diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m b/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
index 9f30dd3ceb..d188b0f358 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <IOKit/ps/IOPSKeys.h>
 
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#elif defined(IOS)
+#include <UIKit/UIDevice.h>
 #endif
 
 typedef enum
@@ -157,8 +159,6 @@ static void CFTemporaryDirectory(char *buf, size_t sizeof_buf)
 
 #if defined(IOS)
 void get_ios_version(int *major, int *minor);
-
-enum frontend_powerstate ios_get_powerstate(int *seconds, int *percent);
 #endif
 
 #if defined(OSX)
@@ -488,7 +488,34 @@ end:
    if (blob)
       CFRelease(blob);
 #elif defined(IOS)
-   ret = ios_get_powerstate(seconds, percent);
+   float level;
+   UIDevice *uidev = [UIDevice currentDevice];
+
+   if (!uidev)
+	   return ret;
+
+   [uidev setBatteryMonitoringEnabled:true];
+
+   switch (uidev.batteryState)
+   {
+	   case UIDeviceBatteryStateCharging:
+		   ret = FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_CHARGING;
+		   break;
+	   case UIDeviceBatteryStateFull:
+		   ret = FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_CHARGED;
+		   break;
+	   case UIDeviceBatteryStateUnplugged:
+		   ret = FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_ON_POWER_SOURCE;
+		   break;
+	   case UIDeviceBatteryStateUnknown:
+		   break;
+   }
+
+   level = uidev.batteryLevel;
+
+   *percent = ((level < 0.0f) ? -1 : ((int)((level * 100) + 0.5f)));
+
+   [uidev setBatteryMonitoringEnabled:false];
 #endif
    return ret;
 }
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index 4e3685145e..5c5c70cf9b 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -66,41 +66,6 @@ static void rarch_draw(CFRunLoopObserverRef observer,
 
 apple_frontend_settings_t apple_frontend_settings;
 
-enum frontend_powerstate ios_get_powerstate(int *seconds, int *percent)
-{
-    float level;
-    enum frontend_powerstate ret = FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_NONE;
-    UIDevice *uidev = [UIDevice currentDevice];
-    
-    if (!uidev)
-        return ret;
-    
-    [uidev setBatteryMonitoringEnabled:true];
-    
-    switch (uidev.batteryState)
-    {
-        case UIDeviceBatteryStateCharging:
-            ret = FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_CHARGING;
-            break;
-        case UIDeviceBatteryStateFull:
-            ret = FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_CHARGED;
-            break;
-        case UIDeviceBatteryStateUnplugged:
-            ret = FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_ON_POWER_SOURCE;
-            break;
-        case UIDeviceBatteryStateUnknown:
-            break;
-    }
-    
-    level = uidev.batteryLevel;
-    
-    *percent = ((level < 0.0f) ? -1 : ((int)((level * 100) + 0.5f)));
-
-    [uidev setBatteryMonitoringEnabled:false];
-    
-    return ret;
-}
-
 void get_ios_version(int *major, int *minor)
 {
     NSArray *decomposed_os_version = [[UIDevice currentDevice].systemVersion componentsSeparatedByString:@"."];