diff --git a/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_decode_common.h b/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_decode_common.h
index b418b5a350..85008abc8f 100644
--- a/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_decode_common.h
+++ b/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_decode_common.h
@@ -425,27 +425,6 @@ static bool png_reverse_filter(uint32_t *data, const struct png_ihdr *ihdr,
    return false;
 }
 
-static void png_reverse_filter_adam7_process(uint32_t *data,
-      const struct png_ihdr *ihdr,
-      const uint8_t *inflate_buf, struct rpng_process_t *pngp)
-{
-   if (!pngp)
-      return;
-
-   inflate_buf            += pngp->pass.size;
-   pngp->stream.total_out -= pngp->pass.size;
-
-   deinterlace_pass(data,
-         ihdr, pngp->data, pngp->pass.width, pngp->pass.height, &passes[pngp->pass.pos]);
-
-   free(pngp->data);
-
-   pngp->pass.width  = 0;
-   pngp->pass.height = 0;
-   pngp->pass.size   = 0;
-   pngp->adam7_pass_initialized = false;
-}
-
 static int png_reverse_filter_adam7(uint32_t *data,
       const struct png_ihdr *ihdr,
       const uint8_t *inflate_buf, struct rpng_process_t *pngp,
@@ -468,7 +447,18 @@ static int png_reverse_filter_adam7(uint32_t *data,
          return -1;
       }
 
-      png_reverse_filter_adam7_process(data, ihdr, inflate_buf, pngp);
+      inflate_buf            += pngp->pass.size;
+      pngp->stream.total_out -= pngp->pass.size;
+
+      deinterlace_pass(data,
+            ihdr, pngp->data, pngp->pass.width, pngp->pass.height, &passes[pngp->pass.pos]);
+
+      free(pngp->data);
+
+      pngp->pass.width  = 0;
+      pngp->pass.height = 0;
+      pngp->pass.size   = 0;
+      pngp->adam7_pass_initialized = false;
    }
 
    return 0;