diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 883549f70a..39809ffe85 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -7786,7 +7786,6 @@ static void menu_setting_terminate_last(rarch_setting_t *list, unsigned pos)
    (*&list)[pos].type               = ST_NONE;
    (*&list)[pos].size               = 0;
    (*&list)[pos].name               = NULL;
-   (*&list)[pos].name_hash          = 0;
    (*&list)[pos].short_description  = NULL;
    (*&list)[pos].group              = NULL;
    (*&list)[pos].subgroup           = NULL;
diff --git a/setting_list.c b/setting_list.c
index 09b0eff5a1..254bd62e38 100644
--- a/setting_list.c
+++ b/setting_list.c
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ static rarch_setting_t setting_action_setting(const char* name,
    result.size                      = 0;
 
    result.name                      = name;
-   result.name_hash                 = 0;
    result.short_description         = short_description;
    result.group                     = group;
    result.subgroup                  = subgroup;
@@ -681,7 +680,6 @@ static rarch_setting_t setting_group_setting(enum setting_type type, const char*
    result.size                      = 0;
 
    result.name                      = name;
-   result.name_hash                 = 0;
    result.short_description         = name;
    result.group                     = NULL;
    result.subgroup                  = NULL;
@@ -755,7 +753,6 @@ static rarch_setting_t setting_float_setting(const char* name,
    result.size                      = sizeof(float);
 
    result.name                      = name;
-   result.name_hash                 = 0;
    result.short_description         = short_description;
    result.group                     = group;
    result.subgroup                  = subgroup;
@@ -832,7 +829,6 @@ static rarch_setting_t setting_uint_setting(const char* name,
    result.size                      = sizeof(unsigned int);
 
    result.name                      = name;
-   result.name_hash                 = 0;
    result.short_description         = short_description;
    result.group                     = group;
    result.subgroup                  = subgroup;
@@ -909,7 +905,6 @@ static rarch_setting_t setting_hex_setting(const char* name,
    result.size                      = sizeof(unsigned int);
 
    result.name                      = name;
-   result.name_hash                 = 0;
    result.short_description         = short_description;
    result.group                     = group;
    result.subgroup                  = subgroup;
@@ -987,7 +982,6 @@ static rarch_setting_t setting_bind_setting(const char* name,
    result.size                      = 0;
 
    result.name                      = name;
-   result.name_hash                 = 0;
    result.short_description         = short_description;
    result.group                     = group;
    result.subgroup                  = subgroup;
@@ -1147,7 +1141,6 @@ static rarch_setting_t setting_string_setting(enum setting_type type,
    result.size                      = size;
 
    result.name                      = name;
-   result.name_hash                 = 0;
    result.short_description         = short_description;
    result.group                     = group;
    result.subgroup                  = subgroup;
@@ -1269,7 +1262,6 @@ static rarch_setting_t setting_subgroup_setting(enum setting_type type,
    result.size                      = 0;
 
    result.name                      = name;
-   result.name_hash                 = 0;
    result.short_description         = name;
    result.group                     = parent_name;
    result.parent_group              = parent_group;
@@ -1344,7 +1336,6 @@ static rarch_setting_t setting_bool_setting(const char* name,
    result.size                      = sizeof(bool);
 
    result.name                      = name;
-   result.name_hash                 = name ? msg_hash_calculate(name) : 0;
    result.short_description         = short_description;
    result.group                     = group;
    result.subgroup                  = subgroup;
@@ -1423,7 +1414,6 @@ static rarch_setting_t setting_int_setting(const char* name,
    result.size                      = sizeof(int);
 
    result.name                      = name;
-   result.name_hash                 = name ? msg_hash_calculate(name) : 0;
    result.short_description         = short_description;
    result.group                     = group;
    result.subgroup                  = subgroup;
@@ -1493,8 +1483,6 @@ bool CONFIG_BOOL_ALT(
 
    if (!settings_list_append(list, list_info))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
    if (flags != SD_FLAG_NONE)
       settings_data_list_current_add_flags(list, list_info, flags);
@@ -1529,8 +1517,6 @@ bool CONFIG_BOOL(
 
    if (!settings_list_append(list, list_info))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
    if (flags != SD_FLAG_NONE)
       settings_data_list_current_add_flags(list, list_info, flags);
@@ -1564,8 +1550,6 @@ bool CONFIG_INT(
          false);
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
@@ -1593,8 +1577,6 @@ bool CONFIG_UINT_ALT(
                   true);
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
    return true;
 }
@@ -1621,8 +1603,6 @@ bool CONFIG_UINT(
          false);
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
@@ -1651,8 +1631,6 @@ bool CONFIG_FLOAT(
          false);
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
@@ -1684,8 +1662,6 @@ bool CONFIG_PATH(
          false);
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
    settings_data_list_current_add_flags(list, list_info, SD_FLAG_ALLOW_EMPTY);
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
@@ -1718,8 +1694,6 @@ bool CONFIG_DIR(
          false);
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
    settings_data_list_current_add_flags(
          list,
@@ -1753,8 +1727,6 @@ bool CONFIG_STRING(
          change_handler, read_handler, false);
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
    menu_settings_list_current_add_enum_idx(list, list_info, name_enum_idx);
@@ -1784,8 +1756,6 @@ bool CONFIG_STRING_OPTIONS(
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
 
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
@@ -1818,8 +1788,6 @@ bool CONFIG_HEX(
          change_handler, read_handler, false);
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
@@ -1849,8 +1817,6 @@ bool CONFIG_BIND(
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
 
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
    /* Request name and short description to be freed later */
    settings_data_list_current_add_free_flags(list, list_info, SD_FREE_FLAG_NAME | SD_FREE_FLAG_SHORT);
@@ -1876,8 +1842,6 @@ bool CONFIG_BIND_ALT(
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
 
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
    /* Request name and short description to be freed later */
    settings_data_list_current_add_free_flags(list, list_info, SD_FREE_FLAG_NAME | SD_FREE_FLAG_SHORT);
@@ -1899,8 +1863,6 @@ bool CONFIG_ACTION_ALT(
 
    if (!settings_list_append(list, list_info))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
    return true;
 }
@@ -1923,8 +1885,6 @@ bool CONFIG_ACTION(
 
    if (!settings_list_append(list, list_info))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
@@ -1944,8 +1904,6 @@ bool START_GROUP(rarch_setting_t **list, rarch_setting_info_t *list_info,
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
 
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
    return true;
 }
@@ -1956,8 +1914,6 @@ bool END_GROUP(rarch_setting_t **list, rarch_setting_info_t *list_info,
    rarch_setting_t value = setting_group_setting (ST_END_GROUP, 0, parent_group);
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
    return true;
 }
@@ -1975,8 +1931,6 @@ bool START_SUB_GROUP(rarch_setting_t **list,
 
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
    return true;
 }
@@ -1989,8 +1943,6 @@ bool END_SUB_GROUP(
    rarch_setting_t value = setting_group_setting (ST_END_SUB_GROUP, 0, parent_group);
    if (!(settings_list_append(list, list_info)))
       return false;
-   if (value.name)
-      value.name_hash = msg_hash_calculate(value.name);
    (*list)[list_info->index++] = value;
    return true;
 }
diff --git a/setting_list.h b/setting_list.h
index 08a8c9e4e2..abd5a26652 100644
--- a/setting_list.h
+++ b/setting_list.h
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ struct rarch_setting
 
    unsigned             bind_type;
    uint32_t             size;
-   uint32_t             name_hash;
 
    float                step;