diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsViewModel.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsViewModel.cs
index 893a86b448..827a11966f 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using LibHac.Tools.FsSystem;
 using Ryujinx.Audio.Backends.OpenAL;
 using Ryujinx.Audio.Backends.SDL2;
 using Ryujinx.Audio.Backends.SoundIo;
-using Ryujinx.Ava;
 using Ryujinx.Ava.Common.Locale;
 using Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Helpers;
 using Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Models.Input;
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsHotkeysView.axaml.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsHotkeysView.axaml.cs
index 3f6b00e66f..d62d7916d5 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsHotkeysView.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsHotkeysView.axaml.cs
@@ -5,20 +5,23 @@ using Avalonia.Interactivity;
 using Avalonia.LogicalTree;
 using Ryujinx.Ava.Input;
 using Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Helpers;
+using Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings;
 using Ryujinx.Input;
 using Ryujinx.Input.Assigner;
-using Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings;
 using Key = Ryujinx.Common.Configuration.Hid.Key;
 
 namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Views.Settings
 {
     public partial class SettingsHotkeysView : UserControl
     {
+        private readonly SettingsViewModel _viewModel;
         private ButtonKeyAssigner _currentAssigner;
         private readonly IGamepadDriver _avaloniaKeyboardDriver;
 
-        public SettingsHotkeysView()
+        public SettingsHotkeysView(SettingsViewModel viewModel)
         {
+            _viewModel = viewModel;
+
             InitializeComponent();
 
             foreach (ILogical visual in SettingButtons.GetLogicalDescendants())
@@ -77,37 +80,36 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Views.Settings
                         {
                             if (e.ButtonValue.HasValue)
                             {
-                                var viewModel = (DataContext) as SettingsViewModel;
                                 var buttonValue = e.ButtonValue.Value;
 
                                 switch (button.Name)
                                 {
                                     case "ToggleVsync":
-                                        viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.ToggleVsync = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
+                                        _viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.ToggleVsync = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
                                         break;
                                     case "Screenshot":
-                                        viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.Screenshot = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
+                                        _viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.Screenshot = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
                                         break;
                                     case "ShowUI":
-                                        viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.ShowUI = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
+                                        _viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.ShowUI = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
                                         break;
                                     case "Pause":
-                                        viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.Pause = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
+                                        _viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.Pause = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
                                         break;
                                     case "ToggleMute":
-                                        viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.ToggleMute = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
+                                        _viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.ToggleMute = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
                                         break;
                                     case "ResScaleUp":
-                                        viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.ResScaleUp = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
+                                        _viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.ResScaleUp = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
                                         break;
                                     case "ResScaleDown":
-                                        viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.ResScaleDown = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
+                                        _viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.ResScaleDown = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
                                         break;
                                     case "VolumeUp":
-                                        viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.VolumeUp = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
+                                        _viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.VolumeUp = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
                                         break;
                                     case "VolumeDown":
-                                        viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.VolumeDown = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
+                                        _viewModel.KeyboardHotkey.VolumeDown = buttonValue.AsHidType<Key>();
                                         break;
                                 }
                             }
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsInputView.axaml.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsInputView.axaml.cs
index 11325545b5..8f44b0ec5b 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsInputView.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsInputView.axaml.cs
@@ -5,23 +5,23 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Views.Settings
 {
     public partial class SettingsInputView : UserControl
     {
-        private SettingsInputViewModel ViewModel { get; set; }
+        private readonly SettingsInputViewModel _viewModel;
 
         public SettingsInputView(SettingsViewModel viewModel)
         {
-            DataContext = ViewModel = new SettingsInputViewModel(this, viewModel);
+            DataContext = _viewModel = new SettingsInputViewModel(this, viewModel);
 
             InitializeComponent();
         }
 
         public void SaveCurrentProfile()
         {
-            ViewModel.Save();
+            _viewModel.Save();
         }
 
         public void Dispose()
         {
-            ViewModel.Dispose();
+            _viewModel.Dispose();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsSystemView.axaml.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsSystemView.axaml.cs
index 6174e0e31b..c78e306229 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsSystemView.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsSystemView.axaml.cs
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Views.Settings
 {
     public partial class SettingsSystemView : UserControl
     {
-        public SettingsViewModel ViewModel;
+        private readonly SettingsViewModel _viewModel;
 
         public SettingsSystemView(SettingsViewModel viewModel)
         {
-            ViewModel = viewModel;
+            _viewModel = viewModel;
             InitializeComponent();
         }
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Views.Settings
                 {
                     e.Handled = true;
 
-                    ViewModel.ValidateAndSetTimeZone(timeZone.Location);
+                    _viewModel.ValidateAndSetTimeZone(timeZone.Location);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Views.Settings
         {
             if (sender is AutoCompleteBox box && box.SelectedItem is TimeZone timeZone)
             {
-                ViewModel.ValidateAndSetTimeZone(timeZone.Location);
+                _viewModel.ValidateAndSetTimeZone(timeZone.Location);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsUIView.axaml.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsUIView.axaml.cs
index 3a04768efd..96616bfc25 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsUIView.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsUIView.axaml.cs
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Views.Settings
 {
     public partial class SettingsUiView : UserControl
     {
-        public SettingsViewModel ViewModel;
+        private readonly SettingsViewModel _viewModel;
 
         public SettingsUiView(SettingsViewModel viewModel)
         {
-            ViewModel = viewModel;
+            _viewModel = viewModel;
             InitializeComponent();
         }
 
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Views.Settings
         {
             string path = PathBox.Text;
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) && Directory.Exists(path) && !ViewModel.GameDirectories.Contains(path))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) && Directory.Exists(path) && !_viewModel.GameDirectories.Contains(path))
             {
-                ViewModel.GameDirectories.Add(path);
-                ViewModel.DirectoryChanged = true;
+                _viewModel.GameDirectories.Add(path);
+                _viewModel.DirectoryChanged = true;
             }
             else
             {
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Views.Settings
 
                     if (result.Count > 0)
                     {
-                        ViewModel.GameDirectories.Add(result[0].Path.LocalPath);
-                        ViewModel.DirectoryChanged = true;
+                        _viewModel.GameDirectories.Add(result[0].Path.LocalPath);
+                        _viewModel.DirectoryChanged = true;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Views.Settings
 
             foreach (string path in new List<string>(GameList.SelectedItems.Cast<string>()))
             {
-                ViewModel.GameDirectories.Remove(path);
-                ViewModel.DirectoryChanged = true;
+                _viewModel.GameDirectories.Remove(path);
+                _viewModel.DirectoryChanged = true;
             }
 
             if (GameList.ItemCount > 0)
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs
index ce8ba8b355..2c84a530da 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Windows
 
             UiPage = new SettingsUiView(ViewModel);
             InputPage = new SettingsInputView(ViewModel);
-            HotkeysPage = new SettingsHotkeysView();
+            HotkeysPage = new SettingsHotkeysView(ViewModel);
             SystemPage = new SettingsSystemView(ViewModel);
             CpuPage = new SettingsCPUView();
             GraphicsPage = new SettingsGraphicsView();