diff --git a/quantum/process_keycode/process_ucis.c b/quantum/process_keycode/process_ucis.c
index 380199771d..56544eca18 100644
--- a/quantum/process_keycode/process_ucis.c
+++ b/quantum/process_keycode/process_ucis.c
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ void register_ucis(const char *hex) {
 }
 
 bool process_ucis (uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
-  unicode_input_mode_init();
 
   if (!qk_ucis_state.in_progress)
     return true;
diff --git a/quantum/process_keycode/process_unicode.c b/quantum/process_keycode/process_unicode.c
index f39c4a36e1..19beb84520 100644
--- a/quantum/process_keycode/process_unicode.c
+++ b/quantum/process_keycode/process_unicode.c
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@
 bool process_unicode(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
   if (keycode > QK_UNICODE && record->event.pressed) {
     uint16_t unicode = keycode & 0x7FFF;
-    unicode_input_mode_init();
     unicode_input_start();
     register_hex(unicode);
     unicode_input_finish();
   }
   return true;
 }
-
diff --git a/quantum/process_keycode/process_unicodemap.c b/quantum/process_keycode/process_unicodemap.c
index ab5717ba3a..47c27b9117 100644
--- a/quantum/process_keycode/process_unicodemap.c
+++ b/quantum/process_keycode/process_unicodemap.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ __attribute__((weak))
 void unicode_map_input_error() {}
 
 bool process_unicode_map(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
-  unicode_input_mode_init();
   uint8_t input_mode = get_unicode_input_mode();
   if ((keycode & QK_UNICODE_MAP) == QK_UNICODE_MAP && record->event.pressed) {
     const uint32_t* map = unicode_map;