diff --git a/input/input_keyboard.c b/input/input_keyboard.c
index 5a9e813594..cd12badf14 100644
--- a/input/input_keyboard.c
+++ b/input/input_keyboard.c
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ static input_keyboard_line_t *g_keyboard_line     = NULL;
 
 static void *g_keyboard_press_data                = NULL;
 
-static bool kb_return_pressed                     = false;
-
 static unsigned osk_last_codepoint                = 0;
 static unsigned osk_last_codepoint_len            = 0;
 
@@ -92,11 +90,6 @@ static void osk_update_last_char(const char c)
    osk_update_last_codepoint(array);
 }
 
-bool input_keyboard_return_pressed(void)
-{
-   return kb_return_pressed;
-}
-
 /**
  * input_keyboard_line_free:
  * @state                    : Input keyboard line handle.
@@ -277,9 +270,6 @@ void input_keyboard_event(bool down, unsigned code,
 {
    static bool deferred_wait_keys;
 
-   if (code == RETROK_RETURN || (!down && code == RETROK_UNKNOWN))
-      kb_return_pressed = down;
-
    if (deferred_wait_keys)
    {
       if (down)
diff --git a/input/input_keyboard.h b/input/input_keyboard.h
index b2d973940b..a94ae59f9c 100644
--- a/input/input_keyboard.h
+++ b/input/input_keyboard.h
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ const char **input_keyboard_start_line(void *userdata,
 
 bool input_keyboard_ctl(enum rarch_input_keyboard_ctl_state state, void *data);
 
-bool input_keyboard_return_pressed(void);
-
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
 #endif