diff --git a/src/Hooks.cpp b/src/Hooks.cpp
index 55b22fbb69..e2c9017450 100644
--- a/src/Hooks.cpp
+++ b/src/Hooks.cpp
@@ -856,43 +856,6 @@ namespace Hooks
 		stl::write_thunk_call<BSBatchRenderer_RenderPassImmediately2>(REL::RelocationID(100852, 107642).address() + REL::Relocate(0x29E, 0x28F));
 		stl::write_thunk_call<BSBatchRenderer_RenderPassImmediately3>(REL::RelocationID(100871, 107667).address() + REL::Relocate(0xEE, 0xED));
 
-		const auto renderPassCacheCtor = REL::VariantID(100720, 107500, 0x1340330);  // VR function is identical to SE
-		const int32_t passCount = 4194240;
-		const int32_t passCountSE = 4194240 * 16;
-
-		const int32_t passSize = 4194240 * sizeof(RE::BSRenderPass);
-		const int32_t lightsCount = passCount * 16;
-		const int32_t lightsSize = lightsCount * sizeof(void*);
-		const int32_t lastPassIndex = passCount - 1;
-		const int32_t lastPassOffset =
-			(passCount - 1) * sizeof(RE::BSRenderPass);
-		const int32_t lastPassNextOffset =
-			(passCount - 1) * sizeof(RE::BSRenderPass) + offsetof(RE::BSRenderPass, next);
-		PatchMemory(
-			REL::Relocation<std::uintptr_t>(renderPassCacheCtor, 0x76).address(),
-			reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&lightsSize), 4);
-		PatchMemory(
-			REL::Relocation<std::uintptr_t>(renderPassCacheCtor, 0xAD).address(),
-			reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&passSize), 4);
-		PatchMemory(
-			REL::Relocation<std::uintptr_t>(renderPassCacheCtor, 0xCB).address(),
-			reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&lastPassIndex), 4);
-		PatchMemory(
-			REL::Relocation<std::uintptr_t>(renderPassCacheCtor, 0xF0).address(),
-			reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&lastPassNextOffset), 4);
-		PatchMemory(
-			REL::Relocation<std::uintptr_t>(renderPassCacheCtor, 0xFD).address(),
-			reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&lastPassOffset), 4);
-		if (REL::Module::IsAE()) {
-			PatchMemory(
-				REL::Relocation<std::uintptr_t>(renderPassCacheCtor, 0x191).address(),
-				reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&passCount), 4);
-		} else {
-			PatchMemory(
-				REL::Relocation<std::uintptr_t>(renderPassCacheCtor, 0x191 - 2).address(),
-				reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&passCountSE), 4);
-		}
-
 		// Patch render space in BSLightingShader::SetupGeometry to always use world space
 		// The variable updateEyePosition is set to 1 when not skinned. By patching to be 0 it will always use world space
 		// We offset from the base address of the containing function to the start of the patch
diff --git a/src/XSEPlugin.cpp b/src/XSEPlugin.cpp
index 7485f0ef52..f1d1c9e13b 100644
--- a/src/XSEPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/XSEPlugin.cpp
@@ -169,13 +169,13 @@ bool Load()
 	auto log = spdlog::default_logger();
 	log->set_level(state->GetLogLevel());
 
-	const std::array dlls = {
+	const std::array incompatibleDLLs = {
 		L"Data/SKSE/Plugins/ShaderTools.dll",
 		L"Data/SKSE/Plugins/SSEShaderTools.dll",
 		L"Data/SKSE/Plugins/SkyrimUpscaler.dll"
 	};
 
-	for (const auto dll : dlls) {
+	for (const auto dll : incompatibleDLLs) {
 		if (LoadLibrary(dll)) {
 			auto errorMessage = std::format("Incompatible DLL {} detected", stl::utf16_to_utf8(dll).value_or("<unicode conversion error>"s));
 			logger::error("{}", errorMessage);
@@ -183,6 +183,18 @@ bool Load()
 		}
 	}
 
+	const std::array requiredDLLs = {
+		L"Data/SKSE/Plugins/EngineFixes.dll"
+	};
+
+	for (const auto dll : requiredDLLs) {
+		if (LoadLibrary(dll)) {
+			auto errorMessage = std::format("Required DLL {} was missing", stl::utf16_to_utf8(dll).value_or("<unicode conversion error>"s));
+			logger::error("{}", errorMessage);
+			errors.push_back(errorMessage);
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (errors.empty()) {
 		logger::info("Calling feature Load methods");
 		for (auto* feature : Feature::GetFeatureList()) {