diff --git a/gfx/drivers/ctr_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/ctr_gfx.c
index 8fbe8c6232..389a81e9a7 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/ctr_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/ctr_gfx.c
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static bool ctr_frame(void* data, const void* frame,
 
    }
 
-   if (font_driver_has_render_msg() && msg)
+   if (msg)
       font_driver_render_msg(NULL, msg, NULL);
 
 //   font_driver_render_msg(NULL, "TEST: 123 ABC àüî", NULL);
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/d3d.cpp b/gfx/drivers/d3d.cpp
index 5f12449a1a..8715dddffd 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/drivers/d3d.cpp
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ static bool d3d_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
       return false;
    }
 
-   if (font_driver_has_render_msg() && msg)
+   if (msg)
    {
       struct font_params font_parms = {0};
       font_driver_render_msg(NULL, msg, &font_parms);
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index d9be0a9cdf..32f0704f47 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ static bool gl_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    }
 #endif
 
-   if (font_driver_has_render_msg() && msg)
+   if (msg)
       font_driver_render_msg(NULL, msg, NULL);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
diff --git a/gfx/font_driver.c b/gfx/font_driver.c
index 7c77be5f65..f7bb8d082e 100644
--- a/gfx/font_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/font_driver.c
@@ -278,11 +278,6 @@ static bool font_init_first(
    return false;
 }
 
-bool font_driver_has_render_msg(void)
-{
-   return true;
-}
-
 void font_driver_render_msg(void *font_data,
       const char *msg, const struct font_params *params)
 {
diff --git a/gfx/font_driver.h b/gfx/font_driver.h
index a7f33b11c2..931091376f 100644
--- a/gfx/font_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/font_driver.h
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ typedef struct
 int font_renderer_create_default(const void **driver,
       void **handle, const char *font_path, unsigned font_size);
       
-bool font_driver_has_render_msg(void);
-
 void font_driver_render_msg(void *font_data, const char *msg, const struct font_params *params);
 
 void font_driver_bind_block(void *font_data, void *block);