diff --git a/libxenia.vcxproj b/libxenia.vcxproj
index efc72cbe9..b35bf68c2 100644
--- a/libxenia.vcxproj
+++ b/libxenia.vcxproj
@@ -392,7 +392,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="src\xenia\gpu\ucode_disassembler.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\xenia\gpu\xenos.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\xenia\hid\hid-private.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="src\xenia\hid\hid.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\xenia\hid\input_driver.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\xenia\hid\input_system.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\xenia\hid\nop\nop_hid-private.h" />
diff --git a/libxenia.vcxproj.filters b/libxenia.vcxproj.filters
index 1606185fd..3c13b56b4 100644
--- a/libxenia.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/libxenia.vcxproj.filters
@@ -1125,9 +1125,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="src\xenia\gpu\gl4\gl4_shader_translator.h">
       <Filter>src\xenia\gpu\gl4</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="src\xenia\hid\hid.h">
-      <Filter>src\xenia\hid</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="src\xenia\hid\hid-private.h">
       <Filter>src\xenia\hid</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
diff --git a/src/xenia/emulator.cc b/src/xenia/emulator.cc
index 9ecc8c95d..921455742 100644
--- a/src/xenia/emulator.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/emulator.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "xenia/base/clock.h"
 #include "xenia/base/string.h"
 #include "xenia/gpu/graphics_system.h"
-#include "xenia/hid/hid.h"
+#include "xenia/hid/input_system.h"
 #include "xenia/kernel/kernel.h"
 #include "xenia/kernel/kernel_state.h"
 #include "xenia/kernel/modules.h"
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ X_STATUS Emulator::Setup() {
   }
 
   // Initialize the HID.
-  input_system_ = std::move(xe::hid::Create(this));
+  input_system_ = std::move(xe::hid::InputSystem::Create(this));
   if (!input_system_) {
     return X_STATUS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
   }
diff --git a/src/xenia/hid/hid.cc b/src/xenia/hid/hid.cc
index c7fcfade8..d9491ea34 100644
--- a/src/xenia/hid/hid.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/hid/hid.cc
@@ -7,57 +7,6 @@
  ******************************************************************************
  */
 
-#include "xenia/hid/hid.h"
 #include "xenia/hid/hid-private.h"
-#include "xenia/hid/input_driver.h"
-
-using namespace xe;
-using namespace xe::hid;
 
 DEFINE_string(hid, "any", "Input system. Use: [any, nop, winkey, xinput]");
-
-#include "xenia/hid/nop/nop_hid.h"
-#if XE_PLATFORM_WIN32
-#include "xenia/hid/winkey/winkey_hid.h"
-#include "xenia/hid/xinput/xinput_hid.h"
-#endif  // WIN32
-
-std::unique_ptr<InputSystem> xe::hid::Create(Emulator* emulator) {
-  std::unique_ptr<InputSystem> input_system =
-      std::make_unique<InputSystem>(emulator);
-
-  if (FLAGS_hid.compare("nop") == 0) {
-    input_system->AddDriver(xe::hid::nop::Create(input_system.get()));
-#if XE_PLATFORM_WIN32
-  } else if (FLAGS_hid.compare("winkey") == 0) {
-    input_system->AddDriver(xe::hid::winkey::Create(input_system.get()));
-  } else if (FLAGS_hid.compare("xinput") == 0) {
-    input_system->AddDriver(xe::hid::xinput::Create(input_system.get()));
-#endif  // WIN32
-  } else {
-    // Create all available.
-    bool any_created = false;
-
-// NOTE: in any mode we create as many as we can, falling back to nop.
-
-#if XE_PLATFORM_WIN32
-    auto xinput_driver = xe::hid::xinput::Create(input_system.get());
-    if (xinput_driver) {
-      input_system->AddDriver(std::move(xinput_driver));
-      any_created = true;
-    }
-    auto winkey_driver = xe::hid::winkey::Create(input_system.get());
-    if (winkey_driver) {
-      input_system->AddDriver(std::move(winkey_driver));
-      any_created = true;
-    }
-#endif  // WIN32
-
-    // Fallback to nop if none created.
-    if (!any_created) {
-      input_system->AddDriver(xe::hid::nop::Create(input_system.get()));
-    }
-  }
-
-  return input_system;
-}
diff --git a/src/xenia/hid/hid.h b/src/xenia/hid/hid.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 597ad0540..000000000
--- a/src/xenia/hid/hid.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/**
- ******************************************************************************
- * Xenia : Xbox 360 Emulator Research Project                                 *
- ******************************************************************************
- * Copyright 2013 Ben Vanik. All rights reserved.                             *
- * Released under the BSD license - see LICENSE in the root for more details. *
- ******************************************************************************
- */
-
-#ifndef XENIA_HID_HID_H_
-#define XENIA_HID_HID_H_
-
-#include <memory>
-
-#include "xenia/hid/input_system.h"
-
-namespace xe {
-class Emulator;
-}  // namespace xe
-
-namespace xe {
-namespace hid {
-
-std::unique_ptr<InputSystem> Create(Emulator* emulator);
-
-}  // namespace hid
-}  // namespace xe
-
-#endif  // XENIA_HID_HID_H_
diff --git a/src/xenia/hid/input_system.cc b/src/xenia/hid/input_system.cc
index cf5b945e8..9d0ad33ad 100644
--- a/src/xenia/hid/input_system.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/hid/input_system.cc
@@ -12,11 +12,57 @@
 #include "xenia/emulator.h"
 #include "xenia/cpu/processor.h"
 #include "xenia/hid/input_driver.h"
+#include "xenia/hid/hid-private.h"
 #include "xenia/profiling.h"
 
