diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/evdev/evdev.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/evdev/evdev.cpp
index bee0c44a02..788ea963bc 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/evdev/evdev.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/evdev/evdev.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ static void StopHotplugThread()
 void Init()
 {
   s_devnode_name_map.clear();
-  PopulateDevices();
   StartHotplugThread();
 }