diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/GlobalWin.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/GlobalWin.cs
index b069b587a7..6731124c9a 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/GlobalWin.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/GlobalWin.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,5 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public static Config Config { get; set; }
 
 		public static IMovieSession MovieSession => _mainForm.MovieSession;
-
-		public static InputManager InputManager { get; } = new InputManager();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 66a458101a..75c3cb0188 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			_config = config; // skips assignment to GlobalWin.Config as Program already did that
 			GL = gl;
 
-			InputManager.ControllerInputCoalescer = new ControllerInputCoalescer();
+			InputManager = new InputManager { ControllerInputCoalescer = new ControllerInputCoalescer() };
 			FirmwareManager = new FirmwareManager();
 			MovieSession = new MovieSession(
 				Config.Movies,
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public EmuClientApi EmuClient { get; set; }
 
-		private InputManager InputManager => GlobalWin.InputManager;
+		private readonly InputManager InputManager;
 
 		private IVideoProvider _currentVideoProvider = NullVideo.Instance;