diff --git a/src/xenia/hid/winkey/winkey_input_driver.cc b/src/xenia/hid/winkey/winkey_input_driver.cc
index e38d2dcc6..a17e25ea3 100644
--- a/src/xenia/hid/winkey/winkey_input_driver.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/hid/winkey/winkey_input_driver.cc
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ DEFINE_bool(keyboard_passthru, false,
             "Xenia keybinds, eg. H to show FPS, will still be in effect!)",
             "HID");
 
-DEFINE_bool(
-    keyboard_keyup, true,
-    "When using passthru, sends keyup events when keys are released. Some "
-    "games like SR1 don't like "
-    "seeing these, but dash won't work properly without them",
-    "HID");
-
 namespace xe {
 namespace hid {
 namespace winkey {
@@ -406,22 +399,10 @@ X_RESULT WinKeyInputDriver::GetKeystroke(uint32_t user_index, uint32_t flags,
     }
   } else {
     // Handle keydown & keyup:
-    if (cvars::keyboard_keyup || virtual_key == VK_SHIFT) {
-      if (evt.transition == false) {
-        keystroke_flags |= 0x0002;  // XINPUT_KEYSTROKE_KEYUP
-      } else if (evt.transition == true) {
-        keystroke_flags |= 0x0001;  // XINPUT_KEYSTROKE_KEYDOWN
-      }
-    } else {
-      if (!cvars::keyboard_keyup) {
-        // Only handle keydown, since some stupid games will count keyup as
-        // another keypress (seen in SR1..)
-        if (virtual_key != 0 && virtual_key != VK_SHIFT) {
-          if (evt.transition) {
-            keystroke_flags |= 0x0001;
-          }
-        }
-      }
+    if (evt.transition == false) {
+      keystroke_flags |= 0x0002;  // XINPUT_KEYSTROKE_KEYUP
+    } else if (evt.transition == true) {
+      keystroke_flags |= 0x0001;  // XINPUT_KEYSTROKE_KEYDOWN
     }
 
     if (keystroke_flags != 0) {