diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_linux.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_linux.c
index ea4e0ba99f..3d247a828d 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_linux.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_linux.c
@@ -733,16 +733,12 @@ static void android_app_entry(void *data)
 #ifndef HAVE_MAIN
    do
    {
-      bool sleeping     = false;
       unsigned sleep_ms = 0;
       ret = rarch_main_iterate(&sleep_ms);
 
       if (ret == 1 && sleep_ms > 0)
-      {
-         sleeping = true;
          retro_sleep(sleep_ms);
-      }
-      rarch_main_data_iterate(sleeping);
+      rarch_main_data_iterate();
    }while (ret != -1);
 
    main_exit(data);
diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 4d83c9a52d..f8b69d8c95 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -324,16 +324,12 @@ int rarch_main(int argc, char *argv[], void *data)
 #ifndef HAVE_MAIN
    do
    {
-      bool sleeping     = false;
       unsigned sleep_ms = 0;
       ret = rarch_main_iterate(&sleep_ms);
 
       if (ret == 1 && sleep_ms > 0)
-      {
-         sleeping = true;
          retro_sleep(sleep_ms);
-      }
-      rarch_main_data_iterate(sleeping);
+      rarch_main_data_iterate();
    }while(ret != -1);
 
    main_exit(args);
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_select.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_select.c
index d997ec5905..dedc634dc5 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_select.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_select.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int action_select_default(const char *path, const char *label, unsigned t
    if (action != MENU_ACTION_NOOP)
        ret = menu_entry_action(&entry, idx, action);
 
-   rarch_main_data_iterate(false);
+   rarch_main_data_iterate();
     
    return ret;
 }
diff --git a/runloop_data.c b/runloop_data.c
index 4c8de7604d..76957ac8c7 100644
--- a/runloop_data.c
+++ b/runloop_data.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void rarch_main_data_deinit(void)
    rarch_task_deinit();
 }
 
-void rarch_main_data_iterate(bool sleeping)
+void rarch_main_data_iterate(void)
 {
    if (data_runloop_msg[0] != '\0')
    {
diff --git a/runloop_data.h b/runloop_data.h
index 86346ec242..ed28825326 100644
--- a/runloop_data.h
+++ b/runloop_data.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #ifndef __RETROARCH_DATA_RUNLOOP_H
 #define __RETROARCH_DATA_RUNLOOP_H
 
-#include <boolean.h>
 #include <retro_miscellaneous.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ typedef int (*transfer_cb_t)(void *data, size_t len);
 
 void rarch_main_data_clear_state(void);
 
-void rarch_main_data_iterate(bool sleeping);
+void rarch_main_data_iterate(void);
 
 void rarch_main_data_deinit(void);
 
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
index a84d99f25e..005ff432bf 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
@@ -226,16 +226,12 @@ static void poll_iteration(void)
     int ret = 0;
     while (ret != -1)
     {
-        bool sleeping     = false;
        unsigned sleep_ms = 0;
        poll_iteration();
        ret = rarch_main_iterate(&sleep_ms);
        if (ret == 1 && sleep_ms > 0)
-       {
-           sleeping = true;
           retro_sleep(sleep_ms);
-       }
-       rarch_main_data_iterate(sleeping);
+       rarch_main_data_iterate();
        while(CFRunLoopRunInMode(kCFRunLoopDefaultMode, 0.002, FALSE) == kCFRunLoopRunHandledSource);
     }
     
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index c16afc9ebc..6aa1a9b4b0 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -71,16 +71,12 @@ static void rarch_draw_observer(CFRunLoopObserverRef observer,
     CFRunLoopActivity activity, void *info)
 {
    bool is_idle;
-   bool sleeping      = false;
    unsigned sleep_ms  = 0;
    int ret            = rarch_main_iterate(&sleep_ms);
 
    if (ret == 1 && !ui_companion_is_on_foreground() && sleep_ms > 0)
-   {
-      sleeping = true;
       retro_sleep(sleep_ms);
-   }
-   rarch_main_data_iterate(sleeping);
+   rarch_main_data_iterate();
 
    if (ret == -1)
    {