diff --git a/apple/common/apple_gamecontroller.m b/apple/common/apple_gamecontroller.m
index b6547b2283..171a6a98d3 100644
--- a/apple/common/apple_gamecontroller.m
+++ b/apple/common/apple_gamecontroller.m
@@ -130,10 +130,7 @@ static int32_t apple_joypad_connect_gcapi(joypad_connection_t *joyconn)
       joypad_connection_t *s = (joypad_connection_t*)&joyconn[pad];
 
       if (s)
-      {
          s->connected = true;
-         s->is_gcapi  = true;
-      }
    }
 
    return pad;
diff --git a/input/connect/joypad_connection.c b/input/connect/joypad_connection.c
index f45f3a1bca..ff614feb41 100644
--- a/input/connect/joypad_connection.c
+++ b/input/connect/joypad_connection.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ void *pad_connection_init(unsigned pads)
 
       conn->connected = false;
       conn->iface     = NULL;
-      conn->is_gcapi  = false;
       conn->data      = NULL;
    }
 
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ void pad_connection_pad_deinit(joypad_connection_t *s, uint32_t pad)
 
    s->iface     = NULL;
    s->connected = false;
-   s->is_gcapi  = false;
 }
 
 void pad_connection_packet(joypad_connection_t *s, uint32_t pad,
diff --git a/input/connect/joypad_connection.h b/input/connect/joypad_connection.h
index 2538890342..b5b20a79f7 100644
--- a/input/connect/joypad_connection.h
+++ b/input/connect/joypad_connection.h
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ typedef struct joypad_connection
     bool connected;
     struct pad_connection_interface *iface;
     void* data;
-    
-    bool is_gcapi;
 } joypad_connection_t;
 
 int32_t pad_connection_pad_init(joypad_connection_t *joyconn,