diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index 1c6efc0e64..514b1d9756 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void runloop_msg_queue_push(const char *msg,
 #endif
 
    if (flush)
-      runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_MSG_QUEUE_CLEAR, NULL);
+      msg_queue_clear(runloop_msg_queue);
 
    msg_info.msg      = msg;
    msg_info.prio     = prio;
@@ -509,9 +509,6 @@ bool runloop_ctl(enum runloop_ctl_state state, void *data)
          slock_unlock(_runloop_msg_queue_lock);
 #endif
          break;
-      case RUNLOOP_CTL_MSG_QUEUE_CLEAR:
-         msg_queue_clear(runloop_msg_queue);
-         break;
       case RUNLOOP_CTL_MSG_QUEUE_DEINIT:
          if (!runloop_msg_queue)
             return true;
diff --git a/runloop.h b/runloop.h
index 7c734171ce..46ddbe558b 100644
--- a/runloop.h
+++ b/runloop.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ enum runloop_ctl_state
    RUNLOOP_CTL_MSG_QUEUE_INIT,
    RUNLOOP_CTL_MSG_QUEUE_DEINIT,
    RUNLOOP_CTL_MSG_QUEUE_PULL,
-   RUNLOOP_CTL_MSG_QUEUE_CLEAR,
 
    /* Core options */
    RUNLOOP_CTL_HAS_CORE_OPTIONS,