diff --git a/libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c b/libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c
index cadcfd6eb0..f915c26b16 100644
--- a/libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c
+++ b/libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c
@@ -278,12 +278,12 @@ ssize_t filestream_write(RFILE *stream, const void *s, size_t len)
    return output;
 }
 
-/* Hack function */
-int retro_vfs_file_putc(libretro_vfs_implementation_file *stream, int c);
-
 int filestream_putc(RFILE *stream, int c)
 {
-   return retro_vfs_file_putc((libretro_vfs_implementation_file*)stream->hfile, c);
+   char c_char = (char)c;
+   if (!stream)
+      return EOF;
+	return filestream_write(stream, &c_char, 1);
 }
 
 int filestream_vprintf(RFILE *stream, const char* format, va_list args)
diff --git a/libretro-common/vfs/vfs_implementation.c b/libretro-common/vfs/vfs_implementation.c
index 62bc8b851a..3704dd9479 100644
--- a/libretro-common/vfs/vfs_implementation.c
+++ b/libretro-common/vfs/vfs_implementation.c
@@ -437,11 +437,3 @@ const char *retro_vfs_file_get_path_impl(libretro_vfs_implementation_file *strea
    /* TODO/FIXME - implement */
    return NULL;
 }
-
-int retro_vfs_file_putc(libretro_vfs_implementation_file *stream, int c)
-{
-   if (!stream)
-      return EOF;
-
-   return fputc(c, stream->fp);
-}