diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index 7722bd3570..ad574a1616 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -1131,15 +1131,8 @@ int runloop_iterate(unsigned *sleep_ms)
          RARCH_MENU_CTL_IS_ALIVE, NULL) ? 
       input_menu_keys_pressed() : input_keys_pressed();
    uint64_t old_input                           = last_input;
-   static char old_core[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]        = "";
    last_input                                   = current_input;
 
-   if (!string_is_equal(old_core, path_get(RARCH_PATH_CORE)))
-   {
-      update_firmware_status();
-      strlcpy (old_core, path_get(RARCH_PATH_CORE), sizeof(old_core));
-   }
-
    if (runloop_frame_time_last_enable)
    {
       runloop_frame_time_last        = 0;