebugPickedPos();
 #endif
@@ -297,7 +296,6 @@ void MapRenderer_RenderTranslucent(double delta) {
 		Gfx_SetAlphaTest(false);
 	}
 	Gfx_SetAlphaBlending(false);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Menus.c b/src/Menus.c
index 64cb0d204..ce8173709 100644
--- a/src/Menus.c
+++ b/src/Menus.c
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ static void ListScreen_Init(void* screen) {
 static void ListScreen_Render(void* screen, double delta) {
 	Menu_RenderBounds();
 	Screen_Render2Widgets(screen, delta);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 static void ListScreen_Free(void* screen) {
@@ -416,7 +415,6 @@ void ListScreen_Show(void) {
 static void MenuScreen_Render2(void* screen, double delta) {
 	Menu_RenderBounds();
 	Screen_Render2Widgets(screen, delta);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 
@@ -2160,7 +2158,6 @@ static void MenuInputOverlay_Render(void* screen, double delta) {
 	if (s->screenMode) Menu_RenderBounds();
 
 	Screen_Render2Widgets(screen, delta);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 static void MenuInputOverlay_Free(void* screen) {
@@ -2470,7 +2467,6 @@ static void MenuOptionsScreen_Render(void* screen, double delta) {
 		w->width + EXTHELP_PAD * 2, w->height + EXTHELP_PAD * 2, tableColor);
 
 	Elem_Render(&s->extHelp, delta);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 static void MenuOptionsScreen_Free(void* screen) {
@@ -3422,7 +3418,6 @@ static void TexIdsOverlay_Render(void* screen, double delta) {
 
 	Gfx_BindTexture(s->idAtlas.tex.ID);
 	Gfx_DrawVb_IndexedTris_Range(s->textVertices, offset);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 static int TexIdsOverlay_KeyDown(void* screen, int key) {
diff --git a/src/Particle.c b/src/Particle.c
index 4b9590c3d..fb12e2a0b 100644
--- a/src/Particle.c
+++ b/src/Particle.c
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ void Particles_Render(float t) {
 	Custom_Render(t);
 
 	Gfx_SetAlphaTest(false);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 static void Particles_Tick(struct ScheduledTask* task) {
diff --git a/src/Screens.c b/src/Screens.c
index 141277739..af666255a 100644
--- a/src/Screens.c
+++ b/src/Screens.c
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ static void HUDScreen_Render(void* screen, double delta) {
 	}
 
 	if (!Gui_GetBlocksWorld()) Elem_Render(&s->hotbar, delta);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 static void HUDScreen_Free(void* screen) {
@@ -703,7 +702,6 @@ static void TabListOverlay_Render(void* screen, double delta) {
 		}
 		Texture_Render(&tex);
 	}
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 static void TabListOverlay_Free(void* screen) {
@@ -1327,20 +1325,17 @@ static void ChatScreen_Render(void* screen, double delta) {
 
 	if (Game_HideGui && s->grabsInput) {
 		Elem_Render(&s->input.base, delta);
-		Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 	}
 	if (Game_HideGui) return;
 
 	if (!TabListOverlay_Instance.active && !Gui_GetBlocksWorld()) {
 		ChatScreen_DrawCrosshairs();
-		Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 	}
 	if (s->grabsInput && !Gui.ClassicChat) {
 		ChatScreen_DrawChatBackground(s);
 	}
 
 	ChatScreen_DrawChat(s, delta);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 static void ChatScreen_Free(void* screen) {
@@ -1685,7 +1680,6 @@ static void LoadingScreen_Render(void* screen, double delta) {
 
 	offset = Widget_Render2(&s->title,   offset);
 	offset = Widget_Render2(&s->message, offset);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 
 	filledWidth = (int)(s->progWidth * s->progress);
 	Gfx_Draw2DFlat(s->progX, s->progY, s->progWidth, 
@@ -1936,7 +1930,6 @@ static void DisconnectScreen_Render(void* screen, double delta) {
 	Gfx_Draw2DGradient(0, 0, WindowInfo.Width, WindowInfo.Height, top, bottom);
 
 	Screen_Render2Widgets(screen, delta);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 static void DisconnectScreen_Free(void* screen) { Game_SetFpsLimit(Game_FpsLimit); }
@@ -2139,7 +2132,6 @@ static void TouchScreen_ContextRecreated(void* screen) {
 static void TouchScreen_Render(void* screen, double delta) {
 	if (Gui.InputGrab) return;
 	Screen_Render2Widgets(screen, delta);
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 static int TouchScreen_PointerDown(void* screen, int id, int x, int y) {
diff --git a/src/Widgets.c b/src/Widgets.c
index bf3d6615c..eb825fe82 100644
--- a/src/Widgets.c
+++ b/src/Widgets.c
@@ -794,7 +794,6 @@ static void TableWidget_Render(void* widget, double delta) {
 	IsometricDrawer_EndBatch();
 
 	if (w->descTex.ID) { Texture_Render(&w->descTex); }
-	Gfx_SetTexturing(false);
 }
 
 static void TableWidget_Free(void* widget) {