diff --git a/examples/Animometer.cpp b/examples/Animometer.cpp
index 86802a08ed..1511192664 100644
--- a/examples/Animometer.cpp
+++ b/examples/Animometer.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void init() {
 
     queue = device.CreateQueueBuilder().GetResult();
     swapchain = GetSwapChain(device);
-    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
+    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
 
     nxt::ShaderModule vsModule = utils::CreateShaderModule(device, nxt::ShaderStage::Vertex, R"(
         #version 450
diff --git a/examples/CHelloTriangle.cpp b/examples/CHelloTriangle.cpp
index 9b68052ce1..19f727ee2b 100644
--- a/examples/CHelloTriangle.cpp
+++ b/examples/CHelloTriangle.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void init() {
         swapchain = nxtSwapChainBuilderGetResult(builder);
         nxtSwapChainBuilderRelease(builder);
     }
-    nxtSwapChainConfigure(swapchain, NXT_TEXTURE_FORMAT_R8_G8_B8_A8_UNORM, NXT_TEXTURE_USAGE_BIT_OUTPUT_ATTACHMENT, NXT_TEXTURE_USAGE_BIT_OUTPUT_ATTACHMENT, 640, 480);
+    nxtSwapChainConfigure(swapchain, NXT_TEXTURE_FORMAT_R8_G8_B8_A8_UNORM, NXT_TEXTURE_USAGE_BIT_OUTPUT_ATTACHMENT, 640, 480);
 
     const char* vs =
         "#version 450\n"
diff --git a/examples/ComputeBoids.cpp b/examples/ComputeBoids.cpp
index 52ad72100f..5434c68a1e 100644
--- a/examples/ComputeBoids.cpp
+++ b/examples/ComputeBoids.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ void init() {
 
     queue = device.CreateQueueBuilder().GetResult();
     swapchain = GetSwapChain(device);
-    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
+    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
 
     initBuffers();
     initRender();
diff --git a/examples/HelloCompute.cpp b/examples/HelloCompute.cpp
index 5db366bc24..7b6a5937fb 100644
--- a/examples/HelloCompute.cpp
+++ b/examples/HelloCompute.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void init() {
 
     queue = device.CreateQueueBuilder().GetResult();
     swapchain = GetSwapChain(device);
-    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
+    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
 
     struct {uint32_t a; float b;} s;
     memset(&s, 0, sizeof(s));
diff --git a/examples/HelloDepthStencil.cpp b/examples/HelloDepthStencil.cpp
index 97d8d69db3..97439a2beb 100644
--- a/examples/HelloDepthStencil.cpp
+++ b/examples/HelloDepthStencil.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void init() {
 
     queue = device.CreateQueueBuilder().GetResult();
     swapchain = GetSwapChain(device);
-    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
+    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
 
     initBuffers();
 
diff --git a/examples/HelloIndices.cpp b/examples/HelloIndices.cpp
index 93092f7e32..5c94277c72 100644
--- a/examples/HelloIndices.cpp
+++ b/examples/HelloIndices.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void init() {
 
     queue = device.CreateQueueBuilder().GetResult();
     swapchain = GetSwapChain(device);
-    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
+    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
 
     initBuffers();
 
diff --git a/examples/HelloInstancing.cpp b/examples/HelloInstancing.cpp
index a5c11f88d9..c26e7ef36f 100644
--- a/examples/HelloInstancing.cpp
+++ b/examples/HelloInstancing.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void init() {
 
     queue = device.CreateQueueBuilder().GetResult();
     swapchain = GetSwapChain(device);
-    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
+    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
 
     initBuffers();
 
diff --git a/examples/HelloTriangle.cpp b/examples/HelloTriangle.cpp
index b9c9334738..90aec10653 100644
--- a/examples/HelloTriangle.cpp
+++ b/examples/HelloTriangle.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void init() {
 
     queue = device.CreateQueueBuilder().GetResult();
     swapchain = GetSwapChain(device);
-    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
+    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
 
     initBuffers();
     initTextures();
diff --git a/examples/HelloUBO.cpp b/examples/HelloUBO.cpp
index a01b1306dc..edd92d65e6 100644
--- a/examples/HelloUBO.cpp
+++ b/examples/HelloUBO.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void init() {
 
     queue = device.CreateQueueBuilder().GetResult();
     swapchain = GetSwapChain(device);
-    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
+    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
 
     nxt::ShaderModule vsModule = utils::CreateShaderModule(device, nxt::ShaderStage::Vertex, R"(
         #version 450
diff --git a/examples/HelloVertices.cpp b/examples/HelloVertices.cpp
index 8b93742c5b..6e4adabb27 100644
--- a/examples/HelloVertices.cpp
+++ b/examples/HelloVertices.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void init() {
 
     queue = device.CreateQueueBuilder().GetResult();
     swapchain = GetSwapChain(device);
-    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
+    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
 
     initBuffers();
 
diff --git a/examples/RenderToTexture.cpp b/examples/RenderToTexture.cpp
index de9df40ea9..7e75b36565 100644
--- a/examples/RenderToTexture.cpp
+++ b/examples/RenderToTexture.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void init() {
 
