diff --git a/menu/menu_navigation.c b/menu/menu_navigation.c
index fc7ef707c3..4c7337450f 100644
--- a/menu/menu_navigation.c
+++ b/menu/menu_navigation.c
@@ -48,19 +48,13 @@ typedef struct menu_navigation
    size_t selection_ptr;
 } menu_navigation_t;
 
-
-static menu_navigation_t *menu_navigation_get_ptr(void)
-{
-   static menu_navigation_t menu_navigation_state;
-   return &menu_navigation_state;
-}
-
 bool menu_navigation_ctl(enum menu_navigation_ctl_state state, void *data)
 {
+   static menu_navigation_t menu_navigation_state;
    const menu_ctx_driver_t *driver = menu_ctx_driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t          *settings   = config_get_ptr();
-   menu_navigation_t        *nav   = menu_navigation_get_ptr();
    size_t          menu_list_size  = menu_entries_get_size();
+   menu_navigation_t        *nav   = &menu_navigation_state;
    size_t selection                = nav->selection_ptr;
 
    (void)settings;