diff --git a/apple/iOS/menu.m b/apple/iOS/menu.m
index 40cda1f1b0..c406727c7c 100644
--- a/apple/iOS/menu.m
+++ b/apple/iOS/menu.m
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ static void RunActionSheet(const char* title, const struct string_list* items, U
       const char* emula[] = { "General Options", "rewind_enable", "fps_show", 0 };
       const char* video[] = { "Video Options", "video_scale_integer", "video_smooth", 0 };
       const char* audio[] = { "Audio Options", "audio_mute", "audio_rate_control", "audio_rate_control_delta", 0 };
-      const char* input[] = { "Input Options", "input_overlay_enable", "input_overlay", "input_overlay_opacity", 0 };
+      const char* input[] = { "Input Options", "input_overlay", "input_overlay_opacity", 0 };
       const char** groups[] = { emula, video, audio, input, 0 };
       
       for (i = 0; groups[i]; i ++)
diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
index 7be87d39f8..982319f7cc 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
@@ -479,11 +479,6 @@ static void menu_common_entries_init(void *data, unsigned menu_type)
          break;
       case MENU_SETTINGS_OVERLAY_OPTIONS:
          file_list_clear(menu->selection_buf);
-         if ((current_setting = setting_data_find_setting(setting_data, "input_overlay_enable")))
-         {
-            *current_setting->value.boolean = g_settings.input.overlay_enable;
-            file_list_push(menu->selection_buf, current_setting->short_description, MENU_SETTINGS_OVERLAY_ENABLE, 0);
-         }
          file_list_push(menu->selection_buf, "Overlay Preset", MENU_SETTINGS_OVERLAY_PRESET, 0);
          if ((current_setting = (rarch_setting_t*)setting_data_find_setting(setting_data, "input_overlay_opacity")))
          {
@@ -2666,14 +2661,9 @@ static int menu_common_iterate(unsigned action)
 
                if (driver.overlay)
                   input_overlay_free(driver.overlay);
-               driver.overlay = NULL;
-
-               if (g_settings.input.overlay_enable)
-               {
-                  driver.overlay = input_overlay_new(g_settings.input.overlay);
-                  if (!driver.overlay)
-                     RARCH_ERR("Failed to load overlay.\n");
-               }
+               driver.overlay = input_overlay_new(g_settings.input.overlay);
+               if (!driver.overlay)
+                  RARCH_ERR("Failed to load overlay.\n");
 
                menu_flush_stack_type(MENU_SETTINGS_OPTIONS);
             }
@@ -3953,10 +3943,6 @@ static int menu_common_setting_set(unsigned setting, unsigned action)
             menu_common_setting_set_current_unsigned_integer(current_setting, 1, action, true, false);
          break;
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
-      case MENU_SETTINGS_OVERLAY_ENABLE:
-         if ((current_setting = setting_data_find_setting(setting_data, "input_overlay_enable")))
-            menu_common_setting_set_current_boolean(current_setting, action);
-         break;
       case MENU_SETTINGS_OVERLAY_PRESET:
          switch (action)
          {
@@ -5350,9 +5336,6 @@ static void menu_common_setting_set_label(char *type_str, size_t type_str_size,
             snprintf(type_str, type_str_size, g_settings.osk.enable ? "ON" : "OFF");
             break;
 #endif
-         case MENU_SETTINGS_OVERLAY_ENABLE:
-            snprintf(type_str, type_str_size, g_settings.input.overlay_enable ? "ON" : "OFF");
-            break;
          case MENU_SETTINGS_FONT_ENABLE:
             snprintf(type_str, type_str_size, g_settings.video.font_enable ? "ON" : "OFF");
             break;
diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.h b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.h
index f66aca1e7d..e75257b4b5 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.h
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ typedef enum
    MENU_SETTINGS_PRIVACY_CAMERA_ALLOW,
    MENU_SETTINGS_PRIVACY_LOCATION_ALLOW,
 
-   MENU_SETTINGS_OVERLAY_ENABLE,
    MENU_SETTINGS_OVERLAY_PRESET,
    MENU_SETTINGS_OVERLAY_OPACITY,
    MENU_SETTINGS_OVERLAY_SCALE,
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index f392885ced..eae0b4cb57 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ struct defaults
       int out_latency;
       float video_refresh_rate;
       bool video_threaded_enable;
-      bool input_overlay_enable;
    } settings; 
 };
 
@@ -299,7 +298,6 @@ struct settings
       unsigned turbo_period;
       unsigned turbo_duty_cycle;
 
-      bool overlay_enable;
       char overlay[PATH_MAX];
       float overlay_opacity;
       float overlay_scale;
diff --git a/gfx/gl.c b/gfx/gl.c
index 8321af20df..7f47c29de0 100644
--- a/gfx/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/gl.c
@@ -2751,9 +2751,6 @@ static void gl_render_overlay(void *data)
    if (!gl)
       return;
 
-   if (!g_settings.input.overlay_enable)
-      return;
-
    glEnable(GL_BLEND);
 
    if (gl->overlay_full_screen)
diff --git a/gx/gx_video.c b/gx/gx_video.c
index eb7ec23725..b4b7e93401 100644
--- a/gx/gx_video.c
+++ b/gx/gx_video.c
@@ -1214,9 +1214,6 @@ static void gx_render_overlay(void *data)
 {
    gx_video_t *gx = (gx_video_t*)data;
 
