diff --git a/Src/OSD/SDL/Main.cpp b/Src/OSD/SDL/Main.cpp
index 589434d..d560c0c 100644
--- a/Src/OSD/SDL/Main.cpp
+++ b/Src/OSD/SDL/Main.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ static void ApplySettings(CINIFile *INI, const char *section)
 
 #ifdef SUPERMODEL_WIN32
 	// DirectInput ForceFeedback
-	INI->Get(section, "DirectInputEffectsGain", g_Config.dInputEffectsGain);
 	INI->Get(section, "DirectInputConstForceMax", g_Config.dInputConstForceMax);
 	INI->Get(section, "DirectInputSelfCenterMax", g_Config.dInputSelfCenterMax);
 	INI->Get(section, "DirectInputFrictionMax", g_Config.dInputFrictionMax);
@@ -456,7 +455,6 @@ static void LogConfig(void)
 	
 #ifdef SUPERMODEL_WIN32
 	// DirectInput ForceFeedback
-	InfoLog("\tDirectInputEffectsGain    = %u", g_Config.dInputEffectsGain);
 	InfoLog("\tDirectInputConstForceMax  = %u", g_Config.dInputConstForceMax);
 	InfoLog("\tDirectInputSelfCenterMax  = %u", g_Config.dInputSelfCenterMax);
 	InfoLog("\tDirectInputFrictionMax    = %u", g_Config.dInputFrictionMax);
diff --git a/Src/OSD/SDL/OSDConfig.h b/Src/OSD/SDL/OSDConfig.h
index 99ea105..6f91fc1 100644
--- a/Src/OSD/SDL/OSDConfig.h
+++ b/Src/OSD/SDL/OSDConfig.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public:
 #endif
 
 #ifdef SUPERMODEL_WIN32
-	unsigned	dInputEffectsGain;
 	unsigned	dInputConstForceMax;
 	unsigned	dInputSelfCenterMax;
 	unsigned	dInputFrictionMax;
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ public:
 #endif
 #ifdef SUPERMODEL_WIN32
 		inputSystem = "dinput";
-		dInputEffectsGain = 100;
 		dInputConstForceMax = 100;
 		dInputSelfCenterMax = 100;
 		dInputFrictionMax = 100;
diff --git a/Src/OSD/Windows/DirectInputSystem.cpp b/Src/OSD/Windows/DirectInputSystem.cpp
index 8c873c5..019a4b9 100644
--- a/Src/OSD/Windows/DirectInputSystem.cpp
+++ b/Src/OSD/Windows/DirectInputSystem.cpp
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ HRESULT CDirectInputSystem::CreateJoystickEffect(LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8 joystick,
 	eff.dwFlags = DIEFF_CARTESIAN | DIEFF_OBJECTOFFSETS;
 	eff.dwTriggerButton = DIEB_NOTRIGGER;
 	eff.dwTriggerRepeatInterval = 0;
-	eff.dwGain = min<LONG>(g_Config.dInputEffectsGain * DI_EFFECTS_SCALE, DI_EFFECTS_MAX);
+	eff.dwGain = DI_FFNOMINALMAX;
 	eff.cAxes = 1;
 	eff.rgdwAxes = &dwAxis;
 	eff.rglDirection = &lDirection;