diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 56dab4dffe..17f57e512f 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ static int menu_input_key_bind_set_mode_common(
 
             menu_displaylist_info_init(&info);
 
-            bind_type                = setting_get_bind_type(setting);
+            bind_type                = setting->bind_type;
 
             binds->begin             = bind_type;
             binds->last              = bind_type;
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index ba0d5907fa..b88121ae81 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -554,13 +554,6 @@ static bool SETTINGS_LIST_APPEND_internal(
    return true;
 }
 
-unsigned setting_get_bind_type(rarch_setting_t *setting)
-{
-   if (!setting)
-      return 0;
-   return setting->bind_type;
-}
-
 static int setting_bind_action_ok(
       rarch_setting_t *setting, size_t idx, bool wraparound)
 {
@@ -617,7 +610,7 @@ static int setting_bind_action_start(rarch_setting_t *setting)
    if (setting->index_offset)
       def_binds     = (struct retro_keybind*)retro_keybinds_rest;
 
-   bind_type        = setting_get_bind_type(setting);
+   bind_type        = setting->bind_type;
    keybind->key     = def_binds[bind_type - MENU_SETTINGS_BIND_BEGIN].key;
 
    keybind->mbutton = NO_BTN;
diff --git a/setting_list.h b/setting_list.h
index c4faca0862..aacb56f522 100644
--- a/setting_list.h
+++ b/setting_list.h
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ struct rarch_setting
 int setting_set_with_string_representation(
       rarch_setting_t* setting, const char *value);
 
-unsigned setting_get_bind_type(rarch_setting_t *setting);
-
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
 #endif