diff --git a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c
index 204e0b5e86a..b1d9f68ade1 100644
--- a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c
+++ b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/mesh.c
@@ -5169,7 +5169,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI D3DXCreateCylinder(struct IDirect3DDevice9 *device, float radius1
 HRESULT WINAPI D3DXCreateTeapot(struct IDirect3DDevice9 *device,
         struct ID3DXMesh **mesh, struct ID3DXBuffer **adjacency)
 {
-    FIXME("(%p, %p, %p): stub\n", device, mesh, adjacency);
+    FIXME("device %p, mesh %p, adjacency %p semi-stub.\n", device, mesh, adjacency);
 
     return D3DXCreateSphere(device, 1.0f, 4, 4, mesh, adjacency);
 }
diff --git a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/surface.c b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/surface.c
index a1e56bda6d7..73a1cbde1a1 100644
--- a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/surface.c
+++ b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/surface.c
@@ -1827,13 +1827,10 @@ static dxtn_conversion_func get_dxtn_conversion_func(D3DFORMAT format, BOOL enco
     switch (format)
     {
         case D3DFMT_DXT1:
-            if (!wined3d_dxtn_supported()) return NULL;
             return encode ? wined3d_dxt1_encode : wined3d_dxt1_decode;
         case D3DFMT_DXT3:
-            if (!wined3d_dxtn_supported()) return NULL;
             return encode ? wined3d_dxt3_encode : wined3d_dxt3_decode;
         case D3DFMT_DXT5:
-            if (!wined3d_dxtn_supported()) return NULL;
             return encode ? wined3d_dxt5_encode : wined3d_dxt5_decode;
         default:
             return NULL;
diff --git a/media/doc/README.WINE b/media/doc/README.WINE
index d1e9eaa12bf..0fa0aa7abfb 100644
--- a/media/doc/README.WINE
+++ b/media/doc/README.WINE
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ reactos/dll/directx/wine/d3d8           # Synced to WineStaging-3.9
 reactos/dll/directx/wine/d3d9           # Synced to WineStaging-3.9
 reactos/dll/directx/wine/d3dcompiler_43 # Synced to WineStaging-3.17
 reactos/dll/directx/wine/d3drm          # Synced to WineStaging-3.9
-reactos/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_24 => 43 # Synced to WineStaging-3.9
+reactos/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_24 => 43 # Synced to WineStaging-3.17
 reactos/dll/directx/wine/d3dxof         # Synced to WineStaging-3.3
 reactos/dll/directx/wine/ddraw          # Synced to WineStaging-3.9
 reactos/dll/directx/wine/devenum        # Synced to WineStaging-3.9