diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_cancel.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_cancel.c
index 3c502839d8..0696139b08 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_cancel.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_cancel.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <string/stdstring.h>
 
 #include "../menu_driver.h"
+#include "../menu_navigation.h"
 #include "../menu_cbs.h"
 #include "../../msg_hash.h"
 
@@ -26,10 +27,17 @@
    cbs->action_cancel_ident = #name;
 #endif
 
+/* Clicks the back button */
 static int action_cancel_pop_default(const char *path,
       const char *label, unsigned type, size_t idx)
 {
-   return menu_entry_go_back();
+   size_t new_selection_ptr;
+
+   menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_GET_SELECTION, &new_selection_ptr);
+   menu_entries_pop_stack(&new_selection_ptr, 0, 1);
+   menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_SET_SELECTION, &new_selection_ptr);
+
+   return 0;
 }
 
 static int action_cancel_core_content(const char *path,
diff --git a/menu/menu_entry.c b/menu/menu_entry.c
index de796153f4..bf22607291 100644
--- a/menu/menu_entry.c
+++ b/menu/menu_entry.c
@@ -33,18 +33,6 @@
  * notify_list_loaded on the UI companion.
  */
 
-/* Clicks the back button */
-int menu_entry_go_back(void)
-{
-   size_t new_selection_ptr;
-
-   menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_GET_SELECTION, &new_selection_ptr);
-   menu_entries_pop_stack(&new_selection_ptr, 0, 1);
-   menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_SET_SELECTION, &new_selection_ptr);
-
-   return 0;
-}
-
 enum menu_entry_type menu_entry_get_type(uint32_t i)
 {
    rarch_setting_t *setting  = menu_entries_get_setting(i);
diff --git a/menu/menu_entry.h b/menu/menu_entry.h
index 9b649c37a3..97ec896087 100644
--- a/menu/menu_entry.h
+++ b/menu/menu_entry.h
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ typedef struct menu_entry
    unsigned spacing;
 } menu_entry_t;
 
-int menu_entry_go_back(void);
-
 enum menu_entry_type menu_entry_get_type(uint32_t i);
 
 void menu_entry_get_path(uint32_t i, char  *s, size_t len);
diff --git a/menu/menu_input.c b/menu/menu_input.c
index 60286767f5..132f43e5c5 100644
--- a/menu/menu_input.c
+++ b/menu/menu_input.c
@@ -1128,8 +1128,10 @@ static int menu_input_pointer_post_iterate(
    {
       if (!pointer_oldback)
       {
+         size_t selection;
          pointer_oldback = true;
-         menu_entry_go_back();
+         menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_GET_SELECTION, &selection);
+         menu_entry_action(entry, selection, MENU_ACTION_CANCEL);
       }
    }
 
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m
index c217912c7b..a993420835 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m
@@ -761,7 +761,9 @@ didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
 
 - (void)menuBack
 {
-  menu_entry_go_back();
+   size_t selection;
+   menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_GET_SELECTION, &selection);
+   menu_entry_action(entry, selection, MENU_ACTION_CANCEL);
 }
 
 @end