diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 909859db8f..92d4d9d1d6 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ int menu_setting_set(unsigned type, const char *label,
    return ret;
 }
 
-int menu_setting_apply_deferred(rarch_setting_t *setting)
+static int menu_setting_apply_deferred(rarch_setting_t *setting)
 {
    if (!setting)
       return -1;
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.h b/menu/menu_setting.h
index cb9a021465..c04c2fe8ba 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.h
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.h
@@ -214,10 +214,6 @@ typedef struct rarch_setting
    bool              enforce_maxrange;
 }  rarch_setting_t;
 
-
-
-int menu_setting_apply_deferred(rarch_setting_t *setting);
-
 int menu_setting_set_flags(rarch_setting_t *setting);
 
 int menu_setting_generic(rarch_setting_t *setting, bool wraparound);