diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/InputConfigDiagBitmaps.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/InputConfigDiagBitmaps.cpp
index 3da0253581..e6beb5ef4a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/InputConfigDiagBitmaps.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/InputConfigDiagBitmaps.cpp
@@ -453,11 +453,6 @@ void InputConfigDialog::UpdateBitmaps(wxTimerEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 
 	g_controller_interface.UpdateInput();
 
-	// don't want game thread updating input when we are using it here
-	std::unique_lock<std::recursive_mutex> lk(g_controller_interface.update_lock, std::try_to_lock);
-	if (!lk.owns_lock())
-		return;
-
 	GamepadPage* const current_page = (GamepadPage*)m_pad_notebook->GetPage(m_pad_notebook->GetSelection());
 
 	for (ControlGroupBox* g : current_page->control_groups)
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
index 1330cb1e0a..00a9579daf 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ void ControllerInterface::Shutdown()
 //
 void ControllerInterface::UpdateInput()
 {
-	std::unique_lock<std::recursive_mutex> lk(update_lock, std::defer_lock);
-
 	for (ciface::Core::Device* d : m_devices)
 		d->UpdateInput();
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h
index 9ab8427ad2..e69907337f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ public:
 	void UpdateReference(ControlReference* control, const ciface::Core::DeviceQualifier& default_device) const;
 	void UpdateInput();
 
-	std::recursive_mutex update_lock;
-
 private:
 	bool   m_is_init;
 	void*  m_hwnd;