diff --git a/UniTAS/Patcher/Implementations/RewiredFix/FallbackToUnityInput.cs b/UniTAS/Patcher/Implementations/RewiredFix/FallbackToUnityInput.cs
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index 39ac2e23..00000000
--- a/UniTAS/Patcher/Implementations/RewiredFix/FallbackToUnityInput.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using HarmonyLib;
-using UniTAS.Patcher.Interfaces.DependencyInjection;
-using UniTAS.Patcher.Services.InputSystemOverride;
-
-namespace UniTAS.Patcher.Implementations.RewiredFix;
-
-[Singleton]
-[ForceInstantiate]
-public class FallbackToUnityInput
-{
-    public FallbackToUnityInput(IInputSystemState inputSystemState)
-    {
-        if (!inputSystemState.HasRewired) return;
-
-        var reInput = AccessTools.TypeByName("Rewired.ReInput");
-
-        if (reInput == null)
-        {
-            throw new Exception("failed to find Rewired.ReInput type, cannot apply fix");
-        }
-
-        var configuration = AccessTools.Property(reInput, "configuration")?.GetValue(null, null);
-
-        if (configuration == null)
-        {
-            throw new Exception("failed to find Rewired.ReInput.configuration property, cannot apply fix");
-        }
-
-        var alwaysUseUnityInput = AccessTools.Property(configuration.GetType(), "alwaysUseUnityInput");
-
-        if (alwaysUseUnityInput == null)
-        {
-            throw new Exception(
-                "failed to find Rewired.ReInput.configuration.alwaysUseUnityInput property, cannot apply fix");
-        }
-
-        alwaysUseUnityInput.SetValue(configuration, true, null);
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/UniTAS/Patcher/Patches/Harmony/UnityInit/RewiredPatch.cs b/UniTAS/Patcher/Patches/Harmony/UnityInit/RewiredPatch.cs
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index 00000000..a127d110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UniTAS/Patcher/Patches/Harmony/UnityInit/RewiredPatch.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Reflection;
+using HarmonyLib;
+using UniTAS.Patcher.Interfaces.Patches.PatchTypes;
+using UniTAS.Patcher.Utils;
+
+namespace UniTAS.Patcher.Patches.Harmony.UnityInit;
+
+[RawPatchUnityInit]
+[SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "InconsistentNaming")]
+[SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "UnusedMember.Local")]
+[SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "ClassNeverInstantiated.Global")]
+public class RewiredPatch
+{
+    [HarmonyPatch]
+    private static class InputManagerBaseAwake
+    {
+        private static MethodBase TargetMethod()
+        {
+            return AccessTools.Method("Rewired.InputManager_Base:Awake");
+        }
+
+        private static Exception Cleanup(MethodBase original, Exception ex)
+        {
+            return PatchHelper.CleanupIgnoreFail(original, ex);
+        }
+
+        private static void Prefix(object __instance)
+        {
+            new Traverse(__instance).Field("_userData").Field("configVars").Field("alwaysUseUnityInput").SetValue(true);
+            StaticLogger.Log.LogInfo("applied fix to rewired input to fallback on unity input");
+        }
+    }
+}
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