diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_backend.h b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_backend.h
index 0603066b76..845275ef24 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_backend.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_backend.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ typedef struct menu_file_list_cbs
 typedef struct menu_ctx_driver_backend
 {
    int      (*iterate)(unsigned);
-   void  (*list_insert)(void *, const char *, const char *, unsigned, size_t);
-   void  (*list_delete)(void *, size_t, size_t);
    const char *ident;
 } menu_ctx_driver_backend_t;
 
diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
index 532a41cac4..e2b4809007 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
@@ -746,54 +746,8 @@ static int menu_common_iterate(unsigned action)
    return ret;
 }
 
-static void menu_common_list_insert(void *data,
-      const char *path, const char *label,
-      unsigned type, size_t idx)
-{
-   file_list_t *list = (file_list_t*)data;
-
-   if (!list)
-      return;
-
-   list->list[idx].actiondata = (menu_file_list_cbs_t*)
-      calloc(1, sizeof(menu_file_list_cbs_t));
-
-   if (!list->list[idx].actiondata)
-   {
-      RARCH_ERR("Action data could not be allocated.\n");
-      return;
-   }
-
-   menu_entries_cbs_init(list, path, label, type, idx);
-}
-
-static void menu_common_list_delete(void *data, size_t idx,
-      size_t list_size)
-{
-   menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs = NULL;
-   file_list_t *list = (file_list_t*)data;
-
-   if (!list)
-      return;
-
-   cbs = (menu_file_list_cbs_t*)list->list[idx].actiondata;
-
-   if (cbs)
-   {
-      cbs->action_start         = NULL;
-      cbs->action_ok            = NULL;
-      cbs->action_toggle        = NULL;
-      cbs->action_deferred_push = NULL;
-      free(list->list[idx].actiondata);
-   }
-   list->list[idx].actiondata = NULL;
-}
-
-
 menu_ctx_driver_backend_t menu_ctx_backend_common = {
    menu_common_iterate,
-   menu_common_list_insert,
-   menu_common_list_delete,
 
    "menu_common",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_lakka_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_lakka_backend.c
index 547ddf59b2..d539c023dc 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_lakka_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_lakka_backend.c
@@ -526,7 +526,5 @@ static int menu_lakka_iterate(unsigned action)
 
 menu_ctx_driver_backend_t menu_ctx_backend_lakka = {
    menu_lakka_iterate,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
    "menu_lakka",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index f14a302056..f71b110701 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "menu_common.h"
 #include "menu_input_line_cb.h"
 #include "menu_entries.h"
+#include "menu_entries_cbs.h"
 #include "menu_list.h"
 #include "menu_shader.h"
 #include "../../dynamic.h"
@@ -509,3 +510,46 @@ void menu_common_list_clear(void *data)
 void menu_common_list_set_selection(void *data)
 {
 }
+
+void menu_common_list_insert(void *data,
+      const char *path, const char *label,
+      unsigned type, size_t idx)
+{
+   file_list_t *list = (file_list_t*)data;
+
+   if (!list)
+      return;
+
+   list->list[idx].actiondata = (menu_file_list_cbs_t*)
+      calloc(1, sizeof(menu_file_list_cbs_t));
+
+   if (!list->list[idx].actiondata)
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("Action data could not be allocated.\n");
+      return;
+   }
+
+   menu_entries_cbs_init(list, path, label, type, idx);
+}
+
+void menu_common_list_delete(void *data, size_t idx,
+      size_t list_size)
+{
+   menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs = NULL;
+   file_list_t *list = (file_list_t*)data;
+
+   if (!list)
+      return;
+
+   cbs = (menu_file_list_cbs_t*)list->list[idx].actiondata;
+
+   if (cbs)
+   {
+      cbs->action_start         = NULL;
+      cbs->action_ok            = NULL;
+      cbs->action_toggle        = NULL;
+      cbs->action_deferred_push = NULL;
+      free(list->list[idx].actiondata);
+   }
+   list->list[idx].actiondata = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
index 3f5acd919f..566500db91 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ void menu_common_list_clear(void *data);
 
 void menu_common_list_set_selection(void *data);
 
+void menu_common_list_insert(void *data,
+      const char *path, const char *label,
+      unsigned type, size_t idx);
+
+void menu_common_list_delete(void *data, size_t idx,
+      size_t list_size);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_list.c b/frontend/menu/menu_list.c
index 613c2f81ad..18dc6f37bd 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_list.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_list.c
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ void menu_list_destroy(file_list_t *list)
    {
       if (driver.menu_ctx->list_delete)
          driver.menu_ctx->list_delete(list, i, list->size);
-      if (driver.menu_ctx->backend->list_delete)
-         driver.menu_ctx->backend->list_delete(list, i, list->size);
+      menu_common_list_delete(list, i, list->size);
    }
 
 end:
@@ -204,8 +203,7 @@ void menu_list_pop(file_list_t *list, size_t *directory_ptr)
 
       if (driver.menu_ctx->list_delete)
          driver.menu_ctx->list_delete(list, list_size, list_size);
-      if (driver.menu_ctx->backend->list_delete)
-         driver.menu_ctx->backend->list_delete(list, list_size, list_size);
+      menu_common_list_delete(list, list_size, list_size);
    }
 
 end:
@@ -250,9 +248,7 @@ void menu_list_push(file_list_t *list,
    if (driver.menu_ctx->list_insert)
       driver.menu_ctx->list_insert(list, path, label, list->size - 1);
 
-   if (driver.menu_ctx->backend->list_insert)
-      driver.menu_ctx->backend->list_insert(list, path,
-            label, type, list->size - 1);
+   menu_common_list_insert(list, path, label, type, list->size - 1);
 }
 
 void menu_list_push_refresh(file_list_t *list,