diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index 6a2a555a3a..6c7ad00078 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -1816,8 +1816,6 @@ static bool video_pixel_frame_scale(const void *data,
 void video_driver_frame(const void *data, unsigned width,
       unsigned height, size_t pitch)
 {
-   /* Last message given to the video driver */
-   static char video_driver_current_msg[256];
    unsigned output_width  = 0;
    unsigned output_height = 0;
    unsigned  output_pitch = 0;
@@ -1862,14 +1860,9 @@ void video_driver_frame(const void *data, unsigned width,
 
    msg                = rarch_main_msg_queue_pull();
 
-   *video_driver_current_msg = 0;
-
-   if (msg)
-      strlcpy(video_driver_current_msg, msg, sizeof(video_driver_current_msg));
-
    if (!current_video || !current_video->frame(
             video_driver_data, data, width, height, video_driver_frame_count,
-            pitch, video_driver_current_msg))
+            pitch, msg))
       video_driver_ctl(RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_UNSET_ACTIVE, NULL);
 
    video_driver_frame_count++;