diff --git a/src/win32_init.c b/src/win32_init.c
index 824e383c..a81da94e 100644
--- a/src/win32_init.c
+++ b/src/win32_init.c
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ static GLFWbool loadLibraries(void)
     _glfw.win32.user32.GetSystemMetricsForDpi_ = (PFN_GetSystemMetricsForDpi)
         _glfwPlatformGetModuleSymbol(_glfw.win32.user32.instance, "GetSystemMetricsForDpi");
 
-    _glfw.win32.dinput8.instance = _glfwPlatformLoadModule("dinput8.dll");
     if (_glfw.win32.dinput8.instance)
     {
         _glfw.win32.dinput8.Create = (PFN_DirectInput8Create)