diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index 2dfc7fc00c..134f932bef 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -117,119 +117,6 @@ static void print_buf_lines(file_list_t *list, char *buf, int buf_size,
 }
 #endif
 
-/**
- * menu_list_elem_is_dir:
- * @list                     : File list handle.
- * @offset                   : Offset index of element.
- *
- * Is the current entry at offset @offset a directory?
- *
- * Returns: true (1) if entry is a directory, otherwise false (0).
- **/
-static bool menu_list_elem_is_dir(file_list_t *list,
-      unsigned offset)
-{
-   unsigned type     = 0;
-
-   menu_list_get_at_offset(list, offset, NULL, NULL, &type, NULL);
-
-   return type == MENU_FILE_DIRECTORY;
-}
-
-/**
- * menu_list_elem_get_first_char:
- * @list                     : File list handle.
- * @offset                   : Offset index of element.
- *
- * Gets the first character of an element in the
- * file list.
- *
- * Returns: first character of element in file list.
- **/
-static int menu_list_elem_get_first_char(
-      file_list_t *list, unsigned offset)
-{
-   int ret;
-   const char *path = NULL;
-
-   menu_list_get_alt_at_offset(list, offset, &path);
-   ret = tolower((int)*path);
-
-   /* "Normalize" non-alphabetical entries so they
-    * are lumped together for purposes of jumping. */
-   if (ret < 'a')
-      ret = 'a' - 1;
-   else if (ret > 'z')
-      ret = 'z' + 1;
-   return ret;
-}
-
-static void menu_list_build_scroll_indices(file_list_t *list)
-{
-   int current;
-   bool current_is_dir;
-   size_t i, scroll_value   = 0;
-
-   if (!list || !list->size)
-      return;
-
-   menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_CLEAR_SCROLL_INDICES, NULL);
-   menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_ADD_SCROLL_INDEX, &scroll_value);
-
-   current        = menu_list_elem_get_first_char(list, 0);
-   current_is_dir = menu_list_elem_is_dir(list, 0);
-
-   for (i = 1; i < list->size; i++)
-   {
-      int first   = menu_list_elem_get_first_char(list, i);
-      bool is_dir = menu_list_elem_is_dir(list, i);
-
-      if ((current_is_dir && !is_dir) || (first > current))
-         menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_ADD_SCROLL_INDEX, &i);
-
-      current        = first;
-      current_is_dir = is_dir;
-   }
-
-
-   scroll_value = list->size - 1;
-   menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_ADD_SCROLL_INDEX, &scroll_value);
-}
-
-/**
- * Before a refresh, we could have deleted a
- * file on disk, causing selection_ptr to
- * suddendly be out of range.
- *
- * Ensure it doesn't overflow.
- **/
-static void menu_list_refresh(file_list_t *list)
-{
-   size_t list_size, selection;
-   menu_list_t   *menu_list = menu_list_get_ptr();
-   if (!menu_list || !list)
-      return;
-   if (!menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_GET_SELECTION, &selection))
-      return;
-
-   menu_list_build_scroll_indices(list);
-
-   list_size = menu_list_get_size(menu_list);
-
-   if ((selection >= list_size) && list_size)
-   {
-      size_t idx  = list_size - 1;
-      bool scroll = true;
-      menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_SET_SELECTION, &idx);
-      menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_SET, &scroll);
-   }
-   else if (!list_size)
-   {
-      bool pending_push = true;
-      menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_CLEAR, &pending_push);
-   }
-}
-
 static void menu_displaylist_push_perfcounter(
       menu_displaylist_info_t *info,
       struct retro_perf_counter **counters,
@@ -1679,39 +1566,6 @@ static int menu_displaylist_parse_settings_in_subgroup(menu_displaylist_info_t *
    return 0;
 }
 
-#if 0
-static void menu_displaylist_push_horizontal_menu_list_content(
-      file_list_t *list, core_info_t *info, const char* path)
-{
-   unsigned j;
-   struct string_list *str_list =
-      dir_list_new(path, info->supported_extensions, true);
-
-   if (!str_list)
-      return;
-
-   dir_list_sort(str_list, true);
-
-   for (j = 0; j < str_list->size; j++)
-   {
-      const char *name = str_list->elems[j].data;
-
-      if (!name)
-         continue;
-
-      if (str_list->elems[j].attr.i == RARCH_DIRECTORY)
-         menu_displaylist_push_horizontal_menu_list_content(list, info, name);
-      else
-         menu_entries_push(
-               list, name,
-               "content_actions",
-               MENU_FILE_CONTENTLIST_ENTRY, 0);
-   }
-
-   string_list_free(str_list);
-}
-#endif
-
 static int menu_displaylist_sort_playlist(const content_playlist_entry_t *a,
       const content_playlist_entry_t *b)
 {
@@ -2994,14 +2848,15 @@ int menu_displaylist_push_list(menu_displaylist_info_t *info, unsigned type)
 
    if (need_sort)
       file_list_sort_on_alt(info->list);
+   
+   if (need_refresh)
+      menu_list_refresh(info->list);
 
    if (need_push)
    {
       driver_t *driver                = driver_get_ptr();
       const ui_companion_driver_t *ui = ui_companion_get_ptr();
 
