diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp
index 5d7b1da8d3..acb17a4434 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@
 #include "Core/HW/VideoInterface.h"
 #include "Core/HW/Wiimote.h"
 #include "Core/IOS/IPC.h"
-#include "Core/IOS/USB/Bluetooth/BTEmu.h"
-#include "Core/IOS/USB/Bluetooth/WiimoteDevice.h"
 #include "Core/Movie.h"
 #include "Core/NetPlayClient.h"
 #include "Core/NetPlayProto.h"
@@ -526,13 +524,6 @@ void EmuThread()
                               Wiimote::InitializeMode::DO_NOT_WAIT_FOR_WIIMOTES);
     else
       Wiimote::LoadConfig();
-
-    // Activate Wiimotes which don't have source set to "None"
-    const auto bt = std::static_pointer_cast<IOS::HLE::Device::BluetoothEmu>(
-        IOS::HLE::GetDeviceByName("/dev/usb/oh1/57e/305"));
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i != MAX_BBMOTES; ++i)
-      if (g_wiimote_sources[i] && bt)
-        bt->AccessWiiMote(i | 0x100)->Activate(true);
   }
 
   AudioCommon::InitSoundStream();
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/ES.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/ES.cpp
index ba85691e08..2e55d311b0 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/ES.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/ES.cpp
@@ -52,11 +52,8 @@
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/HW/DVDInterface.h"
 #include "Core/HW/Memmap.h"
-#include "Core/HW/Wiimote.h"
 #include "Core/IOS/ES/ES.h"
 #include "Core/IOS/ES/Formats.h"
-#include "Core/IOS/USB/Bluetooth/BTEmu.h"
-#include "Core/IOS/USB/Bluetooth/WiimoteDevice.h"
 #include "Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h"
 #include "Core/WiiRoot.h"
 #include "Core/ec_wii.h"
@@ -1202,34 +1199,7 @@ IPCCommandResult ES::LaunchBC(const IOCtlVRequest& request)
 
 void ES::ResetAfterLaunch(const u64 ios_to_load) const
 {
-  auto bt = std::static_pointer_cast<BluetoothEmu>(GetDeviceByName("/dev/usb/oh1/57e/305"));
-  bool* wiiMoteConnected = new bool[MAX_BBMOTES];
-  if (!SConfig::GetInstance().m_bt_passthrough_enabled && bt)
-  {
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < MAX_BBMOTES; i++)
-      wiiMoteConnected[i] = bt->m_WiiMotes[i].IsConnected();
-  }
-
   Reload(ios_to_load);
-
-  // Get the new Bluetooth device. Note that it is not guaranteed to exist.
-  bt = std::static_pointer_cast<BluetoothEmu>(GetDeviceByName("/dev/usb/oh1/57e/305"));
-  if (!SConfig::GetInstance().m_bt_passthrough_enabled && bt)
-  {
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < MAX_BBMOTES; i++)
-    {
-      if (wiiMoteConnected[i])
-      {
-        bt->m_WiiMotes[i].Activate(false);
-        bt->m_WiiMotes[i].Activate(true);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        bt->m_WiiMotes[i].Activate(false);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  delete[] wiiMoteConnected;
 }
 
 IPCCommandResult ES::CheckKoreaRegion(const IOCtlVRequest& request)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/USB/Bluetooth/BTEmu.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/USB/Bluetooth/BTEmu.cpp
index f167d1ae23..0ba7c572ea 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/USB/Bluetooth/BTEmu.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/USB/Bluetooth/BTEmu.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ BluetoothEmu::BluetoothEmu(u32 device_id, const std::string& device_name)
   if (!Core::g_want_determinism)
     BackUpBTInfoSection(&sysconf);
 
-  // Activate only first Wii Remote by default
-
   _conf_pads BT_DINF;
   if (!sysconf.GetArrayData("BT.DINF", (u8*)&BT_DINF, sizeof(_conf_pads)))
   {
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ BluetoothEmu::BluetoothEmu(u32 device_id, const std::string& device_name)
 
       DEBUG_LOG(IOS_WIIMOTE, "Wii Remote %d BT ID %x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x", i, tmpBD.b[0], tmpBD.b[1],
                 tmpBD.b[2], tmpBD.b[3], tmpBD.b[4], tmpBD.b[5]);
-      m_WiiMotes.emplace_back(this, i, tmpBD, false);
+      m_WiiMotes.emplace_back(this, i, tmpBD, g_wiimote_sources[i] != WIIMOTE_SRC_NONE);
       i++;
     }