diff --git a/input/drivers/udev_input.c b/input/drivers/udev_input.c
index 91eb871574..8ea5567367 100644
--- a/input/drivers/udev_input.c
+++ b/input/drivers/udev_input.c
@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@ struct udev_input
    unsigned num_devices;
 };
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XKBCOMMON
-int init_xkb(int fd, size_t size);
-void free_xkb(void);
-#endif
-
 static uint8_t udev_key_state[UDEV_MAX_KEYS];
 
 static void udev_handle_keyboard(void *data,
@@ -159,10 +154,6 @@ static void udev_input_kb_free(void)
 {
    unsigned i;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XKBCOMMON
-   free_xkb();
-#endif
-
    for (i = 0; i < UDEV_MAX_KEYS; i++)
       udev_key_state[i] = 0;
 }
@@ -816,11 +807,6 @@ static void *udev_input_init(const char *joypad_driver)
       udev_monitor_enable_receiving(udev->monitor);
    }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XKBCOMMON
-   if (init_xkb(-1, 0) == -1)
-      goto error;
-#endif
-
    if (!epoll_new(&udev->epfd))
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Failed to create epoll FD.\n");