diff --git a/command_event.c b/command_event.c
index a96b7664d2..a5f04797a0 100644
--- a/command_event.c
+++ b/command_event.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include "cheevos.h"
 #endif
 
-#include "libretro_private.h"
 #include "libretro_version_1.h"
 #include "verbosity.h"
 #include "runloop.h"
@@ -907,6 +906,31 @@ static bool event_update_system_info(struct retro_system_info *_info,
 }
 #endif
 
+bool event_cmd_exec(void *data)
+{
+   char *fullpath = NULL;
+
+   RARCH_LOG("Environ (Private) EXEC.\n");
+
+   runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_GET_CONTENT_PATH, &fullpath);
+
+   if (fullpath != data)
+   {
+      runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_CLEAR_CONTENT_PATH, NULL);
+      if (data)
+         runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_SET_CONTENT_PATH, data);
+   }
+
+#if defined(HAVE_DYNAMIC)
+   rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_LOAD_CONTENT, NULL);
+#else
+   if (frontend_driver_has_fork())
+      frontend_driver_set_fork(true, true, false);
+#endif
+
+   return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * event_cmd_ctl:
  * @cmd                  : Event command index.
@@ -974,7 +998,7 @@ bool event_cmd_ctl(enum event_command cmd, void *data)
             char *fullpath = NULL;
             runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_GET_CONTENT_PATH, &fullpath);
             runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_SET_LIBRETRO_PATH, settings->libretro);
-            rarch_environment_cb(RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_EXEC, (void*)fullpath);
+            event_cmd_exec((void*)fullpath);
             event_cmd_ctl(EVENT_CMD_QUIT, NULL);
 #endif
          }
diff --git a/command_event.h b/command_event.h
index 3e67f3d047..ddae7c7390 100644
--- a/command_event.h
+++ b/command_event.h
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ enum event_command
    EVENT_CMD_VOLUME_DOWN
 };
 
+bool event_cmd_exec(void *data);
+
 /**
  * event_command:
  * @cmd                  : Command index.
diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index 2167198a48..2d4a694571 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "performance.h"
 #include "system.h"
 
-#include "libretro_private.h"
 #include "cores/internal_cores.h"
 #include "frontend/frontend_driver.h"
 #include "retroarch.h"
@@ -1214,31 +1213,9 @@ bool rarch_environment_cb(unsigned cmd, void *data)
                (struct retro_framebuffer*)data);
 
       /* Private extensions for internal use, not part of libretro API. */
-      case RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_EXEC:
-         {
-            char *fullpath = NULL;
-
-            RARCH_LOG("Environ (Private) EXEC.\n");
-
-            runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_GET_CONTENT_PATH, &fullpath);
-
-            if (fullpath != data)
-            {
-               runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_CLEAR_CONTENT_PATH, NULL);
-               if (data)
-                  runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_SET_CONTENT_PATH, data);
-            }
-
-#if defined(HAVE_DYNAMIC)
-            rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_LOAD_CONTENT, NULL);
-#else
-            if (frontend_driver_has_fork())
-               frontend_driver_set_fork(true, true, false);
-#endif
-
-         }
-         break;
-
+      /* None yet. */
+       
+      /* Default */
       default:
          RARCH_LOG("Environ UNSUPPORTED (#%u).\n", cmd);
          return false;
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c
index cfeddb460e..e2b541a816 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 #include "../frontend_driver.h"
 #include "../../defaults.h"
-#include "../../libretro_private.h"
 #include "../../defines/gx_defines.h"
 
 #ifdef HW_RVL
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_qnx.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_qnx.c
index 114f15f55b..d8bee45cac 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_qnx.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_qnx.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <bps/bps.h>
 
 #include "../../dynamic.h"
-#include "../../libretro_private.h"
 
 static void frontend_qnx_init(void *data)
 {
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_xenon.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_xenon.c
index 167ee582d7..d215d54414 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_xenon.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_xenon.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <boolean.h>
 
 #include "../../dynamic.h"
-#include "../../libretro_private.h"
 
 static void frontend_xenon_init(void *data)
 {
diff --git a/libretro_private.h b/libretro_private.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 853e6324ab..0000000000
--- a/libretro_private.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2010-2016 The RetroArch team
- *
- * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * The following license statement only applies to this libretro API header (libretro_private.h).
- * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge,
- * to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
- * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
- * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
- * and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
- * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
- * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
- * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-#ifndef LIBRETRO_PRIVATE_H__
-#define LIBRETRO_PRIVATE_H__
-
-/* Private additions to libretro. No API/ABI stability guaranteed. */
-
-#include "libretro.h"
-
-#define RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_EXEC             (RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_PRIVATE | 0)
-                                           /* const char * --
-                                            * Requests that this core is 
-                                            * deinitialized, and a new core is loaded.
-                                            * The libretro core used is set with 
-                                            * SET_LIBRETRO_PATH, and path to 
-                                            * game is passed in _EXEC. NULL 
-                                            * means no game. */
-
-#endif
-
diff --git a/menu/menu_content.c b/menu/menu_content.c
index 8b426bcf42..c923ff13a5 100644
--- a/menu/menu_content.c
+++ b/menu/menu_content.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "../defaults.h"
 #include "../frontend/frontend.h"
 #include "../playlist.h"
-#include "../libretro_private.h"
 #include "../retroarch.h"
 #include "../runloop.h"
 #include "../verbosity.h"
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ void menu_content_playlist_load(void *data, unsigned idx)
    else
       menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_SET_LOAD_NO_CONTENT, NULL);
 
-   rarch_environment_cb(RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_EXEC, (void*)path);
+   event_cmd_exec((void*)path);
 
    event_cmd_ctl(EVENT_CMD_LOAD_CORE, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 57dbf764f0..07d8948b71 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #include "audio/audio_driver.h"
 #include "record/record_driver.h"
 #include "libretro_version_1.h"
-#include "libretro_private.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "general.h"
 #include "runloop.h"