diff --git a/src/joystick/haiku/SDL_haikujoystick.cc b/src/joystick/haiku/SDL_haikujoystick.cc
index 0caea17f6..22c046aad 100644
--- a/src/joystick/haiku/SDL_haikujoystick.cc
+++ b/src/joystick/haiku/SDL_haikujoystick.cc
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ extern "C"
     static int SDL_SYS_numjoysticks = 0;
 
 /* Function to scan the system for joysticks.
- * This function should set SDL_numjoysticks to the number of available
- * joysticks.  Joystick 0 should be the system default joystick.
+ * Joystick 0 should be the system default joystick.
  * It should return 0, or -1 on an unrecoverable fatal error.
  */
     int SDL_SYS_JoystickInit(void)
diff --git a/src/joystick/iphoneos/SDL_sysjoystick.m b/src/joystick/iphoneos/SDL_sysjoystick.m
index a4027599e..d67cd0c7a 100644
--- a/src/joystick/iphoneos/SDL_sysjoystick.m
+++ b/src/joystick/iphoneos/SDL_sysjoystick.m
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ const char *accelerometerName = "iOS accelerometer";
 static CMMotionManager *motionManager = nil;
 
 /* Function to scan the system for joysticks.
- * This function should set SDL_numjoysticks to the number of available
- * joysticks.  Joystick 0 should be the system default joystick.
+ * Joystick 0 should be the system default joystick.
  * It should return 0, or -1 on an unrecoverable fatal error.
  */
 int
diff --git a/src/joystick/psp/SDL_sysjoystick.c b/src/joystick/psp/SDL_sysjoystick.c
index 9a2362e1d..f848d1cee 100644
--- a/src/joystick/psp/SDL_sysjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/psp/SDL_sysjoystick.c
@@ -97,16 +97,13 @@ int JoystickUpdate(void *data)
 
 
 /* Function to scan the system for joysticks.
- * This function should set SDL_numjoysticks to the number of available
- * joysticks.  Joystick 0 should be the system default joystick.
+ * Joystick 0 should be the system default joystick.
  * It should return number of joysticks, or -1 on an unrecoverable fatal error.
  */
 int SDL_SYS_JoystickInit(void)
 {
     int i;
 
-/*  SDL_numjoysticks = 1; */
-
     /* Setup input */
     sceCtrlSetSamplingCycle(0);
     sceCtrlSetSamplingMode(PSP_CTRL_MODE_ANALOG);
diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_mmjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_mmjoystick.c
index 0f3b6decc..0ae344246 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_mmjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_mmjoystick.c
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ GetJoystickName(int index, const char *szRegKey)
 static int SDL_SYS_numjoysticks = 0;
 
 /* Function to scan the system for joysticks.
- * This function should set SDL_numjoysticks to the number of available
- * joysticks.  Joystick 0 should be the system default joystick.
+ * Joystick 0 should be the system default joystick.
  * It should return 0, or -1 on an unrecoverable fatal error.
  */
 int
diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windowsjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windowsjoystick.c
index d649edc15..0b2f370b5 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windowsjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windowsjoystick.c
@@ -278,8 +278,7 @@ void SDL_SYS_AddJoystickDevice(JoyStick_DeviceData *device)
 }
 
 /* Function to scan the system for joysticks.
- * This function should set SDL_numjoysticks to the number of available
- * joysticks.  Joystick 0 should be the system default joystick.
+ * Joystick 0 should be the system default joystick.
  * It should return 0, or -1 on an unrecoverable fatal error.
  */
 int