diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/VirtualPad.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/VirtualPad.cs
index e369d92f70..10cd09e38a 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/VirtualPad.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/VirtualPad.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 						singleAxis.DisplayName,
 						singleAxis.MinValue,
 						singleAxis.MaxValue,
-						singleAxis.Orientation
+						singleAxis.IsVertical ? Orientation.Vertical : Orientation.Horizontal
 					)
 					{
 						Location = UIHelper.Scale(singleAxis.Location),
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/schema/PadSchemaControl.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/schema/PadSchemaControl.cs
index 6ffba58497..325acc9ad0 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/schema/PadSchemaControl.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/schema/PadSchemaControl.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Drawing;
-using System.Windows.Forms;
 
 using BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Properties;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Common;
@@ -70,19 +69,19 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 	{
 		public string DisplayName { get; set; }
 
+		public bool IsVertical { get; }
+
 		public int MaxValue { get; set; }
 
 		public int MinValue { get; set; }
 
-		public Orientation Orientation { get; }
-
 		public Size TargetSize { get; set; }
 
 		public SingleAxisSchema(int x, int y, string name, bool isVertical = false)
 			: base(new Point(x, y), name)
 		{
 			DisplayName = name;
-			Orientation = isVertical ? Orientation.Vertical : Orientation.Horizontal;
+			IsVertical = isVertical;
 		}
 
 		public SingleAxisSchema(int x, int y, int controller, string name, bool isVertical = false)