GNX + THQ, hide second virtual controller?

[DrKerbalMD]

Hi, I've got a GNX attached to a SEM and a THQ, so nine total axes. This creates a second virtual controller with no buttons and one axis, since the limit per device is eight axes.

Thing is, I don't even care about this last axis: on the THQ I have 8 and 9 joined together with the long white knob. Is there a way I can just hide the second virtual controller so my games don't detect it? Having two "controllers" with the same name is causing some weird issues in KSP.

[fallout9]

In Profile/Axes/Logical Axes navigate to the axis nr. 9 and uncheck the En and Vs boxes. Press Set under Action tab to save the new settings.

[DrKerbalMD]

Hmm, when I do this KSP can still see the second controller. It doesn't have any axes or buttons to map, but it still shows up in game.

[fallout9]

Global/Common, what's under VC?