diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 2f5d3619a4..5331b6d158 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -538,27 +538,13 @@ static int16_t input_state(unsigned port, unsigned device, unsigned index, unsig
 
    static const struct retro_keybind *binds[MAX_PLAYERS] = {
       g_settings.input.binds[0],
-#if MAX_PADS > 1
       g_settings.input.binds[1],
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 2
       g_settings.input.binds[2],
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 3
       g_settings.input.binds[3],
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 4
       g_settings.input.binds[4],
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 5
       g_settings.input.binds[5],
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 6
       g_settings.input.binds[6],
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 7
       g_settings.input.binds[7],
-#endif
    };
 
    int16_t res = 0;
@@ -2303,27 +2289,13 @@ static void check_turbo(void)
 
    static const struct retro_keybind *binds[MAX_PLAYERS] = {
       g_settings.input.binds[0],
-#if MAX_PADS > 1
       g_settings.input.binds[1],
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 2
       g_settings.input.binds[2],
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 3
       g_settings.input.binds[3],
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 4
       g_settings.input.binds[4],
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 5
       g_settings.input.binds[5],
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 6
       g_settings.input.binds[6],
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 7
       g_settings.input.binds[7],
-#endif
    };
 
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < MAX_PLAYERS; i++)
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index 47a736b982..18c9450774 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -839,27 +839,14 @@ static const struct bind_map bind_maps[MAX_PLAYERS][RARCH_BIND_LIST_END_NULL] =
       DECLARE_BIND(disk_next,             RARCH_DISK_NEXT),
       DECLARE_BIND(menu_toggle,           RARCH_MENU_TOGGLE),
    },
-#if MAX_PADS > 1
+
    { DECL_PLAYER(2) },
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 2
    { DECL_PLAYER(3) },
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 3
    { DECL_PLAYER(4) },
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 4
    { DECL_PLAYER(5) },
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 5
    { DECL_PLAYER(6) },
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 6
    { DECL_PLAYER(7) },
-#endif
-#if MAX_PADS > 7
    { DECL_PLAYER(8) },
-#endif
 };
 
 struct key_map