diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index aa49b695b1..c1b13ef273 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -2771,10 +2771,7 @@ bool menu_driver_ctl(enum rarch_menu_ctl_state state, void *data)
                   menu_driver_find_handle(0);
 
                if (!menu_driver_ctx)
-               {
-                  retroarch_fail(1, "find_menu_driver()");
                   return false;
-               }
             }
          }
          break;
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 25634e36e0..90a955cf49 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -2038,6 +2038,7 @@ static int g_ai_service_auto = 0;
 static unsigned gamepad_input_override = 0;
 
 /* Forward declarations */
+static void retroarch_fail(int error_code, const char *error);
 static void retroarch_core_options_intl_init(const struct 
       retro_core_options_intl *core_options_intl);
 static void ui_companion_driver_toggle(bool force);
@@ -27579,7 +27580,7 @@ void retroarch_set_current_core_type(enum rarch_core_type type, bool explicitly_
  *
  * Sanely kills the program.
  **/
-void retroarch_fail(int error_code, const char *error)
+static void retroarch_fail(int error_code, const char *error)
 {
    /* We cannot longjmp unless we're in retroarch_main_init().
     * If not, something went very wrong, and we should
diff --git a/retroarch.h b/retroarch.h
index c7d78ceb7a..71e343b335 100644
--- a/retroarch.h
+++ b/retroarch.h
@@ -313,15 +313,6 @@ const char* retroarch_get_shader_preset(void);
 
 bool retroarch_is_switching_display_mode(void);
 
-/**
- * retroarch_fail:
- * @error_code  : Error code.
- * @error       : Error message to show.
- *
- * Sanely kills the program.
- **/
-void retroarch_fail(int error_code, const char *error);
-
 /**
  * retroarch_main_init:
  * @argc                 : Count of (commandline) arguments.