diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
index 9e7bb1824e..99cce0a6dd 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "../../menu/menu.h"
 
 @protocol RetroArch_Platform
-- (void)unloadingCore;
 @end
 
 #if defined(HAVE_COCOATOUCH)
@@ -76,8 +75,6 @@ extern apple_frontend_settings_t apple_frontend_settings;
 - (void)showGameView;
 - (void)toggleUI;
 
-- (void)unloadingCore;
-
 - (void)refreshSystemConfig;
 @end
 
@@ -110,8 +107,6 @@ void get_ios_version(int *major, int *minor);
 
 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSWindow IBOutlet* window;
 
-- (void)unloadingCore;
-
 @end
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index 3e412038e6..4e3685145e 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 static id apple_platform;
 static CFRunLoopObserverRef iterate_observer;
 
+/* forward declaration */
+void apple_rarch_exited(void);
+
 static void rarch_draw(CFRunLoopObserverRef observer,
     CFRunLoopActivity activity, void *info)
 {
@@ -61,14 +64,6 @@ static void rarch_draw(CFRunLoopObserverRef observer,
     CFRunLoopWakeUp(CFRunLoopGetMain());
 }
 
-void apple_rarch_exited(void)
-{
-   RetroArch_iOS *ap = (RetroArch_iOS *)apple_platform;
-    
-   if (ap)
-      [ap unloadingCore];
-}
-
 apple_frontend_settings_t apple_frontend_settings;
 
 enum frontend_powerstate ios_get_powerstate(int *seconds, int *percent)
@@ -421,12 +416,6 @@ enum
    }
 }
 
-- (void)unloadingCore
-{
-   [self showPauseMenu:self];
-   btpad_set_inquiry_state(true);
-}
-
 - (void)refreshSystemConfig
 {
    bool small_keyboard, is_icade, is_btstack;
@@ -468,6 +457,16 @@ void apple_display_alert(const char *message, const char *title)
    [alert show];
 }
 
+void apple_rarch_exited(void)
+{
+    RetroArch_iOS *ap = (RetroArch_iOS *)apple_platform;
+    
+    if (!ap)
+        return;
+    [ap showPauseMenu:ap];
+    btpad_set_inquiry_state(true);
+}
+
 typedef struct ui_companion_cocoatouch
 {
    void *empty;