diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_backend.h b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_backend.h
index 3bfae53c52..0603066b76 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_backend.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_backend.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ typedef struct menu_ctx_driver_backend
    int      (*iterate)(unsigned);
    void  (*list_insert)(void *, const char *, const char *, unsigned, size_t);
    void  (*list_delete)(void *, size_t, size_t);
-   void  (*list_clear)(void *);
-   void  (*list_set_selection)(void *);
    const char *ident;
 } menu_ctx_driver_backend_t;
 
diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
index b161c7c5d2..532a41cac4 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
@@ -789,20 +789,11 @@ static void menu_common_list_delete(void *data, size_t idx,
    list->list[idx].actiondata = NULL;
 }
 
-static void menu_common_list_clear(void *data)
-{
-}
-
-static void menu_common_list_set_selection(void *data)
-{
-}
 
 menu_ctx_driver_backend_t menu_ctx_backend_common = {
    menu_common_iterate,
    menu_common_list_insert,
    menu_common_list_delete,
-   menu_common_list_clear,
-   menu_common_list_set_selection,
 
    "menu_common",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_lakka_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_lakka_backend.c
index 4b6412eb83..547ddf59b2 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_lakka_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_lakka_backend.c
@@ -528,7 +528,5 @@ menu_ctx_driver_backend_t menu_ctx_backend_lakka = {
    menu_lakka_iterate,
    NULL,
    NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
    "menu_lakka",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index 7e0940e20d..f14a302056 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -501,3 +501,11 @@ unsigned menu_common_type_is(const char *label, unsigned type)
 
    return 0;
 }
+
+void menu_common_list_clear(void *data)
+{
+}
+
+void menu_common_list_set_selection(void *data)
+{
+}
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
index 3d1931a2d6..3f5acd919f 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ unsigned menu_common_type_is(const char *label, unsigned type);
 
 void apply_deferred_settings(void);
 
+void menu_common_list_clear(void *data);
+
+void menu_common_list_set_selection(void *data);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_list.c b/frontend/menu/menu_list.c
index f89da933b4..613c2f81ad 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_list.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_list.c
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ end:
    if (driver.menu_ctx->list_set_selection)
       driver.menu_ctx->list_set_selection(list);
 
-   if (driver.menu_ctx->backend->list_set_selection)
-      driver.menu_ctx->backend->list_set_selection(list);
+   menu_common_list_set_selection(list);
 }
 
 void menu_list_clear(file_list_t *list)
@@ -229,8 +228,7 @@ void menu_list_clear(file_list_t *list)
    if (driver.menu_ctx->list_clear)
       driver.menu_ctx->list_clear(list);
 
-   if (driver.menu_ctx->backend->list_clear)
-      driver.menu_ctx->backend->list_clear(list);
+   menu_common_list_clear(list);
 
 end: