diff --git a/apple/OSX/platform.h b/apple/OSX/platform.h
index 36c3356613..541e23bf81 100644
--- a/apple/OSX/platform.h
+++ b/apple/OSX/platform.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 {
    NSWindow* _window;
    NSString* _configDirectory;
-   NSString* _coreDirectory;
    NSWindowController* _settingsWindow;
    NSWindow* _coreSelectSheet;
    NSString* _file;
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@
 
 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSWindow IBOutlet* window;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString* configDirectory;    // e.g. /var/mobile/Documents/.RetroArch
-@property (nonatomic, copy) NSString* coreDirectory;      // e.g. /Applications/RetroArch.app/modules
 
 + (RetroArch_OSX*)get;
 
diff --git a/apple/OSX/platform.m b/apple/OSX/platform.m
index fb34285fa8..6416e469b7 100644
--- a/apple/OSX/platform.m
+++ b/apple/OSX/platform.m
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
 
 @synthesize window = _window;
 @synthesize configDirectory = _configDirectory;
-@synthesize coreDirectory = _coreDirectory;
 @synthesize settingsWindow = _settingsWindow;
 @synthesize coreSelectSheet = _coreSelectSheet;
 @synthesize file = _file;
@@ -112,7 +111,6 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
 {
    [_window release];
    [_configDirectory release];
-   [_coreDirectory release];
    [_coreSelectSheet release];
    [_settingsWindow release];
    [_file release];
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
    paths = (NSArray*)NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSApplicationSupportDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    self.configDirectory = [[paths objectAtIndex:0] stringByAppendingPathComponent:BOXSTRING("RetroArch")];
    snprintf(g_defaults.config_path, sizeof(g_defaults.config_path), "%s/retroarch.cfg", self.configDirectory.UTF8String);
-   self.coreDirectory = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] bundlePath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:BOXSTRING("Contents/Resources/modules")];
+   snprintf(g_defaults.core_dir, sizeof(g_defaults.core_dir), "%s/%s", NSBundle.mainBundle.bundlePath.UTF8String, "Contents/Resources/modules");
    
 #if __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 1070
    [self.window setCollectionBehavior:[self.window collectionBehavior] | NSWindowCollectionBehaviorFullScreenPrimary];
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
    
    self.settingsWindow = [[[NSWindowController alloc] initWithWindowNibName:BOXSTRING("Settings")] autorelease];
    
-   core_info_set_core_path(self.coreDirectory.UTF8String);
+   core_info_set_core_path(g_defaults.core_dir);
    core_info_set_config_path(self.configDirectory.UTF8String);
    core_list = (const core_info_list_t*)core_info_list_get();
 
@@ -307,7 +305,7 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
 #pragma mark Menus
 - (IBAction)showCoresDirectory:(id)sender
 {
-   [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openFile:self.coreDirectory];
+   [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openFile:BOXSTRING(g_defaults.core_dir)];
 }
 
 - (IBAction)showPreferences:(id)sender
diff --git a/apple/common/RetroArch_Apple.h b/apple/common/RetroArch_Apple.h
index 8f7de4e235..08dbd8409c 100644
--- a/apple/common/RetroArch_Apple.h
+++ b/apple/common/RetroArch_Apple.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 - (void)unloadingCore:(NSString*)core;
 
 - (NSString*)configDirectory;   // < This returns the directory that contains retroarch.cfg and other custom configs
-- (NSString*)coreDirectory;     // < This is the default path to where libretro cores are installed
 @end
 
 #ifdef IOS
diff --git a/apple/iOS/platform.h b/apple/iOS/platform.h
index 01d88e2654..d411638406 100644
--- a/apple/iOS/platform.h
+++ b/apple/iOS/platform.h
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ const void* apple_get_frontend_settings(void);
 
 
 @property (nonatomic) NSString* configDirectory;    // e.g. /var/mobile/Documents/.RetroArch
-@property (nonatomic) NSString* coreDirectory;      // e.g. /Applications/RetroArch.app/modules
-
 @property (nonatomic) NSString* documentsDirectory; // e.g. /var/mobile/Documents
 @property (nonatomic) NSString* systemDirectory;    // e.g. /var/mobile/Documents/.RetroArch
 
diff --git a/apple/iOS/platform.m b/apple/iOS/platform.m
index 78ffefc43b..af5f1c859f 100644
--- a/apple/iOS/platform.m
+++ b/apple/iOS/platform.m
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void handle_touch_event(NSArray* touches)
    
    self.configDirectory = self.systemDirectory;
     snprintf(g_defaults.config_path, sizeof(g_defaults.config_path), "%s/retroarch.cfg", self.configDirectory.UTF8String);
-   self.coreDirectory = [NSBundle.mainBundle.bundlePath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"modules"];
+    snprintf(g_defaults.core_dir, sizeof(g_defaults.core_dir), "%s/%s", NSBundle.mainBundle.bundlePath.UTF8String, "modules");
     
     path = (const char*)self.documentsDirectory.UTF8String;
     path_mkdir(path);
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void handle_touch_event(NSArray* touches)
     }
    
    // Warn if there are no cores present
-   core_info_set_core_path(self.coreDirectory.UTF8String);
+   core_info_set_core_path(g_defaults.core_dir);
    core_info_set_config_path(self.configDirectory.UTF8String);
    core_list = (const core_info_list_t*)core_info_list_get();