diff --git a/include/sway/input/keyboard.h b/include/sway/input/keyboard.h
index 86805be37..e8f73c289 100644
--- a/include/sway/input/keyboard.h
+++ b/include/sway/input/keyboard.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ struct sway_keyboard {
 struct sway_keyboard *sway_keyboard_create(struct sway_seat *seat,
 		struct sway_seat_device *device);
 
-void sway_keyboard_configure(struct sway_keyboard *keyboard);
-
 void sway_keyboard_destroy(struct sway_keyboard *keyboard);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sway/input/keyboard.c b/sway/input/keyboard.c
index c1b53237c..523bffa4b 100644
--- a/sway/input/keyboard.c
+++ b/sway/input/keyboard.c
@@ -386,27 +386,7 @@ static void handle_keyboard_modifiers(struct wl_listener *listener,
 	determine_bar_visibility(modifiers);
 }
 
-struct sway_keyboard *sway_keyboard_create(struct sway_seat *seat,
-		struct sway_seat_device *device) {
-	struct sway_keyboard *keyboard =
-		calloc(1, sizeof(struct sway_keyboard));
-	if (!sway_assert(keyboard, "could not allocate sway keyboard")) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	keyboard->seat_device = device;
-	device->keyboard = keyboard;
-
-	wl_list_init(&keyboard->keyboard_key.link);
-	wl_list_init(&keyboard->keyboard_modifiers.link);
-
-	keyboard->key_repeat_source = wl_event_loop_add_timer(server.wl_event_loop,
-			handle_keyboard_repeat, keyboard);
-
-	return keyboard;
-}
-
-void sway_keyboard_configure(struct sway_keyboard *keyboard) {
+static void sway_keyboard_configure(struct sway_keyboard *keyboard) {
 	struct xkb_rule_names rules;
 	memset(&rules, 0, sizeof(rules));
 	struct input_config *input_config =
@@ -507,6 +487,27 @@ void sway_keyboard_configure(struct sway_keyboard *keyboard) {
 	keyboard->keyboard_modifiers.notify = handle_keyboard_modifiers;
 }
 
+struct sway_keyboard *sway_keyboard_create(struct sway_seat *seat,
+		struct sway_seat_device *device) {
+	struct sway_keyboard *keyboard =
+		calloc(1, sizeof(struct sway_keyboard));
+	if (!sway_assert(keyboard, "could not allocate sway keyboard")) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	keyboard->seat_device = device;
+	device->keyboard = keyboard;
+
+	wl_list_init(&keyboard->keyboard_key.link);
+	wl_list_init(&keyboard->keyboard_modifiers.link);
+
+	keyboard->key_repeat_source = wl_event_loop_add_timer(server.wl_event_loop,
+			handle_keyboard_repeat, keyboard);
+
+	sway_keyboard_configure(device->keyboard);
+	return keyboard;
+}
+
 void sway_keyboard_destroy(struct sway_keyboard *keyboard) {
 	if (!keyboard) {
 		return;
diff --git a/sway/input/seat.c b/sway/input/seat.c
index 663c5140d..aac68408a 100644
--- a/sway/input/seat.c
+++ b/sway/input/seat.c
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ static void seat_configure_keyboard(struct sway_seat *seat,
 	}
 	struct wlr_keyboard *wlr_keyboard =
 		seat_device->input_device->wlr_device->keyboard;
-	sway_keyboard_configure(seat_device->keyboard);
 	wlr_seat_set_keyboard(seat->wlr_seat,
 			seat_device->input_device->wlr_device);
 	struct sway_node *focus = seat_get_focus(seat);