diff --git a/tasks/task_file_transfer.c b/tasks/task_file_transfer.c
index 9ad2274918..2384f7b434 100644
--- a/tasks/task_file_transfer.c
+++ b/tasks/task_file_transfer.c
@@ -80,15 +80,9 @@ typedef struct nbio_handle
 
 static nbio_handle_t *nbio_ptr;
 
-void *rarch_main_data_nbio_get_ptr(void)
-{
-   return nbio_ptr;
-}
-
 msg_queue_t *rarch_main_data_nbio_get_msg_queue_ptr(void)
 {
-   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)
-      rarch_main_data_nbio_get_ptr();
+   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)nbio_ptr;
    if (!nbio)
       return NULL;
    return nbio->msg_queue;
@@ -96,8 +90,7 @@ msg_queue_t *rarch_main_data_nbio_get_msg_queue_ptr(void)
 
 void *rarch_main_data_nbio_get_handle(void)
 {
-   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)
-      rarch_main_data_nbio_get_ptr();
+   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)nbio_ptr;
    if (!nbio)
       return NULL;
    return nbio->handle;
@@ -105,8 +98,7 @@ void *rarch_main_data_nbio_get_handle(void)
 
 msg_queue_t *rarch_main_data_nbio_image_get_msg_queue_ptr(void)
 {
-   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)
-      rarch_main_data_nbio_get_ptr();
+   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)nbio_ptr;
    if (!nbio)
       return NULL;
 #ifdef HAVE_RPNG
@@ -118,8 +110,7 @@ msg_queue_t *rarch_main_data_nbio_image_get_msg_queue_ptr(void)
 
 void *rarch_main_data_nbio_image_get_handle(void)
 {
-   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)
-      rarch_main_data_nbio_get_ptr();
+   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)nbio_ptr;
    if (!nbio)
       return NULL;
 #ifdef HAVE_RPNG
@@ -354,8 +345,7 @@ static int rarch_main_data_image_iterate_transfer_parse(nbio_handle_t *nbio)
 
 void rarch_main_data_nbio_image_iterate(bool is_thread)
 {
-   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)
-      rarch_main_data_nbio_get_ptr();
+   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)nbio_ptr;
    nbio_image_handle_t   *image = nbio    ? &nbio->image   : NULL;
 
    if (!image || !nbio)
@@ -389,8 +379,7 @@ void rarch_main_data_nbio_image_iterate(bool is_thread)
 
 void rarch_main_data_nbio_image_upload_iterate(bool is_thread)
 {
-   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)
-      rarch_main_data_nbio_get_ptr();
+   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)nbio_ptr;
    nbio_image_handle_t   *image = nbio    ? &nbio->image   : NULL;
 
    if (!image || !nbio)
@@ -628,8 +617,7 @@ static int rarch_main_data_nbio_iterate_parse(nbio_handle_t *nbio)
 
 void rarch_main_data_nbio_iterate(bool is_thread)
 {
-   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)
-      rarch_main_data_nbio_get_ptr();
+   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)nbio_ptr;
    if (!nbio)
       return;
 
@@ -657,8 +645,7 @@ void rarch_main_data_nbio_iterate(bool is_thread)
 
 void rarch_main_data_nbio_init_msg_queue(void)
 {
-   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)
-      rarch_main_data_nbio_get_ptr();
+   nbio_handle_t         *nbio  = (nbio_handle_t*)nbio_ptr;
    if (!nbio)
       return;
 
diff --git a/tasks/tasks.h b/tasks/tasks.h
index 15aff14076..90bb3577ac 100644
--- a/tasks/tasks.h
+++ b/tasks/tasks.h
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ msg_queue_t *rarch_main_data_nbio_get_msg_queue_ptr(void);
 
 msg_queue_t *rarch_main_data_nbio_image_get_msg_queue_ptr(void);
 
-void *rarch_main_data_nbio_get_ptr(void);
-
 void *rarch_main_data_nbio_get_handle(void);
 
 void *rarch_main_data_nbio_image_get_handle(void);