diff --git a/rpcs3/Input/ds3_pad_handler.cpp b/rpcs3/Input/ds3_pad_handler.cpp
index 4b80928557..8a041a0f84 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Input/ds3_pad_handler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Input/ds3_pad_handler.cpp
@@ -317,8 +317,6 @@ ds3_pad_handler::DataStatus ds3_pad_handler::get_data(ds3_device* ds3dev)
 	if (!ds3dev)
 		return DataStatus::ReadError;
 
-	ds3dev->padData = {};
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	ds3dev->padData[0] = ds3dev->report_id;
 	const int result = hid_get_feature_report(ds3dev->hidDevice, ds3dev->padData.data(), 64);