diff --git a/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlKe.cpp b/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlKe.cpp
index e78614bb8..45a3a521a 100644
--- a/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlKe.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlKe.cpp
@@ -96,11 +96,10 @@ namespace NtDll
 // TODO : Move towards thread-simulation based Dpc emulation
 typedef struct _DpcData {
 	CRITICAL_SECTION Lock;
-	HANDLE DpcEvent;
 	xbox::LIST_ENTRY DpcQueue; // TODO : Use KeGetCurrentPrcb()->DpcListHead instead
 } DpcData;
 
-DpcData g_DpcData = { 0 }; // Note : g_DpcData is initialized in InitDpcThread()
+DpcData g_DpcData = { 0 }; // Note : g_DpcData is initialized in InitDpcData()
 
 xbox::ulonglong_xt LARGE_INTEGER2ULONGLONG(xbox::LARGE_INTEGER value)
 {
@@ -479,14 +478,12 @@ void ExecuteDpcQueue()
 	LeaveCriticalSection(&(g_DpcData.Lock));
 }
 
-void InitDpcThread()
+void InitDpcData()
 {
-	DWORD dwThreadId = 0;
-
+	// Let's initialize the Dpc handling thread too,
+	// here for now (should be called by our caller)
 	InitializeCriticalSection(&(g_DpcData.Lock));
 	InitializeListHead(&(g_DpcData.DpcQueue));
-	EmuLogEx(CXBXR_MODULE::INIT, LOG_LEVEL::DEBUG, "Creating DPC event\n");
-	g_DpcData.DpcEvent = CreateEvent(/*lpEventAttributes=*/nullptr, /*bManualReset=*/FALSE, /*bInitialState=*/FALSE, /*lpName=*/nullptr);
 }
 
 static constexpr uint32_t XBOX_TSC_FREQUENCY = 733333333; // Xbox Time Stamp Counter Frequency = 733333333 (CPU Clock)
@@ -498,13 +495,6 @@ ULONGLONG CxbxGetPerformanceCounter(bool acpi)
 	return Timer_GetScaledPerformanceCounter(period);
 }
 
-void CxbxInitPerformanceCounters()
-{
-	// Let's initialize the Dpc handling thread too,
-	// here for now (should be called by our caller)
-	InitDpcThread();
-}
-
 // ******************************************************************
 // * 0x005C - KeAlertResumeThread()
 // ******************************************************************
diff --git a/src/core/kernel/init/CxbxKrnl.cpp b/src/core/kernel/init/CxbxKrnl.cpp
index 94f7db80b..3643381af 100644
--- a/src/core/kernel/init/CxbxKrnl.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kernel/init/CxbxKrnl.cpp
@@ -1205,8 +1205,8 @@ static void CxbxrKrnlInitHacks()
 	Timer_Init();
 	// for unicode conversions
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "English");
-	// Initialize time-related variables for the kernel and the timers
-	CxbxInitPerformanceCounters();
+	// Initialize DPC global
+	InitDpcData();
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 //	PopupCustom(LOG_LEVEL::INFO, "Attach a Debugger");
 //  Debug child processes using https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GreggMiskelly.MicrosoftChildProcessDebuggingPowerTool
diff --git a/src/core/kernel/init/CxbxKrnl.h b/src/core/kernel/init/CxbxKrnl.h
index 0a1a46fc4..5f89fb5b0 100644
--- a/src/core/kernel/init/CxbxKrnl.h
+++ b/src/core/kernel/init/CxbxKrnl.h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void CxbxKrnlPanic();
 /*! empty function */
 void CxbxKrnlNoFunc();
 
-void CxbxInitPerformanceCounters(); // Implemented in EmuKrnlKe.cpp
+void InitDpcData(); // Implemented in EmuKrnlKe.cpp
 
 /*! kernel thunk table */
 extern uint32_t CxbxKrnl_KernelThunkTable[379];