diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/UtilitiesTabController.cpp b/src/tabcontrollers/UtilitiesTabController.cpp
index 093ff7d..be8f770 100644
--- a/src/tabcontrollers/UtilitiesTabController.cpp
+++ b/src/tabcontrollers/UtilitiesTabController.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ namespace advsettings
 {
 void UtilitiesTabController::initStage1()
 {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    keyboardInput.reset( new KeyboardInputWindows() );
-#else
-    keyboardInput.reset( new KeyboardInputDummy() );
-#endif
     auto settings = OverlayController::appSettings();
     settings->beginGroup( "utilitiesSettings" );
     auto qAlarmEnabled = settings->value( "alarmEnabled", m_alarmEnabled );
@@ -41,44 +36,44 @@ void UtilitiesTabController::initStage2( OverlayController* var_parent,
 
 void UtilitiesTabController::sendKeyboardInput( QString input )
 {
-    keyboardInput->sendKeyboardInput( input );
+    keyboardInput.sendKeyboardInput( input );
 }
 
 void UtilitiesTabController::sendKeyboardEnter()
 {
-    keyboardInput->sendKeyboardEnter();
+    keyboardInput.sendKeyboardEnter();
 }
 
 void UtilitiesTabController::sendKeyboardAltEnter()
 {
-    keyboardInput->sendKeyboardAltEnter();
+    keyboardInput.sendKeyboardAltEnter();
 }
 
 void UtilitiesTabController::sendKeyboardAltTab()
 {
-    keyboardInput->sendKeyboardAltTab();
+    keyboardInput.sendKeyboardAltTab();
 }
 
 void UtilitiesTabController::sendKeyboardBackspace( const int count )
 {
-    keyboardInput->sendKeyboardBackspace( count );
+    keyboardInput.sendKeyboardBackspace( count );
 }
 
 void UtilitiesTabController::sendMediaNextSong()
 {
-    keyboardInput->sendMediaNextSong();
+    keyboardInput.sendMediaNextSong();
 }
 void UtilitiesTabController::sendMediaPreviousSong()
 {
-    keyboardInput->sendMediaPreviousSong();
+    keyboardInput.sendMediaPreviousSong();
 }
 void UtilitiesTabController::sendMediaPausePlay()
 {
-    keyboardInput->sendMediaPausePlay();
+    keyboardInput.sendMediaPausePlay();
 }
 void UtilitiesTabController::sendMediaStopSong()
 {
-    keyboardInput->sendMediaStopSong();
+    keyboardInput.sendMediaStopSong();
 }
 
 bool UtilitiesTabController::alarmEnabled() const
diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/UtilitiesTabController.h b/src/tabcontrollers/UtilitiesTabController.h
index 14c2b5e..aabaad2 100644
--- a/src/tabcontrollers/UtilitiesTabController.h
+++ b/src/tabcontrollers/UtilitiesTabController.h
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 #include <QTime>
 #include <openvr.h>
 #include <memory>
-#include "KeyboardInput.h"
+#ifdef WIN32
+#    include "keyboardinput/KeyboardInputWindows.h"
+#else
+#    include "keyboardinput/KeyboardInputDummy.h"
+#endif
 
 class QQuickWindow;
 // application namespace
@@ -42,7 +46,11 @@ private:
     int m_batteryState[vr::k_unMaxTrackedDeviceCount];
     bool m_batteryVisible[vr::k_unMaxTrackedDeviceCount];
 
-    std::unique_ptr<KeyboardInput> keyboardInput;
+#ifdef WIN32
+    KeyboardInputWindows keyboardInput;
+#else
+    KeyboardInputDummy keyboardInput;
+#endif
 
 public:
     void initStage1();
diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputDummy.h b/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputDummy.h
index f67882e..94d9513 100644
--- a/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputDummy.h
+++ b/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputDummy.h
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
 // application namespace
 namespace advsettings
 {
-class KeyboardInputDummy : public KeyboardInput
+class KeyboardInputDummy
 {
 public:
-    virtual void sendKeyboardInput( QString input ) override;
-    virtual void sendKeyboardEnter() override;
-    virtual void sendKeyboardBackspace( const int count ) override;
-    virtual void sendKeyboardAltTab() override;
-    virtual void sendKeyboardAltEnter() override;
-    virtual void sendMediaNextSong() override;
-    virtual void sendMediaPreviousSong() override;
-    virtual void sendMediaPausePlay() override;
-    virtual void sendMediaStopSong() override;
+    void sendKeyboardInput( QString input );
+    void sendKeyboardEnter();
+    void sendKeyboardBackspace( const int count );
+    void sendKeyboardAltTab();
+    void sendKeyboardAltEnter();
+    void sendMediaNextSong();
+    void sendMediaPreviousSong();
+    void sendMediaPausePlay();
+    void sendMediaStopSong();
 };
 
 } // namespace advsettings
diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputWindows.h b/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputWindows.h
index cfed120..f877e1f 100644
--- a/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputWindows.h
+++ b/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputWindows.h
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
 // application namespace
 namespace advsettings
 {
-class KeyboardInputWindows : public KeyboardInput
+class KeyboardInputWindows
 {
 public:
-    virtual void sendKeyboardInput( QString input ) override;
-    virtual void sendKeyboardEnter() override;
-    virtual void sendKeyboardBackspace( const int count ) override;
-    virtual void sendKeyboardAltTab() override;
-    virtual void sendKeyboardAltEnter() override;
-    virtual void sendMediaNextSong() override;
-    virtual void sendMediaPreviousSong() override;
-    virtual void sendMediaPausePlay() override;
-    virtual void sendMediaStopSong() override;
+    void sendKeyboardInput( QString input );
+    void sendKeyboardEnter();
+    void sendKeyboardBackspace( const int count );
+    void sendKeyboardAltTab();
+    void sendKeyboardAltEnter();
+    void sendMediaNextSong();
+    void sendMediaPreviousSong();
+    void sendMediaPausePlay();
+    void sendMediaStopSong();
 };
 
 } // namespace advsettings