diff --git a/src/emucore/AtariVox.cxx b/src/emucore/AtariVox.cxx
index d17d71c08..2898891f8 100644
--- a/src/emucore/AtariVox.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/AtariVox.cxx
@@ -119,4 +119,4 @@ void AtariVox::reset()
 {
   myLastDataWriteCycle = 0;
   SaveKey::reset();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/emucore/SaveKey.cxx b/src/emucore/SaveKey.cxx
index f987d3c8d..77f717101 100644
--- a/src/emucore/SaveKey.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/SaveKey.cxx
@@ -31,11 +31,8 @@ SaveKey::SaveKey(Jack jack, const Event& event, const System& system,
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 SaveKey::SaveKey(Jack jack, const Event& event, const System& system,
                  const string& eepromfile)
-  : Controller(jack, event, system, Controller::SaveKey)
+  : SaveKey(jack, event, system, eepromfile, Controller::SaveKey)
 {
-  myEEPROM = make_unique<MT24LC256>(eepromfile, system);
-
-  myDigitalPinState[One] = myDigitalPinState[Two] = true;
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
@@ -79,4 +76,4 @@ void SaveKey::write(DigitalPin pin, bool value)
     default:
       break;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/emucore/SaveKey.hxx b/src/emucore/SaveKey.hxx
index d3a88aecd..d7b24620d 100644
--- a/src/emucore/SaveKey.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/SaveKey.hxx
@@ -33,18 +33,6 @@
 class SaveKey : public Controller
 {
   public:
-    /**
-    Create a new SaveKey controller plugged into the specified jack
-
-    @param jack       The jack the controller is plugged into
-    @param event      The event object to use for events
-    @param system     The system using this controller
-    @param eepromfile The file containing the EEPROM data
-    @param type       The type for this controller
-    */
-    SaveKey(Jack jack, const Event& event, const System& system,
-            const string& eepromfile, Type type);
-
     /**
       Create a new SaveKey controller plugged into the specified jack
 
@@ -55,9 +43,17 @@ class SaveKey : public Controller
     */
     SaveKey(Jack jack, const Event& event, const System& system,
             const string& eepromfile);
-    
+
     virtual ~SaveKey() = default;
 
+  protected:
+    /**
+      Delegating constructor currently used by both this class and classes
+      that inherit from SaveKey (currently, AtariVox)
+    */
+    SaveKey(Jack jack, const Event& event, const System& system,
+            const string& eepromfile, Type type);
+
   public:
     using Controller::read;