     queue = device.CreateQueueBuilder().GetResult();
     swapchain = GetSwapChain(device);
-    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
+    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
 
     initBuffers();
     initTextures();
diff --git a/examples/glTFViewer/glTFViewer.cpp b/examples/glTFViewer/glTFViewer.cpp
index cbf343986b..2273f87ba4 100644
--- a/examples/glTFViewer/glTFViewer.cpp
+++ b/examples/glTFViewer/glTFViewer.cpp
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ namespace {
 
         queue = device.CreateQueueBuilder().GetResult();
         swapchain = GetSwapChain(device);
-        swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
+        swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 640, 480);
 
         renderpass = CreateDefaultRenderPass(device);
         depthStencilView = CreateDefaultDepthStencilView(device);
diff --git a/next.json b/next.json
index 002b2f1c5c..9671852caa 100644
--- a/next.json
+++ b/next.json
@@ -1051,7 +1051,6 @@
                 "args": [
                     {"name": "format", "type": "texture format"},
                     {"name": "allowedUsage", "type": "texture usage bit"},
-                    {"name": "initialUsage", "type": "texture usage bit"},
                     {"name": "width", "type": "uint32_t"},
                     {"name": "height", "type": "uint32_t"}
                 ]
diff --git a/src/backend/SwapChain.cpp b/src/backend/SwapChain.cpp
index 4224ffb13d..a09f8e2eed 100644
--- a/src/backend/SwapChain.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/SwapChain.cpp
@@ -34,24 +34,19 @@ namespace backend {
         return device;
     }
 
-    void SwapChainBase::Configure(nxt::TextureFormat format, nxt::TextureUsageBit allowedUsage, nxt::TextureUsageBit initialUsage, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
+    void SwapChainBase::Configure(nxt::TextureFormat format, nxt::TextureUsageBit allowedUsage, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
         if (width == 0 || height == 0) {
             device->HandleError("Swap chain cannot be configured to zero size");
             return;
         }
         allowedUsage |= nxt::TextureUsageBit::Present;
-        if (!(HasZeroOrOneBits(initialUsage) && (initialUsage & allowedUsage))) {
-            device->HandleError("Swap chain configured with invalid texture usage");
-            return;
-        }
 
         this->format = format;
         this->allowedUsage = allowedUsage;
-        this->initialUsage = initialUsage;
         this->width = width;
         this->height = height;
         implementation.Configure(implementation.userData,
-                static_cast<nxtTextureFormat>(format), static_cast<nxtTextureUsageBit>(allowedUsage), static_cast<nxtTextureUsageBit>(initialUsage), width, height);
+                static_cast<nxtTextureFormat>(format), static_cast<nxtTextureUsageBit>(allowedUsage), width, height);
     }
 
     TextureBase* SwapChainBase::GetNextTexture() {
@@ -67,7 +62,6 @@ namespace backend {
         builder->SetFormat(format);
         builder->SetMipLevels(1);
         builder->SetAllowedUsage(allowedUsage);
-        builder->SetInitialUsage(initialUsage);
 
         auto* texture = GetNextTextureImpl(builder);
         lastNextTexture = texture;
diff --git a/src/backend/SwapChain.h b/src/backend/SwapChain.h
index 77006a6047..3e931340fa 100644
--- a/src/backend/SwapChain.h
+++ b/src/backend/SwapChain.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace backend {
             DeviceBase* GetDevice();
 
             // NXT API
-            void Configure(nxt::TextureFormat format, nxt::TextureUsageBit allowedUsage, nxt::TextureUsageBit initialUsage, uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
+            void Configure(nxt::TextureFormat format, nxt::TextureUsageBit allowedUsage, uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
             TextureBase* GetNextTexture();
             void Present(TextureBase* texture);
 
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ namespace backend {
             nxtSwapChainImplementation implementation = {};
             nxt::TextureFormat format = {};
             nxt::TextureUsageBit allowedUsage;
-            nxt::TextureUsageBit initialUsage;
             uint32_t width = 0;
             uint32_t height = 0;
             TextureBase* lastNextTexture = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/include/nxt/nxt_wsi.h b/src/include/nxt/nxt_wsi.h
index 85902813f6..76828ca741 100644
--- a/src/include/nxt/nxt_wsi.h
+++ b/src/include/nxt/nxt_wsi.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ typedef struct {
     void (*Destroy)(void* userData);
 
     /// Configure/reconfigure the swap chain.
-    nxtSwapChainError (*Configure)(void* userData, nxtTextureFormat format, nxtTextureUsageBit allowedUsage, nxtTextureUsageBit initialUsage, uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
+    nxtSwapChainError (*Configure)(void* userData, nxtTextureFormat format, nxtTextureUsageBit allowedUsage, uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
 
