diff --git a/lime/_backend/html5/HTML5Window.hx b/lime/_backend/html5/HTML5Window.hx
index 6fd80f6fa..1540653d1 100644
--- a/lime/_backend/html5/HTML5Window.hx
+++ b/lime/_backend/html5/HTML5Window.hx
@@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ class HTML5Window {
case "gamepadconnected":
- trace ("GAMEPAD CONNECTED");
-
Joystick.__connect (event.gamepad.index);
if (event.gamepad.mapping == "standard") {