diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Input/Input.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Input/Input.cs
index d6795b52ff..aa7bd2b9b2 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Input/Input.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Input/Input.cs
@@ -324,9 +324,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public IDictionary<string, float> GetAxisValues()
 		{
-			// TODO: this is a refactor of code that was making a copy of the input
-			// Probably just returning the dictionary is all that is actually needed
-			return _axisValues.ToDictionary(k => k.Key, v => v.Value);
+			return _axisValues;
 		}
 
 		private void UpdateThreadProc()