diff --git a/frontend/frontend_console.c b/frontend/frontend_console.c
index 44e16cfd93..102b6b70a9 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_console.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend_console.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "../config.def.h"
-#include "frontend_console.h"
 #include "menu/rmenu.h"
 
 #if defined(__CELLOS_LV2__)
@@ -42,22 +41,13 @@
 
 default_paths_t default_paths;
 
-static void verbose_log_init(void)
-{
-   if (g_extern.verbose)
-      return;
-
-   g_extern.verbose = true;
-   RARCH_LOG("Turning on verbose logging...\n");
-}
-
 static inline void inl_logger_init(void)
 {
 #if defined(HAVE_LOGGER)
-   verbose_log_init();
+   g_extern.verbose = true;
    logger_init();
 #elif defined(HAVE_FILE_LOGGER)
-   verbose_log_init();
+   g_extern.verbose = true;
    g_extern.log_file = fopen("/retroarch-log.txt", "w");
 #endif
 }
@@ -127,7 +117,7 @@ int rarch_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
    rarch_main_clear_state();
 
-   verbose_log_init();
+   g_extern.verbose = true;
 
    get_environment_settings(argc, argv);
    config_load();
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_console.h b/frontend/frontend_console.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ccb6d3cff7..0000000000
--- a/frontend/frontend_console.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/* RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
- * Copyright (C) 2010-2013 - Hans-Kristian Arntzen
- * Copyright (C) 2011-2013 - Daniel De Matteis
- *
- * RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
- * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
- * ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
- * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- * PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
- * If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#ifndef _FRONTEND_CONSOLE_H
-#define _FRONTEND_CONSOLE_H
-
-//optional RetroArch forward declarations
-static void verbose_log_init(void);
-
-#ifdef IS_SALAMANDER
-//optional Salamander forward declarations
-static void find_first_libretro_core(char *first_file,
-   size_t size_of_first_file, const char *dir,
-   const char * ext);
-#endif
-
-#endif
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_salamander.h b/frontend/frontend_salamander.h
index 16e33b7dc3..d4773c82e8 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_salamander.h
+++ b/frontend/frontend_salamander.h
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef _FRONTEND_SALAMANDER_H
 #define _FRONTEND_SALAMANDER_H
 
-//optional RetroArch forward declarations
-static void verbose_log_init(void);
-
 //optional Salamander forward declarations
 static void find_first_libretro_core(char *first_file,
    size_t size_of_first_file, const char *dir,