+#include "xenia/hid/nop/nop_hid.h"
+#if XE_PLATFORM_WIN32
+#include "xenia/hid/winkey/winkey_hid.h"
+#include "xenia/hid/xinput/xinput_hid.h"
+#endif  // WIN32
+
 namespace xe {
 namespace hid {
 
+std::unique_ptr<InputSystem> InputSystem::Create(Emulator* emulator) {
+  auto input_system = std::make_unique<InputSystem>(emulator);
+
+  if (FLAGS_hid.compare("nop") == 0) {
+    input_system->AddDriver(xe::hid::nop::Create(input_system.get()));
+#if XE_PLATFORM_WIN32
+  } else if (FLAGS_hid.compare("winkey") == 0) {
+    input_system->AddDriver(xe::hid::winkey::Create(input_system.get()));
+  } else if (FLAGS_hid.compare("xinput") == 0) {
+    input_system->AddDriver(xe::hid::xinput::Create(input_system.get()));
+#endif  // WIN32
+  } else {
+    // Create all available.
+    bool any_created = false;
+
+// NOTE: in any mode we create as many as we can, falling back to nop.
+
+#if XE_PLATFORM_WIN32
+    auto xinput_driver = xe::hid::xinput::Create(input_system.get());
+    if (xinput_driver) {
+      input_system->AddDriver(std::move(xinput_driver));
+      any_created = true;
+    }
+    auto winkey_driver = xe::hid::winkey::Create(input_system.get());
+    if (winkey_driver) {
+      input_system->AddDriver(std::move(winkey_driver));
+      any_created = true;
+    }
+#endif  // WIN32
+
+    // Fallback to nop if none created.
+    if (!any_created) {
+      input_system->AddDriver(xe::hid::nop::Create(input_system.get()));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return input_system;
+}
+
 InputSystem::InputSystem(Emulator* emulator)
     : emulator_(emulator), memory_(emulator->memory()) {}
 
diff --git a/src/xenia/hid/input_system.h b/src/xenia/hid/input_system.h
index 7d1016c1e..9a1bb6cf9 100644
--- a/src/xenia/hid/input_system.h
+++ b/src/xenia/hid/input_system.h
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "xenia/emulator.h"
+#include "xenia/cpu/processor.h"
+#include "xenia/memory.h"
 #include "xenia/xbox.h"
 
+namespace xe {
+class Emulator;
+}  // namespace xe
+
 namespace xe {
 namespace hid {
 
@@ -26,6 +31,8 @@ class InputSystem {
   InputSystem(Emulator* emulator);
   ~InputSystem();
 
+  static std::unique_ptr<InputSystem> Create(Emulator* emulator);
+
   Emulator* emulator() const { return emulator_; }
   Memory* memory() const { return memory_; }
   cpu::Processor* processor() const { return processor_; }
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xam_input.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xam_input.cc
index ee0824358..09042728a 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xam_input.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xam_input.cc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "xenia/base/logging.h"
 #include "xenia/emulator.h"
-#include "xenia/hid/hid.h"
+#include "xenia/hid/input_system.h"
 #include "xenia/kernel/kernel_state.h"
 #include "xenia/kernel/util/shim_utils.h"
 #include "xenia/kernel/xam_private.h"