diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index 85f7ba3fa0..347e1a8c54 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -438,20 +438,6 @@ void menu_flush_stack_type(unsigned final_type)
    }
 }
 
-void load_menu_game_new_core(void)
-{
-   if (!driver.menu)
-      return;
-
-#ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC
-   rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_LOAD_CORE);
-   g_extern.lifecycle_state |= (1ULL << MODE_LOAD_GAME);
-#else
-   rarch_environment_cb(RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_LIBRETRO_PATH, (void*)g_settings.libretro);
-   rarch_environment_cb(RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_EXEC, (void*)g_extern.fullpath);
-#endif
-}
-
 bool menu_iterate(void)
 {
    unsigned action;
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
index 3cc7dcbc47..8c5afc8209 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ void load_menu_game_prepare(void);
 void load_menu_game_prepare_dummy(void);
 bool load_menu_game(void);
 void load_menu_game_history(unsigned game_index);
-extern void load_menu_game_new_core(void);
 void menu_rom_history_push(const char *path, const char *core_path,
       const char *core_name);
 void menu_rom_history_push_current(void);
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 5e458f171b..49c73acf6a 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -3084,8 +3084,12 @@ void rarch_main_command(unsigned action)
    switch (action)
    {
       case RARCH_CMD_LOAD_CONTENT:
-#ifdef HAVE_MENU
-         load_menu_game_new_core();
+#ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC
+         rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_LOAD_CORE);
+         g_extern.lifecycle_state |= (1ULL << MODE_LOAD_GAME);
+#else
+         rarch_environment_cb(RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_LIBRETRO_PATH, (void*)g_settings.libretro);
+         rarch_environment_cb(RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_EXEC, (void*)g_extern.fullpath);
 #endif
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_LOAD_CORE: