diff --git a/frontend/menu/rmenu_xui.cpp b/frontend/menu/rmenu_xui.cpp
index 5269cb1f75..b3537f709e 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/rmenu_xui.cpp
+++ b/frontend/menu/rmenu_xui.cpp
@@ -1750,17 +1750,16 @@ bool menu_iterate(void)
       process_input_ret = -1;
    }
 
-   if (!(g_extern.frame_count < g_extern.delay_timer[0]))
-   {
-      bool rmenu_enable = ((state.Gamepad.wButtons & XINPUT_GAMEPAD_LEFT_THUMB) 
-            && (state.Gamepad.wButtons & XINPUT_GAMEPAD_RIGHT_THUMB) && (g_extern.main_is_init));
+   bool rmenu_enable = ((state.Gamepad.wButtons & XINPUT_GAMEPAD_LEFT_THUMB) 
+         && (state.Gamepad.wButtons & XINPUT_GAMEPAD_RIGHT_THUMB) && (g_extern.main_is_init));
 
-      if (g_extern.lifecycle_mode_state & (1ULL << MODE_MENU))
-         if (rmenu_enable)
-         {
-            g_extern.lifecycle_mode_state |= (1ULL << MODE_GAME);
-            process_input_ret = -1;
-         }
+   if (g_extern.lifecycle_mode_state & (1ULL << MODE_MENU))
+   {
+      if (rmenu_enable)
+      {
+         g_extern.lifecycle_mode_state |= (1ULL << MODE_GAME);
+         process_input_ret = -1;
+      }
    }
 
    switch(input_loop)
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index ac989294a9..430b0eb308 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -524,8 +524,6 @@ struct global
    } frame_cache;
 
    unsigned frame_count;
-   // two timers, the first for handling menu and exit button delays, the second for scrolling delays
-   unsigned delay_timer[2];
    char title_buf[64];
 
    struct
diff --git a/gx/gx_input.c b/gx/gx_input.c
index 82c4f28039..b05d25c455 100644
--- a/gx/gx_input.c
+++ b/gx/gx_input.c
@@ -730,15 +730,12 @@ static void gx_input_poll(void *data)
       g_menu = false;
    }
 
-   if (!(g_extern.frame_count < g_extern.delay_timer[0]))
-   {
-      if (*state_p1 & (GX_WIIMOTE_HOME
+   if (*state_p1 & (GX_WIIMOTE_HOME
 #ifdef HW_RVL
-               | GX_CLASSIC_HOME
+            | GX_CLASSIC_HOME
 #endif
-               ))
-         *lifecycle_state |= (1ULL << RARCH_MENU_TOGGLE);
-   }
+            ))
+      *lifecycle_state |= (1ULL << RARCH_MENU_TOGGLE);
 }
 
 static bool gx_input_key_pressed(void *data, int key)