diff --git a/src/joystick/dummy/SDL_sysjoystick.c b/src/joystick/dummy/SDL_sysjoystick.c
index 7e81e9695..1a1b7254f 100644
--- a/src/joystick/dummy/SDL_sysjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/dummy/SDL_sysjoystick.c
@@ -29,14 +29,11 @@
 #include "../SDL_joystick_c.h"
 
 /* Function to scan the system for joysticks.
- * This function should set SDL_numjoysticks to the number of available
- * joysticks.  Joystick 0 should be the system default joystick.
  * It should return 0, or -1 on an unrecoverable fatal error.
  */
 int
 SDL_SYS_JoystickInit(void)
 {
-    SDL_numjoysticks = 0;
     return (0);
 }