diff --git a/drivers/sdl/joypad_sdl.cpp b/drivers/sdl/joypad_sdl.cpp
index cc2da8aa6a57..4ecc5db2c98a 100644
--- a/drivers/sdl/joypad_sdl.cpp
+++ b/drivers/sdl/joypad_sdl.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
 #include <SDL3/SDL_iostream.h>
 #include <SDL3/SDL_joystick.h>
 
-JoypadSDL *JoypadSDL::singleton = nullptr;
-
 // Macro to skip the SDL joystick event handling if the device is an SDL gamepad, because
 // there are separate events for SDL gamepads
 #define SKIP_EVENT_FOR_GAMEPAD \
@@ -52,10 +50,6 @@ JoypadSDL *JoypadSDL::singleton = nullptr;
 		continue; \
 	}
 
-JoypadSDL::JoypadSDL() {
-	singleton = this;
-}
-
 JoypadSDL::~JoypadSDL() {
 	// Process any remaining input events
 	process_events();
@@ -65,11 +59,6 @@ JoypadSDL::~JoypadSDL() {
 		}
 	}
 	SDL_Quit();
-	singleton = nullptr;
-}
-
-JoypadSDL *JoypadSDL::get_singleton() {
-	return singleton;
 }
 
 Error JoypadSDL::initialize() {
diff --git a/drivers/sdl/joypad_sdl.h b/drivers/sdl/joypad_sdl.h
index c3919611fcd1..0b16900e8956 100644
--- a/drivers/sdl/joypad_sdl.h
+++ b/drivers/sdl/joypad_sdl.h
@@ -39,11 +39,8 @@ typedef struct SDL_Gamepad SDL_Gamepad;
 
 class JoypadSDL {
 public:
-	JoypadSDL();
 	~JoypadSDL();
 
-	static JoypadSDL *get_singleton();
-
 	Error initialize();
 	void process_events();
 
@@ -69,8 +66,6 @@ class JoypadSDL {
 		SDL_Gamepad *get_sdl_gamepad() const;
 	};
 
-	static JoypadSDL *singleton;
-
 	Joypad joypads[Input::JOYPADS_MAX];
 	HashMap<SDL_JoystickID, int> sdl_instance_id_to_joypad_id;