diff --git a/src/xenia/apu/xaudio2/xaudio2_audio_driver.cc b/src/xenia/apu/xaudio2/xaudio2_audio_driver.cc
index 22ccdba9f..aa150e797 100644
--- a/src/xenia/apu/xaudio2/xaudio2_audio_driver.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/apu/xaudio2/xaudio2_audio_driver.cc
@@ -71,13 +71,8 @@ bool XAudio2AudioDriver::Initialize() {
     }
   }
   if (!xaudio2_module_) {
-    xaudio2_module_ = static_cast<void*>(LoadLibraryW(L"XAudio2_7.dll"));
-    if (xaudio2_module_) {
-      api_minor_version_ = 7;
-    } else {
-      XELOGE("Failed to load XAudio 2.8 or 2.7 library DLL");
-      return false;
-    }
+    XELOGE("Failed to load XAudio 2.8 library DLL");
+    return false;
   }
 
   // We need to be able to accept frames from any non-STA thread - primarily
diff --git a/src/xenia/hid/xinput/xinput_input_driver.cc b/src/xenia/hid/xinput/xinput_input_driver.cc
index 221914f1a..284e005c5 100644
--- a/src/xenia/hid/xinput/xinput_input_driver.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/hid/xinput/xinput_input_driver.cc
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ XInputInputDriver::~XInputInputDriver() {
 
 X_STATUS XInputInputDriver::Setup() {
   HMODULE module = LoadLibraryW(L"xinput1_4.dll");
-  if (!module) {
-    module = LoadLibraryW(L"xinput1_3.dll");
-  }
   if (!module) {
     return X_STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND;
   }