diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/layers/GameSurfaceLayer.cpp b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/layers/GameSurfaceLayer.cpp
index 08ff1cb52..1e4f82839 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/layers/GameSurfaceLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/layers/GameSurfaceLayer.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ GameSurfaceLayer::GameSurfaceLayer(const XrVector3f&& position, JNIEnv* env, job
         mTopPanelFromWorld.position.z   = mLowerPanelFromWorld.position.z;
         mLowerPanelFromWorld.position.y = -1.0f;
     }
-    const int32_t initializationStatus = Init(activityObject, position, session);
+    const int32_t initializationStatus = Init(session);
     if (initializationStatus < 0) {
         FAIL("Could not initialize GameSurfaceLayer -- error '%d'", initializationStatus);
     }
@@ -455,12 +455,10 @@ void GameSurfaceLayer::SetTopPanelFromThumbstick(const float thumbstickY) {
 }
 
 // Next error code: -2
-int32_t GameSurfaceLayer::Init(const jobject     activityObject,
-                               const XrVector3f& position,
-                               const XrSession&  session) {
+int32_t GameSurfaceLayer::Init(const XrSession& session) {
     static const std::string gameSurfaceClassName = "org/citra/citra_emu/vr/GameSurfaceLayer";
     mVrGameSurfaceClass =
-        JniUtils::GetGlobalClassReference(mEnv, activityObject, gameSurfaceClassName.c_str());
+        JniUtils::GetGlobalClassReference(mEnv, mActivityObject, gameSurfaceClassName.c_str());
     BAIL_ON_COND(mVrGameSurfaceClass == nullptr, "No java Game Surface Layer class", -1);
     CreateSwapchain();
     SetSurface();
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/layers/GameSurfaceLayer.h b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/layers/GameSurfaceLayer.h
index 966a20a74..75b2e162d 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/layers/GameSurfaceLayer.h
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/layers/GameSurfaceLayer.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public:
     void SetTopPanelFromThumbstick(const float thumbstickY);
 
 private:
-    int  Init(const jobject activityObject, const XrVector3f& position, const XrSession& session);
+    int  Init(const XrSession& session);
     void Shutdown();
 
     /** Creates the swapchain.