diff --git a/gfx/gfx_widgets.c b/gfx/gfx_widgets.c
index 0c41e9bde9..b72989ad00 100644
--- a/gfx/gfx_widgets.c
+++ b/gfx/gfx_widgets.c
@@ -2017,18 +2017,6 @@ static void gfx_widgets_free(dispgfx_widget_t *p_dispwidget)
    font_driver_bind_block(NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-bool gfx_widgets_set_status_text(
-      void *data,
-      const char *new_status_text)
-{
-   dispgfx_widget_t *p_dispwidget = (dispgfx_widget_t*)data;
-
-   strlcpy(p_dispwidget->gfx_widgets_status_text,
-         new_status_text, sizeof(p_dispwidget->gfx_widgets_status_text));
-
-   return true;
-}
-
 #ifdef HAVE_TRANSLATE
 bool gfx_widgets_ai_service_overlay_load(
       dispgfx_widget_t *p_dispwidget,
diff --git a/gfx/gfx_widgets.h b/gfx/gfx_widgets.h
index 8689800b7c..8792c976a2 100644
--- a/gfx/gfx_widgets.h
+++ b/gfx/gfx_widgets.h
@@ -392,10 +392,6 @@ void gfx_widgets_frame(void *data);
 
 void *dispwidget_get_ptr(void);
 
-bool gfx_widgets_set_status_text(
-      void *data,
-      const char *new_status_text);
-
 extern const gfx_widget_t gfx_widget_screenshot;
 extern const gfx_widget_t gfx_widget_volume;
 extern const gfx_widget_t gfx_widget_generic_message;
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 9b6251aa16..c1b7f9ac65 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -33356,9 +33356,11 @@ static void video_driver_frame(const void *data, unsigned width,
    {
 #if defined(HAVE_GFX_WIDGETS)
       if (widgets_active)
-         gfx_widgets_set_status_text(
-               &p_rarch->dispwidget_st,
-               status_text);
+         strlcpy(
+               p_rarch->dispwidget_st.gfx_widgets_status_text,
+               status_text,
+               sizeof(p_rarch->dispwidget_st.gfx_widgets_status_text)
+               );
       else
 #endif
       {