diff --git a/menu/menu_content.c b/menu/menu_content.c
index 43f9839a22..b989cfef8d 100644
--- a/menu/menu_content.c
+++ b/menu/menu_content.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void menu_content_environment_get(int *argc, char *argv[],
  * Returns: true (1) if successful, otherwise false (0).
  **/
 
-bool menu_content_load(enum rarch_core_type type)
+bool menu_content_load(void)
 {
    bool msg_force       = true;
    char *fullpath       = NULL;
diff --git a/menu/menu_content.h b/menu/menu_content.h
index d262bdbd86..7d0211800c 100644
--- a/menu/menu_content.h
+++ b/menu/menu_content.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ extern "C" {
  *
  * Returns: true (1) if successful, otherwise false (0).
  **/
-bool menu_content_load(enum rarch_core_type type);
+bool menu_content_load(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 92c8abd178..3558ce6c49 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1410,27 +1410,11 @@ bool rarch_ctl(enum rarch_ctl_state state, void *data)
 #endif
          break;
       case RARCH_CTL_LOAD_CONTENT:
-#ifdef HAVE_MENU
-         /* If content loading fails, we go back to menu. */
-         if (!menu_content_load(CORE_TYPE_PLAIN))
-            rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_MENU_RUNNING, NULL);
-#endif
-         frontend_driver_content_loaded();
-         break;
-#ifdef HAVE_FFMPEG
       case RARCH_CTL_LOAD_CONTENT_FFMPEG:
-#ifdef HAVE_MENU
-         /* If content loading fails, we go back to menu. */
-         if (!menu_content_load(CORE_TYPE_FFMPEG))
-            rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_MENU_RUNNING, NULL);
-#endif
-         frontend_driver_content_loaded();
-         break;
-#endif
       case RARCH_CTL_LOAD_CONTENT_IMAGEVIEWER:
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
          /* If content loading fails, we go back to menu. */
-         if (!menu_content_load(CORE_TYPE_IMAGEVIEWER))
+         if (!menu_content_load())
             rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_MENU_RUNNING, NULL);
 #endif
          frontend_driver_content_loaded();