diff --git a/input/drivers/android_input.c b/input/drivers/android_input.c
index b98bcd985e..87c6833b87 100644
--- a/input/drivers/android_input.c
+++ b/input/drivers/android_input.c
@@ -435,14 +435,15 @@ static void android_input_poll_main_cmd(void)
 
       case APP_CMD_GAINED_FOCUS:
          {
-            bool boolean              = false;
-            bool enable_accelerometer = (android_app->sensor_state_mask &
+            runloop_state_t *runloop_st = runloop_state_get_ptr();
+            bool enable_accelerometer   = (android_app->sensor_state_mask &
                   (UINT64_C(1) << RETRO_SENSOR_ACCELEROMETER_DISABLE));
-            bool enable_gyroscope     = (android_app->sensor_state_mask &
+            bool enable_gyroscope       = (android_app->sensor_state_mask &
                   (UINT64_C(1) << RETRO_SENSOR_GYROSCOPE_DISABLE));
 
-            retroarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_SET_PAUSED, &boolean);
-            retroarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_SET_IDLE,   &boolean);
+            
+            runloop_st->flags &= ~(RUNLOOP_FLAG_PAUSED
+                                 | RUNLOOP_FLAG_IDLE);
             video_driver_unset_stub_frame();
 
             if (enable_accelerometer)
@@ -462,7 +463,6 @@ static void android_input_poll_main_cmd(void)
          break;
       case APP_CMD_LOST_FOCUS:
          {
-            bool boolean               = true;
             bool disable_accelerometer = (android_app->sensor_state_mask &
                   (UINT64_C(1) << RETRO_SENSOR_ACCELEROMETER_ENABLE)) &&
                         android_app->accelerometerSensor;
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ static void android_input_poll_main_cmd(void)
                   (UINT64_C(1) << RETRO_SENSOR_GYROSCOPE_ENABLE)) &&
                         android_app->gyroscopeSensor;
 
-            retroarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_SET_PAUSED, &boolean);
-            retroarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_SET_IDLE,   &boolean);
+            runloop_st->flags |=  (RUNLOOP_FLAG_PAUSED
+                                 | RUNLOOP_FLAG_IDLE);
             video_driver_set_stub_frame();
 
             /* Avoid draining battery while app is not being used. */
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index f40b01981f..1441ba95e7 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -5545,28 +5545,6 @@ bool retroarch_ctl(enum rarch_ctl_state state, void *data)
                   sizeof(input_st->analog_requested));
          }
          break;
-      case RARCH_CTL_SET_IDLE:
-         {
-            bool *ptr = (bool*)data;
-            if (!ptr)
-               return false;
-            if (*ptr)
-               runloop_st->flags |=  RUNLOOP_FLAG_IDLE;
-            else
-               runloop_st->flags &= ~RUNLOOP_FLAG_IDLE;
-         }
-         break;
-      case RARCH_CTL_SET_PAUSED:
-         {
-            bool *ptr = (bool*)data;
-            if (!ptr)
-               return false;
-            if (*ptr)
-               runloop_st->flags |=  RUNLOOP_FLAG_PAUSED;
-            else
-               runloop_st->flags &= ~RUNLOOP_FLAG_PAUSED;
-         }
-         break;
       case RARCH_CTL_SET_SHUTDOWN:
          runloop_st->flags |= RUNLOOP_FLAG_SHUTDOWN_INITIATED;
          break;
diff --git a/retroarch_types.h b/retroarch_types.h
index c802d63986..451fa1e814 100644
--- a/retroarch_types.h
+++ b/retroarch_types.h
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ enum rarch_ctl_state
 
    RARCH_CTL_HAS_SET_SUBSYSTEMS,
 
-   RARCH_CTL_SET_IDLE,
-
    RARCH_CTL_SET_WINDOWED_SCALE,
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIGFILE
@@ -85,8 +83,6 @@ enum rarch_ctl_state
    RARCH_CTL_SET_MISSING_BIOS,
    RARCH_CTL_UNSET_MISSING_BIOS,
 
-   RARCH_CTL_SET_PAUSED,
-
    RARCH_CTL_SET_SHUTDOWN,
 
    /* Runloop state */