diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.cpp
index ee3ad17b9..1a7c9863a 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ QtHostInterface::QtHostInterface(QObject* parent)
   : QObject(parent), HostInterface(), m_qsettings(QString::fromStdString(GetSettingsFileName()), QSettings::IniFormat)
 {
   checkSettings();
-  createGameList();
+  refreshGameList();
   doUpdateInputMap();
   createThread();
 }
@@ -154,12 +154,6 @@ void QtHostInterface::checkSettings()
   m_settings.Load(si);
 }
 
-void QtHostInterface::createGameList()
-{
-  m_game_list = std::make_unique<GameList>();
-  refreshGameList(false, false);
-}
-
 void QtHostInterface::refreshGameList(bool invalidate_cache /* = false */, bool invalidate_database /* = false */)
 {
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_qsettings_mutex);