-   if (!g_settings.input.overlay_enable)
-      return;
-
    GX_SetCurrentMtx(GX_PNMTX1);
    GX_SetVtxDesc(GX_VA_POS, GX_DIRECT);
    GX_SetVtxDesc(GX_VA_TEX0, GX_DIRECT);
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index c15fa3da72..24bef7a845 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -491,9 +491,6 @@ size_t audio_sample_batch(const int16_t *data, size_t frames)
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
 static inline void input_poll_overlay(void)
 {
-   if (!g_settings.input.overlay_enable)
-      return;
-
    input_overlay_state_t old_key_state;
    memcpy(old_key_state.keys, driver.overlay_state.keys, sizeof(driver.overlay_state.keys));
    memset(&driver.overlay_state, 0, sizeof(driver.overlay_state));
@@ -2701,7 +2698,7 @@ void rarch_check_block_hotkey(void)
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
 void rarch_check_overlay(void)
 {
-   if (!driver.overlay || !g_settings.input.overlay_enable)
+   if (!driver.overlay)
       return;
 
    static bool old_pressed;
diff --git a/retroarch.cfg b/retroarch.cfg
index a2bacd5ce2..13bd223996 100644
--- a/retroarch.cfg
+++ b/retroarch.cfg
@@ -249,9 +249,6 @@
 
 #### Overlay
 
-# Enable overlay.
-# input_overlay_enable = false
-
 # Path to input overlay
 # input_overlay =
 
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index 7a8baf1207..8150cc1fad 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -405,8 +405,6 @@ void config_set_defaults(void)
    g_settings.input.turbo_period = turbo_period;
    g_settings.input.turbo_duty_cycle = turbo_duty_cycle;
 
-   g_settings.input.overlay_enable = g_defaults.settings.input_overlay_enable;
-
    g_settings.input.overlay_opacity = 0.7f;
    g_settings.input.overlay_scale = 1.0f;
    g_settings.input.autodetect_enable = input_autodetect_enable;
@@ -1056,7 +1054,6 @@ bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
    if (!strcmp(g_extern.overlay_dir, "default"))
       *g_extern.overlay_dir = '\0';
 
-   CONFIG_GET_BOOL(input.overlay_enable, "input_overlay_enable");
    CONFIG_GET_PATH(input.overlay, "input_overlay");
    CONFIG_GET_FLOAT(input.overlay_opacity, "input_overlay_opacity");
    CONFIG_GET_FLOAT(input.overlay_scale, "input_overlay_scale");
@@ -1436,7 +1433,6 @@ bool config_save_file(const char *path)
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
    config_set_path(conf, "overlay_directory", *g_extern.overlay_dir ? g_extern.overlay_dir : "default");
    config_set_path(conf, "input_overlay", g_settings.input.overlay);
-   config_set_bool(conf, "input_overlay_enable", g_settings.input.overlay_enable);
    config_set_float(conf, "input_overlay_opacity", g_settings.input.overlay_opacity);
    config_set_float(conf, "input_overlay_scale", g_settings.input.overlay_scale);
 #endif
diff --git a/settings_data.c b/settings_data.c
index c3673b09f9..8124a26f77 100644
--- a/settings_data.c
+++ b/settings_data.c
@@ -402,20 +402,6 @@ static void general_change_handler(const void *data)
     else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "video_font_size"))
         g_settings.video.font_size = *setting->value.fraction;
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
-    else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "input_overlay_enable"))
-    {
-        g_settings.input.overlay_enable = *setting->value.boolean;
-        
-        if (driver.overlay)
-            input_overlay_free(driver.overlay);
-        driver.overlay = NULL;
-        if (g_settings.input.overlay_enable && *g_settings.input.overlay)
-        {
-            driver.overlay = input_overlay_new(g_settings.input.overlay);
-            if (!driver.overlay)
-                RARCH_ERR("Failed to load overlay.\n");
-        }
-    }
     else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "input_overlay_opacity"))
     {
         g_settings.input.overlay_opacity = *setting->value.fraction;
@@ -513,7 +499,7 @@ static void general_change_handler(const void *data)
         
         strlcpy(g_settings.input.overlay, setting->value.string, sizeof(g_settings.input.overlay));
         
-        if (g_settings.input.overlay_enable && g_settings.input.overlay[0] != '\0')
+        if (g_settings.input.overlay[0] != '\0')
             driver.overlay = input_overlay_new(g_settings.input.overlay);
     }
     else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "input_overlay_scale"))
@@ -973,7 +959,6 @@ rarch_setting_t* setting_data_get_list(void)
          /*******************/
          START_GROUP("Overlay Options")
          START_SUB_GROUP("State")
-         CONFIG_BOOL(g_settings.input.overlay_enable,            "input_overlay_enable",  "Overlay Enable",        default_overlay_enable, GROUP_NAME, SUBGROUP_NAME, general_change_handler)
          CONFIG_PATH(g_settings.input.overlay,              "input_overlay",              "Overlay Preset",              "", GROUP_NAME, SUBGROUP_NAME, general_change_handler) WITH_FLAGS(SD_FLAG_ALLOW_EMPTY) WITH_VALUES("cfg")
          CONFIG_FLOAT(g_settings.input.overlay_opacity,     "input_overlay_opacity",      "Overlay Opacity",            0.7f, GROUP_NAME, SUBGROUP_NAME, general_change_handler) WITH_RANGE(0, 1)
          CONFIG_FLOAT(g_settings.input.overlay_scale,       "input_overlay_scale",        "Overlay Scale",              1.0f, GROUP_NAME, SUBGROUP_NAME, general_change_handler) WITH_RANGE(0, 2)