-      if (need_refresh)
-         menu_list_refresh(info->list);
       menu_driver_populate_entries(info->path, info->label, info->type);
 
       if (ui && driver)
diff --git a/menu/menu_list.c b/menu/menu_list.c
index b79e79cdbd..186c066a95 100644
--- a/menu/menu_list.c
+++ b/menu/menu_list.c
@@ -241,3 +241,116 @@ void menu_list_get_alt_at_offset(const file_list_t *list, size_t idx,
 {
    file_list_get_alt_at_offset(list, idx, alt);
 }
+
+/**
+ * menu_list_elem_is_dir:
+ * @list                     : File list handle.
+ * @offset                   : Offset index of element.
+ *
+ * Is the current entry at offset @offset a directory?
+ *
+ * Returns: true (1) if entry is a directory, otherwise false (0).
+ **/
+static bool menu_list_elem_is_dir(file_list_t *list,
+      unsigned offset)
+{
+   unsigned type     = 0;
+
+   menu_list_get_at_offset(list, offset, NULL, NULL, &type, NULL);
+
+   return type == MENU_FILE_DIRECTORY;
+}
+
+/**
+ * menu_list_elem_get_first_char:
+ * @list                     : File list handle.
+ * @offset                   : Offset index of element.
+ *
+ * Gets the first character of an element in the
+ * file list.
+ *
+ * Returns: first character of element in file list.
+ **/
+static int menu_list_elem_get_first_char(
+      file_list_t *list, unsigned offset)
+{
+   int ret;
+   const char *path = NULL;
+
+   menu_list_get_alt_at_offset(list, offset, &path);
+   ret = tolower((int)*path);
+
+   /* "Normalize" non-alphabetical entries so they
+    * are lumped together for purposes of jumping. */
+   if (ret < 'a')
+      ret = 'a' - 1;
+   else if (ret > 'z')
+      ret = 'z' + 1;
+   return ret;
+}
+
+static void menu_list_build_scroll_indices(file_list_t *list)
+{
+   int current;
+   bool current_is_dir;
+   size_t i, scroll_value   = 0;
+
+   if (!list || !list->size)
+      return;
+
+   menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_CLEAR_SCROLL_INDICES, NULL);
+   menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_ADD_SCROLL_INDEX, &scroll_value);
+
+   current        = menu_list_elem_get_first_char(list, 0);
+   current_is_dir = menu_list_elem_is_dir(list, 0);
+
+   for (i = 1; i < list->size; i++)
+   {
+      int first   = menu_list_elem_get_first_char(list, i);
+      bool is_dir = menu_list_elem_is_dir(list, i);
+
+      if ((current_is_dir && !is_dir) || (first > current))
+         menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_ADD_SCROLL_INDEX, &i);
+
+      current        = first;
+      current_is_dir = is_dir;
+   }
+
+
+   scroll_value = list->size - 1;
+   menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_ADD_SCROLL_INDEX, &scroll_value);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Before a refresh, we could have deleted a
+ * file on disk, causing selection_ptr to
+ * suddendly be out of range.
+ *
+ * Ensure it doesn't overflow.
+ **/
+void menu_list_refresh(file_list_t *list)
+{
+   size_t list_size, selection;
+   menu_list_t   *menu_list = menu_list_get_ptr();
+   if (!menu_list || !list)
+      return;
+   if (!menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_GET_SELECTION, &selection))
+      return;
+
+   menu_list_build_scroll_indices(list);
+
+   list_size = menu_list_get_size(menu_list);
+
+   if ((selection >= list_size) && list_size)
+   {
+      size_t idx  = list_size - 1;
+      bool scroll = true;
+      menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_SET_SELECTION, &idx);
+      menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_SET, &scroll);
+   }
+   else if (!list_size)
+   {
+      bool pending_push = true;
+      menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_CLEAR, &pending_push);
+   }
+}
diff --git a/menu/menu_list.h b/menu/menu_list.h
index 6651f27c2a..909dbda849 100644
--- a/menu/menu_list.h
+++ b/menu/menu_list.h
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ void menu_list_get_alt_at_offset(const file_list_t *list, size_t idx,
 void menu_list_set_alt_at_offset(file_list_t *list, size_t idx,
       const char *alt);
 
+void menu_list_refresh(file_list_t *list);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif