diff --git a/apple/OSX/platform.m b/apple/OSX/platform.m
index f828ed4c77..e89ff731b3 100644
--- a/apple/OSX/platform.m
+++ b/apple/OSX/platform.m
@@ -156,12 +156,10 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
     
    for (i = 0; core_list && i < core_list->count; i ++)
    {
-       char buf[PATH_MAX];
       NSString* desc = (NSString*)BOXSTRING(core_list->list[i].display_name);
-       NSString *__core = BOXSTRING(core_info_get_id(&core_list->list[i], buf, sizeof(buf)));
 #if defined(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_6)
 	  /* FIXME - Rewrite this so that this is no longer an associated object - requires ObjC 2.0 runtime */
-      objc_setAssociatedObject(desc, associated_core_key, __core, OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
+      objc_setAssociatedObject(desc, associated_core_key, BOXSTRING(core_list->list[i].path), OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
 #endif
 	   [cb addItemWithObjectValue:desc];
    }
diff --git a/apple/iOS/menu.m b/apple/iOS/menu.m
index 677df6fdf0..86465dc8a9 100644
--- a/apple/iOS/menu.m
+++ b/apple/iOS/menu.m
@@ -883,8 +883,7 @@ static void RunActionSheet(const char* title, const struct string_list* items, U
 
    for (i = 0; i < core_list->count; i ++)
    {
-       char buf[PATH_MAX];
-       NSString* core_id = BOXSTRING(core_info_get_id(&core_list->list[i], buf, sizeof(buf)));
+       NSString* core_id = BOXSTRING(core_list->list[i].path);
 
       if (core_info_has_custom_config(core_id.UTF8String))
       {
@@ -1092,16 +1091,13 @@ static bool copy_config(const char *src_path, const char *dst_path)
       {
          if (_path)
          {
-            char buf[PATH_MAX];
             const core_info_t* core_support = NULL;
             size_t core_count = 0;
-             NSString *__core;
 
             core_info_list_get_supported_cores(core_list, _path.UTF8String, &core_support, &core_count);
-             __core = BOXSTRING(core_info_get_id(&core_support[0], buf, sizeof(buf)));
             
             if (core_count == 1 && _action)
-               [self runAction:__core];
+               [self runAction:BOXSTRING(core_support[0].path)];
             else if (core_count > 1)
                [self load:(uint32_t)core_count coresFromList:core_support toSection:core_section];
          }
@@ -1125,10 +1121,9 @@ static bool copy_config(const char *src_path, const char *dst_path)
 - (void)load:(uint32_t)count coresFromList:(const core_info_t*)list toSection:(NSMutableArray*)array
 {
    int i;
-   char buf[PATH_MAX];
     
    for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
-      [array addObject:[[RAMenuItemCoreList alloc] initWithCore:BOXSTRING(core_info_get_id(&list[i], buf, sizeof(buf))) parent:self]];
+      [array addObject:[[RAMenuItemCoreList alloc] initWithCore:BOXSTRING(list[i].path) parent:self]];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/frontend/info/core_info.c b/frontend/info/core_info.c
index dfba8b4f7d..050f664bc1 100644
--- a/frontend/info/core_info.c
+++ b/frontend/info/core_info.c
@@ -472,18 +472,6 @@ const core_info_t *core_info_list_get_by_id(const char *core_id)
    return 0;
 }
 
-const char *core_info_get_id(const core_info_t *info, char *buffer, size_t buffer_length)
-{
-   if (!buffer || !buffer_length)
-      return "";
-
-   if (info && info->path && strlcpy(buffer, info->path, buffer_length) < buffer_length)
-      return buffer;
-
-   *buffer = 0;
-   return buffer;
-}
-
 const char *core_info_get_custom_config(const char *core_id, char *buffer, size_t buffer_length)
 {
    if (!core_id || !buffer || !buffer_length)
diff --git a/frontend/info/core_info.h b/frontend/info/core_info.h
index fef2123e89..93aeaf7e30 100644
--- a/frontend/info/core_info.h
+++ b/frontend/info/core_info.h
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ void core_info_set_config_path(const char *config_path);
 
 core_info_list_t *core_info_list_get(void);
 const core_info_t *core_info_list_get_by_id(const char *core_id);
-const char *core_info_get_id(const core_info_t *info, char *buffer, size_t buffer_length);
 
 const char *core_info_get_custom_config(const char *core_id, char *buffer, size_t buffer_length);
 bool core_info_has_custom_config(const char *core_id);