diff --git a/wgpu-types/src/lib.rs b/wgpu-types/src/lib.rs
index 325bfc6532..1a4b4ed0ec 100644
--- a/wgpu-types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wgpu-types/src/lib.rs
@@ -692,10 +692,15 @@ impl Limits {
     /// These default limits are guarenteed to be compatible with GLES3, and D3D11, and WebGL2
     pub fn downlevel_webgl2_defaults() -> Self {
         Self {
+            #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
             max_storage_buffers_per_shader_stage: 0,
+            #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
             max_storage_textures_per_shader_stage: 0,
+            #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
             max_dynamic_storage_buffers_per_pipeline_layout: 0,
+            #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
             max_storage_buffer_binding_size: 0,
+            #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
             max_vertex_buffer_array_stride: 255,
 
             // Most of the values should be the same as the downlevel defaults
diff --git a/wgpu/examples/boids/main.rs b/wgpu/examples/boids/main.rs
index 83442b25c8..54c1c47638 100644
--- a/wgpu/examples/boids/main.rs
+++ b/wgpu/examples/boids/main.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct Example {
 }
 
 impl framework::Example for Example {
-    fn required_limits(_: &wgpu::Adapter) -> wgpu::Limits {
+    fn required_limits() -> wgpu::Limits {
         wgpu::Limits::downlevel_defaults()
     }
 
diff --git a/wgpu/examples/framework.rs b/wgpu/examples/framework.rs
index fb82952ffb..562b2d7204 100644
--- a/wgpu/examples/framework.rs
+++ b/wgpu/examples/framework.rs
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ pub trait Example: 'static + Sized {
             ..wgpu::DownlevelCapabilities::default()
         }
     }
-    fn required_limits(adapter: &wgpu::Adapter) -> wgpu::Limits {
-        let _ = adapter;
+    fn required_limits() -> wgpu::Limits {
         wgpu::Limits::downlevel_webgl2_defaults() // These downlevel limits will allow the code to run on all possible hardware
     }
     fn init(
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ async fn setup<E: Example>(title: &str) -> Setup {
     );
 
     // Make sure we use the texture resolution limits from the adapter, so we can support images the size of the surface.
-    let needed_limits = E::required_limits(&adapter).using_resolution(adapter.limits());
+    let needed_limits = E::required_limits().using_resolution(adapter.limits());
 
     let trace_dir = std::env::var("WGPU_TRACE");
     let (device, queue) = adapter
diff --git a/wgpu/examples/shadow/main.rs b/wgpu/examples/shadow/main.rs
index 2eedf62592..78b88854a8 100644
--- a/wgpu/examples/shadow/main.rs
+++ b/wgpu/examples/shadow/main.rs
@@ -213,25 +213,6 @@ impl framework::Example for Example {
         wgpu::Features::DEPTH_CLAMPING
     }
 
-    fn required_limits(adapter: &wgpu::Adapter) -> wgpu::Limits {
-        let downlevel_limits = wgpu::Limits::downlevel_defaults();
-        let webgl_limits = wgpu::Limits::downlevel_webgl2_defaults();
-        if adapter
-            .get_downlevel_properties()
-            .flags
-            .contains(wgpu::DownlevelFlags::VERTEX_STORAGE | wgpu::DownlevelFlags::FRAGMENT_STORAGE)
-        {
-            wgpu::Limits {
-                max_storage_buffers_per_shader_stage: downlevel_limits
-                    .max_storage_buffers_per_shader_stage,
-                max_storage_buffer_binding_size: downlevel_limits.max_storage_buffer_binding_size,
-                ..webgl_limits
-            }
-        } else {
-            webgl_limits
-        }
-    }
-
     fn init(
         sc_desc: &wgpu::SurfaceConfiguration,
         adapter: &wgpu::Adapter,
@@ -241,7 +222,8 @@ impl framework::Example for Example {
         let supports_storage_resources = adapter
             .get_downlevel_properties()
             .flags
-            .contains(wgpu::DownlevelFlags::VERTEX_STORAGE);
+            .contains(wgpu::DownlevelFlags::VERTEX_STORAGE)
+            && device.limits().max_storage_buffers_per_shader_stage > 0;
 
         // Create the vertex and index buffers
         let vertex_size = mem::size_of::<Vertex>();
diff --git a/wgpu/examples/texture-arrays/main.rs b/wgpu/examples/texture-arrays/main.rs
index ddd2a9631a..b126b7a8ad 100644
--- a/wgpu/examples/texture-arrays/main.rs
+++ b/wgpu/examples/texture-arrays/main.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl framework::Example for Example {
     fn required_features() -> wgpu::Features {
         wgpu::Features::TEXTURE_BINDING_ARRAY | wgpu::Features::SPIRV_SHADER_PASSTHROUGH
     }
-    fn required_limits(_: &wgpu::Adapter) -> wgpu::Limits {
+    fn required_limits() -> wgpu::Limits {
         wgpu::Limits {
             max_push_constant_size: 4,
             ..wgpu::Limits::default()