diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/inputtext.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/inputtext.lua
index 76ad655ca..05a504507 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/inputtext.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/inputtext.lua
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ local InputText = InputContainer:new{
     is_keyboard_hidden = false, -- to be able to show the keyboard again when it was hidden
 }
 
+-- These may be (internally) overloaded as needed, depending on Device capabilities.
+function InputText:initEventListener() end
+function InputText:onFocus() end
+function InputText:onUnfocus() end
+
 -- only use PhysicalKeyboard if the device does not have touch screen
 if Device:isTouchDevice() or Device:hasDPad() then
     Keyboard = require("ui/widget/virtualkeyboard")
@@ -278,10 +283,6 @@ if Device:isTouchDevice() or Device:hasDPad() then
         end
     end
     if Device:hasDPad() then
-        if not InputText.initEventListener then
-            function InputText:initEventListener() end
-        end
-
         function InputText:onFocus()
             -- Event called by the focusmanager
             if self.parent.onSwitchFocus then
@@ -301,7 +302,6 @@ if Device:isTouchDevice() or Device:hasDPad() then
     end
 else
     Keyboard = require("ui/widget/physicalkeyboard")
-    function InputText:initEventListener() end
 end
 
 function InputText:checkTextEditability()