diff --git a/gfx/common/x11_common.h b/gfx/common/x11_common.h
index 6e2b3b06bb..17a775a34c 100644
--- a/gfx/common/x11_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/x11_common.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ bool x11_get_metrics(void *data,
 float x11_get_refresh_rate(void *data);
 
 void x11_check_window(void *data, bool *quit,
-   bool *resize, unsigned *width, unsigned *height, bool is_shutdown);
+   bool *resize, unsigned *width, unsigned *height);
 
 void x11_get_video_size(void *data, unsigned *width, unsigned *height);
 
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 2d811eb7d5..67ccd0dcae 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -28069,8 +28069,6 @@ bool rarch_ctl(enum rarch_ctl_state state, void *data)
       case RARCH_CTL_SET_SHUTDOWN:
          runloop_shutdown_initiated = true;
          break;
-      case RARCH_CTL_IS_SHUTDOWN:
-         return runloop_shutdown_initiated;
       case RARCH_CTL_CORE_OPTION_PREV:
          /*
           * Get previous value for core option specified by @idx.
diff --git a/retroarch.h b/retroarch.h
index e932725577..e171b46b44 100644
--- a/retroarch.h
+++ b/retroarch.h
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ enum rarch_ctl_state
    RARCH_CTL_SET_PAUSED,
 
    RARCH_CTL_SET_SHUTDOWN,
-   RARCH_CTL_IS_SHUTDOWN,
 
    /* Runloop state */
    RARCH_CTL_STATE_FREE,