diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
index 288e55de2..eff5b0c41 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
@@ -951,10 +951,8 @@ SetWindowStyle(SDL_Window * window, unsigned int style)
 
     for (NSTouch *touch in touches) {
         const SDL_TouchID touchId = (SDL_TouchID)(intptr_t)[touch device];
-        if (!SDL_GetTouch(touchId)) {
-            if (SDL_AddTouch(touchId, "") < 0) {
-                return;
-            }
+        if (SDL_AddTouch(touchId, "") < 0) {
+            return;
         }
 
         const SDL_FingerID fingerId = (SDL_FingerID)(intptr_t)[touch identity];
diff --git a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenevents.c b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenevents.c
index 93cf28fbe..d87be820f 100644
--- a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenevents.c
+++ b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenevents.c
@@ -376,10 +376,8 @@ Emscripten_HandleTouch(int eventType, const EmscriptenTouchEvent *touchEvent, vo
     int i;
 
     SDL_TouchID deviceId = 0;
-    if (!SDL_GetTouch(deviceId)) {
-        if (SDL_AddTouch(deviceId, "") < 0) {
-             return 0;
-        }
+    if (SDL_AddTouch(deviceId, "") < 0) {
+         return 0;
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < touchEvent->numTouches; i++) {
diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandtouch.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandtouch.c
index 7dbedacc3..98b2214ab 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandtouch.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandtouch.c
@@ -89,11 +89,9 @@ touch_handle_touch(void *data,
     */
 
     SDL_TouchID deviceId = 0;
-    if (!SDL_GetTouch(deviceId)) {
-        if (SDL_AddTouch(deviceId, "qt_touch_extension") < 0) {
-             SDL_Log("error: can't add touch %s, %d", __FILE__, __LINE__);
-        }
-    }
+	if (SDL_AddTouch(deviceId, "qt_touch_extension") < 0) {
+		 SDL_Log("error: can't add touch %s, %d", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+	}
 
     switch (touchState) {
         case QtWaylandTouchPointPressed:
diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c
index 92e58d4c6..7ade70972 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c
@@ -849,10 +849,8 @@ WIN_WindowProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
                     PTOUCHINPUT input = &inputs[i];
 
                     const SDL_TouchID touchId = (SDL_TouchID)((size_t)input->hSource);
-                    if (!SDL_GetTouch(touchId)) {
-                        if (SDL_AddTouch(touchId, "") < 0) {
-                            continue;
-                        }
+                    if (SDL_AddTouch(touchId, "") < 0) {
+                        continue;
                     }
 
                     /* Get the normalized coordinates for the window */
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xinput2.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xinput2.c
index 4497f384d..5cb710900 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xinput2.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xinput2.c
@@ -197,9 +197,7 @@ X11_InitXinput2Multitouch(_THIS)
                 continue;
 
             touchId = t->sourceid;
-            if (!SDL_GetTouch(touchId)) {
-                SDL_AddTouch(touchId, dev->name);
-            }
+            SDL_AddTouch(touchId, dev->name);
         }
     }
     X11_XIFreeDeviceInfo(info);