diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java b/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
index b09d8a8e4..4a9ec5216 100644
--- a/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
@@ -1604,8 +1604,14 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
     if (irenderer.equals(JAVA2D)) {
       pg = new PGraphicsAndroid2D();
     } else if (irenderer.equals(P2D)) {
+      if (!g.isGL()) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("createGraphics() with P2D requires size() to use P2D or P3D");
+      }
       pg = new PGraphics2D();
     } else if (irenderer.equals(P3D)) {
+      if (!g.isGL()) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("createGraphics() with P3D or OPENGL requires size() to use P2D or P3D");
+      }
       pg = new PGraphics3D();
     } else {
       Class<?> rendererClass = null;
diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java b/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
index 1138e3474..da462a90b 100644
--- a/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
@@ -511,11 +511,6 @@ public class PGraphicsOpenGL extends PGraphics {
   @Override
   public void setPrimary(boolean primary) {
     super.setPrimary(primary);
-    if (!primary && !(parent.g instanceof PGraphicsOpenGL)) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("An OpenGL renderer (either P2D or P3D) " +
-                                 "cannot be created with a non-OpenGL main " +
-                                 "renderer (such as JAVA2D)");
-    }
     format = ARGB;
   }
 
@@ -6085,7 +6080,6 @@ public class PGraphicsOpenGL extends PGraphics {
     GLSL_VERSION      = pgl.getString(PGL.SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION);
 
     int major = pgl.getGLVersion()[0];
-    System.err.println("OpenGL version " + OPENGL_VERSION + " " + major);
     if (major < 2) {
       // There might be problems...
       PGraphics.showWarning("The OpenGL version in this is less than 2.0 so " +
diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
index 1138e3474..da462a90b 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
@@ -511,11 +511,6 @@ public class PGraphicsOpenGL extends PGraphics {
   @Override
   public void setPrimary(boolean primary) {
     super.setPrimary(primary);
-    if (!primary && !(parent.g instanceof PGraphicsOpenGL)) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("An OpenGL renderer (either P2D or P3D) " +
-                                 "cannot be created with a non-OpenGL main " +
-                                 "renderer (such as JAVA2D)");
-    }
     format = ARGB;
   }
 
@@ -6085,7 +6080,6 @@ public class PGraphicsOpenGL extends PGraphics {
     GLSL_VERSION      = pgl.getString(PGL.SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION);
 
     int major = pgl.getGLVersion()[0];
-    System.err.println("OpenGL version " + OPENGL_VERSION + " " + major);
     if (major < 2) {
       // There might be problems...
       PGraphics.showWarning("The OpenGL version in this is less than 2.0 so " +