diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageInput.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageInput.cpp
index bf4d58a17d..9e719f8d6b 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageInput.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageInput.cpp
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ err:
     return ret;
 }
 
-HANDLE USB::OpenUSB (int VID, int PID, int num, bool share)
+HANDLE USB::OpenUSB (int VID, int PID, int num)
 {
     DWORD index = 0;
 
@@ -556,10 +556,8 @@ HANDLE USB::OpenUSB (int VID, int PID, int num, bool share)
 		if(h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
 			CloseHandle (h);
 
-		int ShareMode = 0;
-		if(share) ShareMode |= FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE;
 		h = CreateFile (path, GENERIC_READ,
-			   ShareMode, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED, NULL);
+			   FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED, NULL);
 
 		free(path);
 
@@ -597,10 +595,10 @@ RageInput::pump_t::~pump_t()
 		CloseHandle(h);
 }
 
-bool RageInput::pump_t::init(int devno, bool share)
+bool RageInput::pump_t::init(int devno)
 {
 	const int pump_usb_vid = 0x0d2f, pump_usb_pid = 0x0001;
-	h = USB::OpenUSB (pump_usb_vid, pump_usb_pid, devno, share);
+	h = USB::OpenUSB (pump_usb_vid, pump_usb_pid, devno);
 	return h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageInput.h b/stepmania/src/RageInput.h
index 8c989c8bc0..ad83c69f56 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageInput.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageInput.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class RageInput
 
 		pump_t();
 		~pump_t();
-		bool init(int devno, bool share=true);
+		bool init(int devno);
 		int GetPadEvent();
 	} *m_Pumps;
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public:
 
 namespace USB {
 	char *GetUSBDevicePath (int num);
-	HANDLE OpenUSB (int VID, int PID, int num, bool share=true);
+	HANDLE OpenUSB (int VID, int PID, int num);
 };
 
 extern RageInput*			INPUTMAN;	// global and accessable from anywhere in our program