diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
index b5d9a1e0e2..11659e4d2c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ PrefsManager::PrefsManager() :
 	m_iSoundWriteAhead				( "SoundWriteAhead",			0 ),
 	m_iSoundDevice					( "SoundDevice",				"" ),
 	m_iSoundPreferredSampleRate		( "SoundPreferredSampleRate",	44100 ),
-	m_sInputDrivers					( "InputDrivers",				"" ),
 	m_sLightsStepsDifficulty		( "LightsStepsDifficulty",		"medium" ),
 	m_bBlinkGameplayButtonLightsOnNote	( "BlinkGameplayButtonLightsOnNote",false ),
 	m_bAllowUnacceleratedRenderer	( "AllowUnacceleratedRenderer",	false ),
@@ -514,13 +513,6 @@ float PrefsManager::GetSoundVolume()
 	return clamp(m_fSoundVolume.Get(),0.0f,1.0f);
 }
 
-CString PrefsManager::GetInputDrivers()	{
-	if( m_sInputDrivers.Get().empty() )
-		return (CString)DEFAULT_INPUT_DRIVER_LIST;
-	else
-		return m_sInputDrivers;
-}
-
 bool PrefsManager::MessageIsIgnored( const CString &ID )
 {
 	vector<CString> list;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
index 047c894b55..963563474c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
@@ -224,8 +224,6 @@ public:
 	Preference<int>		m_iSoundWriteAhead;
 	Preference<CString>	m_iSoundDevice;	
 	Preference<int>		m_iSoundPreferredSampleRate;
-private:
-	Preference<CString>	m_sInputDrivers;	// "" == default
 public:
 	Preference<CString>	m_sLightsStepsDifficulty;
 	Preference<bool>	m_bBlinkGameplayButtonLightsOnNote;
@@ -256,7 +254,6 @@ public:
 	CString GetVideoRenderers();
 	CString GetSoundDrivers();
 	float GetSoundVolume();
-	CString GetInputDrivers();
 
 
 	void ReadPrefsFromIni( const IniFile &ini, const CString &sSection );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageInput.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageInput.cpp
index cfe323d351..66feb0cc5b 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageInput.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageInput.cpp
@@ -4,15 +4,21 @@
 #include "RageException.h"
 #include "arch/InputHandler/InputHandler.h"
 #include "arch/arch.h"
+#include "arch/arch_default.h"
 #include "Foreach.h"
+#include "Preference.h"
 
 RageInput*		INPUTMAN	= NULL;		// globally accessable input device
 
-RageInput::RageInput( CString sDriverList )
+static Preference<CString> g_sInputDrivers( "InputDrivers", "" ); // "" == DEFAULT_INPUT_DRIVER_LIST
+
+RageInput::RageInput()
 {
 	LOG->Trace( "RageInput::RageInput()" );
 
-	m_sDriverList = sDriverList;
+	m_sDriverList = g_sInputDrivers;
+	if( m_sDriverList.empty() )
+		m_sDriverList = DEFAULT_INPUT_DRIVER_LIST;
 
 	LoadDrivers();
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageInput.h b/stepmania/src/RageInput.h
index 0810e161db..42816ca966 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageInput.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageInput.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class InputHandler;
 class RageInput
 {
 public:
-	RageInput( CString sDriverList );
+	RageInput();
 	~RageInput();
 
 	void LoadDrivers();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index b552a595c1..7c48555215 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 	/* This initializes objects that change the SDL event mask, and has other
 	 * dependencies on the SDL video subsystem, so it must be initialized after DISPLAY. */
-	INPUTMAN	= new RageInput( PREFSMAN->GetInputDrivers() );
+	INPUTMAN	= new RageInput;
 
 	// These things depend on the TextureManager, so do them after!
 	FONT		= new FontManager;