diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index ae9e09b20e..8e20f93a67 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ static int populate_settings_path(settings_t *settings, struct config_path_setti
 #endif
 #ifndef HAVE_DYNAMIC
    SETTING_PATH("libretro_path", 
-         path_get_core_ptr(), false, NULL, false);
+         path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_CORE), false, NULL, false);
 #endif
    SETTING_PATH(
          "screenshot_directory", 
diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index 5d37d3eb3a..043e0637c0 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static void load_dynamic_core(void)
     * saved to content history, and a relative path would
     * break in that scenario. */
    path_resolve_realpath(
-         path_get_core_ptr(),
+         path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_CORE),
          path_get_core_size());
 
    RARCH_LOG("Loading dynamic libretro core from: \"%s\"\n",
diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 176ca7082e..24492acc11 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void main_exit(void *args)
 #endif
 
    frontend_driver_deinit(args);
-   frontend_driver_exitspawn(path_get_core_ptr(), path_get_core_size());
+   frontend_driver_exitspawn(path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_CORE), path_get_core_size());
 
    rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_DESTROY, NULL);
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index cc8bce1ef7..0b537ac4c3 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
                      &subgroup_info,
                      parent_group);
                (*list)[list_info->index - 1].size                = path_get_core_size();
-               (*list)[list_info->index - 1].value.target.string = path_get_core_ptr();
+               (*list)[list_info->index - 1].value.target.string = path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_CORE);
                (*list)[list_info->index - 1].values       = ext_name;
                menu_settings_list_current_add_cmd(list, list_info, CMD_EVENT_LOAD_CORE);
                settings_data_list_current_add_flags(list, list_info, SD_FLAG_BROWSER_ACTION);
diff --git a/paths.c b/paths.c
index 90e4269685..42c200320f 100644
--- a/paths.c
+++ b/paths.c
@@ -444,13 +444,6 @@ void path_fill_names(void)
    }
 }
 
-/* Core file path */
-
-char *path_get_core_ptr(void)
-{
-   return path_libretro;
-}
-
 char *path_get_ptr(enum rarch_path_type type)
 {
    switch (type)
diff --git a/paths.h b/paths.h
index ad7efe9dce..3b018ff390 100644
--- a/paths.h
+++ b/paths.h
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ void path_set_basename(const char *path);
 
 size_t path_get_core_size(void);
 
-/* get ptr functions */
-
-char *path_get_core_ptr(void);
-
 /* get list functions */
 
 struct string_list *path_get_subsystem_list(void);