diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 734766e807..de1f18d9e3 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -3280,7 +3280,3 @@ bool config_replace(char *path)
 
    return true;
 }
-
-void config_free_state(void)
-{
-}
diff --git a/configuration.h b/configuration.h
index 679cc27829..6982a9957b 100644
--- a/configuration.h
+++ b/configuration.h
@@ -646,8 +646,6 @@ bool config_overlay_enable_default(void);
 
 void config_free(void);
 
-void config_free_state(void);
-
 settings_t *config_get_ptr(void);
 
 RETRO_END_DECLS
diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index 5218d8d2b1..0c48b80856 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -753,7 +753,6 @@ bool runloop_ctl(enum runloop_ctl_state state, void *data)
             dir_clear_all();
             memset(global, 0, sizeof(struct global));
             retroarch_override_setting_free_state();
-            config_free_state();
          }
          break;
       case RUNLOOP_CTL_CLEAR_STATE: