diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 56f6e0edba..41bb71704e 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -4593,21 +4593,6 @@ const ui_browser_window_t *ui_companion_driver_get_browser_window_ptr(void)
    return ui->browser_window;
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_QT
-const ui_application_t *ui_companion_driver_get_qt_application_ptr(void)
-{
-   return ui_companion_qt.application;
-}
-#endif
-
-const ui_application_t *ui_companion_driver_get_application_ptr(void)
-{
-   const ui_companion_driver_t *ui = ui_companion;
-   if (!ui)
-      return NULL;
-   return ui->application;
-}
-
 static void ui_companion_driver_msg_queue_push(
       const char *msg, unsigned priority, unsigned duration, bool flush)
 {
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
index 904d7e08c3..25acb63a90 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
 #ifdef HAVE_QT
        const ui_application_t *application = &ui_application_qt;
 #else
-       const ui_application_t *application = ui_companion_driver_get_application_ptr();
+       const ui_application_t *application = &ui_application_cocoa;
 #endif
        if (application)
           application->process_events();
diff --git a/ui/ui_companion_driver.h b/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
index f728d7f86e..06914dbb4b 100644
--- a/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
+++ b/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
@@ -218,12 +218,6 @@ const ui_browser_window_t *ui_companion_driver_get_browser_window_ptr(void);
 
 const ui_window_t *ui_companion_driver_get_window_ptr(void);
 
-const ui_application_t *ui_companion_driver_get_application_ptr(void);
-
-#ifdef HAVE_QT
-const ui_application_t *ui_companion_driver_get_qt_application_ptr(void);
-#endif
-
 void ui_companion_driver_log_msg(const char *msg);
 
 void *ui_companion_driver_get_main_window(void);