diff --git a/src/util/sdl_input_source.cpp b/src/util/sdl_input_source.cpp
index 637d08bdb..9c6094b15 100644
--- a/src/util/sdl_input_source.cpp
+++ b/src/util/sdl_input_source.cpp
@@ -306,8 +306,6 @@ static void SDLLogCallback(void* userdata, int category, SDL_LogPriority priorit
   GENERIC_LOG(Log::Channel::SDL, priority_map[priority], Log::Color::Default, message);
 }
 
-bool SDLInputSource::ALLOW_EVENT_POLLING = true;
-
 SDLInputSource::SDLInputSource() = default;
 
 SDLInputSource::~SDLInputSource()
@@ -629,9 +627,6 @@ void SDLInputSource::ShutdownSubsystem()
 
 void SDLInputSource::PollEvents()
 {
-  if (!ALLOW_EVENT_POLLING)
-    return;
-
   for (;;)
   {
     SDL_Event ev;
diff --git a/src/util/sdl_input_source.h b/src/util/sdl_input_source.h
index 2275f611a..821e647e6 100644
--- a/src/util/sdl_input_source.h
+++ b/src/util/sdl_input_source.h
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ public:
 
   static bool IsHandledInputEvent(const SDL_Event* ev);
 
-  static bool ALLOW_EVENT_POLLING;
-
 private:
   struct ControllerData
   {
diff --git a/src/util/util.vcxproj b/src/util/util.vcxproj
index 4aefeb84d..f3c3668b9 100644
--- a/src/util/util.vcxproj
+++ b/src/util/util.vcxproj
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="postprocessing_shader_fx.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="postprocessing_shader_glsl.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="postprocessing_shader_slang.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="sdl_video_helpers.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="sdl_input_source.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="shadergen.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="shiftjis.h" />
diff --git a/src/util/util.vcxproj.filters b/src/util/util.vcxproj.filters
index 2d514778f..1d0d3b407 100644
--- a/src/util/util.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/util/util.vcxproj.filters
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="core_audio_stream.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="vulkan_headers.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="gpu_types.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="sdl_video_helpers.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="object_archive.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="http_cache.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="dyn_sqlite.h" />