diff --git a/apple/OSX/settings.m b/apple/OSX/settings.m
index 84437c272c..4f7d49f936 100644
--- a/apple/OSX/settings.m
+++ b/apple/OSX/settings.m
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ NSWindowDelegate>
    NSMutableArray* thisGroup = nil;
    NSMutableArray* thisSubGroup = nil;
    self.settings = [NSMutableArray array];
-
-   setting_data_load_current();
-
    setting_data = (const rarch_setting_t *)setting_data_get_list();
 
    for (i = 0; setting_data[i].type; i ++)
diff --git a/settings_data.c b/settings_data.c
index 7d996512b1..a478d92fb3 100644
--- a/settings_data.c
+++ b/settings_data.c
@@ -29,16 +29,6 @@
    }                                                  \
 }
 
-// HACK
-struct settings fake_settings;
-struct global fake_extern;
-
-void setting_data_load_current(void)
-{
-   memcpy(&fake_settings, &g_settings, sizeof(struct settings));
-   memcpy(&fake_extern, &g_extern, sizeof(struct global));
-}
-
 // Input
 static const char* get_input_config_prefix(const rarch_setting_t* setting)
 {
@@ -140,8 +130,6 @@ void setting_data_reset_setting(const rarch_setting_t* setting)
 void setting_data_reset(const rarch_setting_t* settings)
 {
    const rarch_setting_t *setting;
-   memset(&fake_settings, 0, sizeof(fake_settings));
-   memset(&fake_extern, 0, sizeof(fake_extern));
 
    for (setting = settings; setting->type != ST_NONE; setting++)
       setting_data_reset_setting(setting);
@@ -752,10 +740,6 @@ static void general_change_handler(const void *data)
        g_settings.libretro_log_level = *setting->value.unsigned_integer;
 }
 
-
-#define g_settings fake_settings
-#define g_extern fake_extern
-
 #define NEXT (list[index++])
 #define START_GROUP(NAME)                       { const char *GROUP_NAME = NAME; NEXT = setting_data_group_setting (ST_GROUP, NAME); 
 #define END_GROUP()                             NEXT = setting_data_group_setting (ST_END_GROUP, 0); }
diff --git a/settings_data.h b/settings_data.h
index 6ef623078e..e963e72cff 100644
--- a/settings_data.h
+++ b/settings_data.h
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ rarch_setting_t setting_data_bind_setting(const char* name, const char* descript
                                     const struct retro_keybind* default_value, const char *group, const char *subgroup);
 
 // These functions operate only on RetroArch's main settings list
-void setting_data_load_current(void);
 rarch_setting_t* setting_data_get_list(void);
 
 #ifdef APPLE