diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 5764ea0c66..d109d9a605 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -3896,7 +3896,7 @@ bool config_load_override(void *data)
 
    /* per-core overrides */
    /* Create a new config file from core_path */
-   if (config_file_exists(core_path))
+   if (path_is_valid(core_path))
    {
       RARCH_LOG("[Overrides]: Core-specific overrides found at \"%s\".\n",
             core_path);
@@ -3910,7 +3910,7 @@ bool config_load_override(void *data)
    {
       /* per-content-dir overrides */
       /* Create a new config file from content_path */
-      if (config_file_exists(content_path))
+      if (path_is_valid(content_path))
       {
          char tmp_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH + 1];
 
@@ -3937,7 +3937,7 @@ bool config_load_override(void *data)
 
       /* per-game overrides */
       /* Create a new config file from game_path */
-      if (config_file_exists(game_path))
+      if (path_is_valid(game_path))
       {
          char tmp_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH + 1];
 
diff --git a/libretro-common/file/config_file.c b/libretro-common/file/config_file.c
index 0101833c0e..3e0acf9451 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/config_file.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/config_file.c
@@ -1513,14 +1513,3 @@ bool config_get_entry_list_next(struct config_file_entry *entry)
    entry->next  = next->next;
    return true;
 }
-
-bool config_file_exists(const char *path)
-{
-   config_file_t conf;
-   config_file_initialize(&conf);
-   if (config_file_load_internal(&conf, path, 0, NULL) == 1)
-      return false;
-
-   config_file_deinitialize(&conf);
-   return true;
-}
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/file/config_file.h b/libretro-common/include/file/config_file.h
index 7dfcf4aaa7..4d2d232f92 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/file/config_file.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/file/config_file.h
@@ -325,8 +325,6 @@ bool config_file_write(config_file_t *conf, const char *path, bool val);
  **/
 void config_file_dump(config_file_t *conf, FILE *file, bool val);
 
-bool config_file_exists(const char *path);
-
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
 #endif