     /// Acquire the next texture from the swap chain.
     nxtSwapChainError (*GetNextTexture)(void* userData, nxtSwapChainNextTexture* nextTexture);
diff --git a/src/tests/NXTTest.cpp b/src/tests/NXTTest.cpp
index 4f9d89398c..61851a0143 100644
--- a/src/tests/NXTTest.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/NXTTest.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void NXTTest::SetUp() {
     swapchain = device.CreateSwapChainBuilder()
         .SetImplementation(binding->GetSwapChainImplementation())
         .GetResult();
-    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 400, 400);
+    swapchain.Configure(nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm, nxt::TextureUsageBit::OutputAttachment, 400, 400);
 
     device.SetErrorCallback(DeviceErrorCauseTestFailure, 0);
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/D3D12Binding.cpp b/src/utils/D3D12Binding.cpp
index fe90d70312..3e99eac52e 100644
--- a/src/utils/D3D12Binding.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/D3D12Binding.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ namespace utils {
                 commandQueue = backend::d3d12::GetCommandQueue(backendDevice);
             }
 
-            nxtSwapChainError Configure(nxtTextureFormat format, nxtTextureUsageBit allowedUsage, nxtTextureUsageBit initialUsage,
+            nxtSwapChainError Configure(nxtTextureFormat format, nxtTextureUsageBit allowedUsage,
                     uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
                 if (format != NXT_TEXTURE_FORMAT_R8_G8_B8_A8_UNORM) {
                     return "unsupported format";
@@ -199,25 +199,6 @@ namespace utils {
                     lastSerialRenderTargetWasUsed[n] = initialSerial;
                 }
 
-                renderTargetResourceState = D3D12ResourceState(initialUsage);
-
-                // Transition the first frame. Resources are initially created in PRESENT state
-                if (renderTargetResourceState != D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_PRESENT) {
-                    ComPtr<ID3D12GraphicsCommandList> commandList = {};
-                    backend::d3d12::OpenCommandList(backendDevice, &commandList);
-
-                    D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER resourceBarrier;
-                    resourceBarrier.Transition.pResource = renderTargetResources[renderTargetIndex].Get();
-                    resourceBarrier.Transition.StateBefore = D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_PRESENT;
-                    resourceBarrier.Transition.StateAfter = renderTargetResourceState;
-                    resourceBarrier.Transition.Subresource = D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER_ALL_SUBRESOURCES;
-                    resourceBarrier.Type = D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER_TYPE_TRANSITION;
-                    resourceBarrier.Flags = D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER_FLAG_NONE;
-                    commandList->ResourceBarrier(1, &resourceBarrier);
-                    ASSERT_SUCCESS(commandList->Close());
-                    backend::d3d12::ExecuteCommandLists(backendDevice, { commandList.Get() });
-                }
-
                 return NXT_SWAP_CHAIN_NO_ERROR;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/MetalBinding.mm b/src/utils/MetalBinding.mm
index 89e0bce47c..e5953b1af3 100644
--- a/src/utils/MetalBinding.mm
+++ b/src/utils/MetalBinding.mm
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace utils {
                 commandQueue = [mtlDevice newCommandQueue];
             }
 
-            nxtSwapChainError Configure(nxtTextureFormat format, nxtTextureUsageBit, nxtTextureUsageBit,
+            nxtSwapChainError Configure(nxtTextureFormat format, nxtTextureUsageBit,
                     uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
                 if (format != NXT_TEXTURE_FORMAT_R8_G8_B8_A8_UNORM) {
                     return "unsupported format";
diff --git a/src/utils/OpenGLBinding.cpp b/src/utils/OpenGLBinding.cpp
index 4aabe4db2f..62e8bbb101 100644
--- a/src/utils/OpenGLBinding.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/OpenGLBinding.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace utils {
                         GL_TEXTURE_2D, backTexture, 0);
             }
 
-            nxtSwapChainError Configure(nxtTextureFormat format, nxtTextureUsageBit, nxtTextureUsageBit,
+            nxtSwapChainError Configure(nxtTextureFormat format, nxtTextureUsageBit,
                     uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
                 if (format != NXT_TEXTURE_FORMAT_R8_G8_B8_A8_UNORM) {
                     return "unsupported format";
diff --git a/src/utils/SwapChainImpl.h b/src/utils/SwapChainImpl.h
index 057044189a..1bef573f28 100644
--- a/src/utils/SwapChainImpl.h
+++ b/src/utils/SwapChainImpl.h
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ namespace utils {
                 impl.Destroy = [](void* userData) {
                     delete reinterpret_cast<TImpl*>(userData);
                 };
-                impl.Configure = [](void* userData, nxtTextureFormat format, nxtTextureUsageBit allowedUsage, nxtTextureUsageBit initialUsage, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
-                    return reinterpret_cast<TImpl*>(userData)->Configure(
-                        format, allowedUsage, initialUsage, width, height);
+                impl.Configure = [](void* userData, nxtTextureFormat format, nxtTextureUsageBit allowedUsage, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
+                    return reinterpret_cast<TImpl*>(userData)->Configure(format, allowedUsage, width, height);
                 };
                 impl.GetNextTexture = [](void* userData, nxtSwapChainNextTexture* nextTexture) {
                     return reinterpret_cast<TImpl*>(userData)->GetNextTexture(