diff --git a/apple/OSX/platform.h b/apple/OSX/platform.h
index bcee769327..36c3356613 100644
--- a/apple/OSX/platform.h
+++ b/apple/OSX/platform.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 {
    NSWindow* _window;
    NSString* _configDirectory;
-   NSString* _globalConfigFile;
    NSString* _coreDirectory;
    NSWindowController* _settingsWindow;
    NSWindow* _coreSelectSheet;
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@
 
 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSWindow IBOutlet* window;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString* configDirectory;    // e.g. /var/mobile/Documents/.RetroArch
-@property (nonatomic, copy) NSString* globalConfigFile;   // e.g. /var/mobile/Documents/.RetroArch/retroarch.cfg
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString* coreDirectory;      // e.g. /Applications/RetroArch.app/modules
 
 + (RetroArch_OSX*)get;
diff --git a/apple/OSX/platform.m b/apple/OSX/platform.m
index 72ada4a3e5..fb34285fa8 100644
--- a/apple/OSX/platform.m
+++ b/apple/OSX/platform.m
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
 
 @synthesize window = _window;
 @synthesize configDirectory = _configDirectory;
-@synthesize globalConfigFile = _globalConfigFile;
 @synthesize coreDirectory = _coreDirectory;
 @synthesize settingsWindow = _settingsWindow;
 @synthesize coreSelectSheet = _coreSelectSheet;
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
 {
    [_window release];
    [_configDirectory release];
-   [_globalConfigFile release];
    [_coreDirectory release];
    [_coreSelectSheet release];
    [_settingsWindow release];
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
 
    paths = (NSArray*)NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSApplicationSupportDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    self.configDirectory = [[paths objectAtIndex:0] stringByAppendingPathComponent:BOXSTRING("RetroArch")];
-   self.globalConfigFile = [NSString stringWithFormat:BOXSTRING("%@/retroarch.cfg"), self.configDirectory];
+   snprintf(g_defaults.config_path, sizeof(g_defaults.config_path), "%s/retroarch.cfg", self.configDirectory.UTF8String);
    self.coreDirectory = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] bundlePath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:BOXSTRING("Contents/Resources/modules")];
    
 #if __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 1070
diff --git a/apple/common/RetroArch_Apple.h b/apple/common/RetroArch_Apple.h
index 277d21a4fc..8f7de4e235 100644
--- a/apple/common/RetroArch_Apple.h
+++ b/apple/common/RetroArch_Apple.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 - (void)unloadingCore:(NSString*)core;
 
 - (NSString*)configDirectory;   // < This returns the directory that contains retroarch.cfg and other custom configs
-- (NSString*)globalConfigFile;  // < This is the full path to retroarch.cfg
 - (NSString*)coreDirectory;     // < This is the default path to where libretro cores are installed
 @end
 
diff --git a/apple/common/main.m b/apple/common/main.m
index 47bf56346e..9c2cd20da9 100644
--- a/apple/common/main.m
+++ b/apple/common/main.m
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void apple_run_core(NSString* core, const char* file)
     if (core_info_has_custom_config(apple_core.UTF8String))
         core_info_get_custom_config(apple_core.UTF8String, config_path, sizeof(config_path));
     else
-        strlcpy(config_path, apple_platform.globalConfigFile.UTF8String, sizeof(config_path));
+        strlcpy(config_path, g_defaults.config_path, sizeof(config_path));
     
     static const char* const argv_game[] = { "retroarch", "-c", config_path, "-L", core_path, file_path, 0 };
     static const char* const argv_menu[] = { "retroarch", "-c", config_path, "--menu", 0 };
diff --git a/apple/iOS/menu.m b/apple/iOS/menu.m
index 846b6f6914..2ab4ecac79 100644
--- a/apple/iOS/menu.m
+++ b/apple/iOS/menu.m
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static void RunActionSheet(const char* title, const struct string_list* items, U
       else
       {
          self.title = BOXSTRING("Global Core Config");
-         _pathToSave = apple_platform.globalConfigFile;
+         _pathToSave = BOXSTRING(g_defaults.config_path);
       }
       
       setting_data = (rarch_setting_t*)setting_data_get_list();
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ static void RunActionSheet(const char* title, const struct string_list* items, U
             char path[PATH_MAX];
             core_info_get_custom_config(core.UTF8String, path, sizeof(path));
          
-            if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] copyItemAtPath:apple_platform.globalConfigFile toPath:BOXSTRING(path) error:nil])
+            if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] copyItemAtPath:BOXSTRING(g_defaults.config_path) toPath:BOXSTRING(path) error:nil])
                RARCH_WARN("Could not create custom config at %s", path);
          }