diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/AppHost.cs b/src/Ryujinx/AppHost.cs
index 0db8ef4143..7d14709f45 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/AppHost.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/AppHost.cs
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava
         private readonly object _lockObject = new();
 
         public event EventHandler AppExit;
-        public event EventHandler<StatusInitEventArgs> StatusInitEvent;
         public event EventHandler<StatusUpdatedEventArgs> StatusUpdatedEvent;
 
         public VirtualFileSystem VirtualFileSystem { get; }
@@ -1044,14 +1043,14 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava
 
         public void InitStatus()
         {
-            StatusInitEvent?.Invoke(this, new StatusInitEventArgs(
-                ConfigurationState.Instance.Graphics.GraphicsBackend.Value switch
-                {
-                    GraphicsBackend.Vulkan => "Vulkan",
-                    GraphicsBackend.OpenGl => "OpenGL",
-                    _ => throw new NotImplementedException()
-                },
-                $"GPU: {_renderer.GetHardwareInfo().GpuDriver}"));
+            _viewModel.BackendText = ConfigurationState.Instance.Graphics.GraphicsBackend.Value switch
+            {
+                GraphicsBackend.Vulkan => "Vulkan",
+                GraphicsBackend.OpenGl => "OpenGL",
+                _ => throw new NotImplementedException()
+            };
+
+            _viewModel.GpuNameText = $"GPU: {_renderer.GetHardwareInfo().GpuDriver}";
         }
 
         public void UpdateStatus()
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Models/StatusInitEventArgs.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Models/StatusInitEventArgs.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b08737e96..0000000000
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Models/StatusInitEventArgs.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Models
-{
-    internal class StatusInitEventArgs : EventArgs
-    {
-        public string GpuBackend { get; }
-        public string GpuName { get; }
-
-        public StatusInitEventArgs(string gpuBackend, string gpuName)
-        {
-            GpuBackend = gpuBackend;
-            GpuName = gpuName;
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index bd9f165b92..6e18f4265f 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -1182,7 +1182,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels
         {
             RendererHostControl.WindowCreated += RendererHost_Created;
 
-            AppHost.StatusInitEvent += Init_StatusBar;
             AppHost.StatusUpdatedEvent += Update_StatusBar;
             AppHost.AppExit += AppHost_AppExit;
 
@@ -1209,18 +1208,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels
             }
         }
 
-        private void Init_StatusBar(object sender, StatusInitEventArgs args)
-        {
-            if (ShowMenuAndStatusBar && !ShowLoadProgress)
-            {
-                Dispatcher.UIThread.InvokeAsync(() =>
-                {
-                    GpuNameText = args.GpuName;
-                    BackendText = args.GpuBackend;
-                });
-            }
-        }
-
         private void Update_StatusBar(object sender, StatusUpdatedEventArgs args)
         {
             if (ShowMenuAndStatusBar && !ShowLoadProgress)