diff --git a/menu/drivers/materialui.c b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
index 1f4417c7cc..83fd874245 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/materialui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
@@ -692,13 +692,13 @@ static void mui_render_label_value(mui_handle_t *mui, mui_node_t *node,
    ticker.str      = label;
    ticker.selected = selected;
 
-   menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_TICKER, &ticker);
+   menu_animation_ticker(&ticker);
 
    ticker.s        = value_str;
    ticker.len      = value_len;
    ticker.str      = value;
 
-   menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_TICKER, &ticker);
+   menu_animation_ticker(&ticker);
 
    if (menu_entry_get_sublabel(i, sublabel_str, sizeof(sublabel_str)))
    {
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ static void mui_frame(void *data)
    ticker.str      = title;
    ticker.selected = true;
 
-   menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_TICKER, &ticker);
+   menu_animation_ticker(&ticker);
 
    /* Title */
    if (mui_get_core_title(title_msg, sizeof(title_msg)) == 0)
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ static void mui_frame(void *data)
       ticker.str      = title_buf_msg;
       ticker.selected = true;
 
-      menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_TICKER, &ticker);
+      menu_animation_ticker(&ticker);
 
       strlcpy(title_buf, title_buf_msg_tmp, sizeof(title_buf));
    }
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rgui.c b/menu/drivers/rgui.c
index 863bf8a5ad..cba92b0771 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rgui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/rgui.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static void rgui_render(void *data)
    ticker.str      = title;
    ticker.selected = true;
 
-   menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_TICKER, &ticker);
+   menu_animation_ticker(&ticker);
 
    hover_color  = HOVER_COLOR(settings);
    normal_color = NORMAL_COLOR(settings);
@@ -599,13 +599,13 @@ static void rgui_render(void *data)
       ticker.str      = entry_path;
       ticker.selected = entry_selected;
 
-      menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_TICKER, &ticker);
+      menu_animation_ticker(&ticker);
 
       ticker.s        = type_str_buf;
       ticker.len      = entry_spacing;
       ticker.str      = entry_value;
 
-      menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_TICKER, &ticker);
+      menu_animation_ticker(&ticker);
 
       snprintf(message, sizeof(message), "%c %-*.*s %-*s",
             entry_selected ? '>' : ' ',
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 08979428d8..766be1e983 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -2213,7 +2213,7 @@ static void xmb_draw_items(
       ticker.str      = ticker_str;
       ticker.selected = (i == current);
 
-      menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_TICKER, &ticker);
+      menu_animation_ticker(&ticker);
 
       label_offset = xmb->margins.label.top;
       if (i == current && width > 320 && height > 240
@@ -2244,7 +2244,7 @@ static void xmb_draw_items(
       ticker.str      = entry_value;
       ticker.selected = (i == current);
 
-      menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_TICKER, &ticker);
+      menu_animation_ticker(&ticker);
 
       if (do_draw_text)
          xmb_draw_text(menu_disp_info, xmb, value,
diff --git a/menu/drivers/zarch.c b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
index 55b346c57e..1b19e0145c 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/zarch.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static bool zarch_zui_list_item(zui_t *zui, struct zui_tabbed *tab, int x1, int
    ticker.str      = label;
    ticker.selected = (bg == zui_bg_hilite || bg == zui_bg_pad_hilite);
 
-   menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_TICKER, &ticker);
+   menu_animation_ticker(&ticker);
 
    menu_display_push_quad(zui->width, zui->height, bg, x1, y1, x2, y2);
    zarch_zui_draw_text(zui, ZUI_FG_NORMAL, 12, y1 + 35, title_buf);
diff --git a/menu/menu_animation.c b/menu/menu_animation.c
index 385aa98d47..ede7979eb7 100644
--- a/menu/menu_animation.c
+++ b/menu/menu_animation.c
@@ -519,6 +519,45 @@ bool menu_animation_update(float delta_time)
    return true;
 }
 
+bool menu_animation_ticker(const menu_animation_ctx_ticker_t *ticker)
+{
+   size_t str_len = utf8len(ticker->str);
+   size_t offset  = 0;
+
+   if ((size_t)str_len <= ticker->len)
+   {
+      utf8cpy(ticker->s,
+            PATH_MAX_LENGTH,
+            ticker->str,
+            ticker->len);
+      return true;
+   }
+
+   if (!ticker->selected)
+   {
+      utf8cpy(ticker->s, PATH_MAX_LENGTH, ticker->str, ticker->len - 3);
+      strlcat(ticker->s, "...", PATH_MAX_LENGTH);
+      return true;
+   }
+
+   if (str_len > ticker->len)
+      menu_animation_ticker_generic(
+            ticker->idx,
+            ticker->len,
+            &offset,
+            &str_len);
+
+   utf8cpy(
+         ticker->s,
+         PATH_MAX_LENGTH,
+         utf8skip(ticker->str, offset),
+         str_len);
+
+   animation_is_active = true;
+
+   return true;
+}
+
 bool menu_animation_ctl(enum menu_animation_ctl_state state, void *data)
 {
    switch (state)
@@ -629,45 +668,6 @@ bool menu_animation_ctl(enum menu_animation_ctl_state state, void *data)
             }
          }
          break;
-      case MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_TICKER:
-         {
-            menu_animation_ctx_ticker_t 
-               *ticker               = (menu_animation_ctx_ticker_t*)data;
-            size_t           str_len = ticker ? utf8len(ticker->str) : 0;
-            size_t           offset  = 0;
-
-            if ((size_t)str_len <= ticker->len)
-            {
-               utf8cpy(ticker->s,
-                     PATH_MAX_LENGTH,
-                     ticker->str,
-                     ticker->len);
-               return true;
-            }
-
-            if (!ticker->selected)
-            {
-               utf8cpy(ticker->s, PATH_MAX_LENGTH, ticker->str, ticker->len - 3);
-               strlcat(ticker->s, "...", PATH_MAX_LENGTH);
-               return true;
-            }
-
-            if (str_len > ticker->len)
-               menu_animation_ticker_generic(
-                     ticker->idx,
-                     ticker->len,
-                     &offset,
-                     &str_len);
-
-            utf8cpy(
-                  ticker->s,
-                  PATH_MAX_LENGTH,
-                  utf8skip(ticker->str, offset),
-                  str_len);
-
-            animation_is_active = true;
-         }
-         break;
       case MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_IDEAL_DELTA_TIME_GET:
          {
             menu_animation_ctx_delta_t *delta = 
diff --git a/menu/menu_animation.h b/menu/menu_animation.h
index 631e569f8e..cd5db94f31 100644
--- a/menu/menu_animation.h
+++ b/menu/menu_animation.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ enum menu_animation_ctl_state
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_UPDATE_TIME,
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_KILL_BY_TAG,
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_KILL_BY_SUBJECT,
-   MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_TICKER,
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_PUSH,
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_IDEAL_DELTA_TIME_GET
 };
@@ -128,6 +127,8 @@ typedef struct menu_animation_ctx_ticker
 
 bool menu_animation_update(float delta_time);
 
+bool menu_animation_ticker(const menu_animation_ctx_ticker_t *ticker);
+
 bool menu_animation_ctl(enum menu_animation_ctl_state state, void *data);
 
 RETRO_END_DECLS