diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 26b03cd821..bc041798fb 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ OBJ += frontend/frontend.o \
        runloop.o \
 		 libretro-common/algorithms/mismatch.o \
        libretro-common/queues/task_queue.o \
-       tasks/tasks_internal.o \
        tasks/task_content.o \
 		 tasks/task_save_ram.o \
 		 tasks/task_save_state.o \
diff --git a/griffin/griffin.c b/griffin/griffin.c
index 639759c8ac..8d87dbd6b0 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -756,7 +756,6 @@ RETROARCH
 #include "../retroarch.c"
 #include "../runloop.c"
 #include "../libretro-common/queues/task_queue.c"
-#include "../tasks/tasks_internal.c"
 
 #include "../msg_hash.c"
 #ifdef HAVE_LANGEXTRA
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/queues/task_queue.h b/libretro-common/include/queues/task_queue.h
index 87cb0fa861..93e1f65c87 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/queues/task_queue.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/queues/task_queue.h
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ typedef struct task_retriever_data
    task_retriever_info_t *list;
 } task_retriever_data_t;
 
-void task_queue_push_progress(retro_task_t *task);
-
 bool task_queue_ctl(enum task_queue_ctl_state state, void *data);
 
 void *task_queue_retriever_info_next(task_retriever_info_t **link);
diff --git a/libretro-common/queues/task_queue.c b/libretro-common/queues/task_queue.c
index ada5731eb2..0f09c5e0ed 100644
--- a/libretro-common/queues/task_queue.c
+++ b/libretro-common/queues/task_queue.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ struct retro_task_impl
 static task_queue_t tasks_running  = {NULL, NULL};
 static task_queue_t tasks_finished = {NULL, NULL};
 
-#ifndef RARCH_INTERNAL
 static void task_queue_msg_push(unsigned prio, unsigned duration,
       bool flush, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ static void task_queue_msg_push(unsigned prio, unsigned duration,
    /* print something here */
 }
 
-void task_queue_push_progress(retro_task_t *task)
+static void task_queue_push_progress(retro_task_t *task)
 {
    if (task->title)
    {
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ void task_queue_push_progress(retro_task_t *task)
       }
    }
 }
-#endif
 
 static void task_queue_put(task_queue_t *queue, retro_task_t *task)
 {
@@ -115,7 +113,6 @@ static retro_task_t *task_queue_get(task_queue_t *queue)
    return task;
 }
 
-
 static void retro_task_internal_gather(void)
 {
    retro_task_t *task = NULL;
diff --git a/tasks/tasks_internal.c b/tasks/tasks_internal.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ba68a28ba..0000000000
--- a/tasks/tasks_internal.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
- *  Copyright (C) 2011-2016 - Higor Euripedes
- *  Copyright (C) 2011-2016 - 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/>.
- */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdarg.h>
-
-#include "tasks_internal.h"
-
-#include "../msg_hash.h"
-#include "../runloop.h"
-
-static void task_queue_msg_push(unsigned prio, unsigned duration,
-      bool flush, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-   char buf[1024];
-   va_list ap;
-   
-   va_start(ap, fmt);
-   vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, ap);
-   va_end(ap);
-   runloop_msg_queue_push(buf, prio, duration, flush);
-}
-
-void task_queue_push_progress(retro_task_t *task)
-{
-   if (task->title && !task->mute)
-   {
-      if (task->finished)
-      {
-         if (task->error)
-            task_queue_msg_push(1, 60, true, "%s: %s",
-               msg_hash_to_str(MSG_TASK_FAILED), task->title);
-         else
-            task_queue_msg_push(1, 60, true, "100%%: %s", task->title);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-         if (task->progress >= 0 && task->progress <= 100)
-            task_queue_msg_push(1, 60, true, "%i%%: %s",
-                  task->progress, task->title);
-         else
-            task_queue_msg_push(1, 60, true, "%s...", task->title);
-      }
-   }
-}