diff --git a/Xi/stubs.c b/Xi/stubs.c
index 8baa5a09b..39bee7c27 100644
--- a/Xi/stubs.c
+++ b/Xi/stubs.c
@@ -141,4 +141,5 @@ NewInputDeviceRequest(InputOption *options, InputAttributes * attrs,
 void
 DeleteInputDeviceRequest(DeviceIntPtr dev)
 {
+    RemoveDevice(dev, TRUE);
 }