diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c b/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c
index cb313af8ba..25a2454092 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c
@@ -316,20 +316,22 @@ static void system_init(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+static void system_exec(const char *path, bool should_load_game);
+
 static void system_exitspawn(void)
 {
 #if defined(IS_SALAMANDER)
-   rarch_console_exec(default_paths.libretro_path, gx_rom_path[0] != '\0' ? true : false);
+   system_exec(default_paths.libretro_path, gx_rom_path[0] != '\0' ? true : false);
 #elif defined(HW_RVL)
    bool should_load_game = false;
    if (g_extern.lifecycle_mode_state & (1ULL << MODE_EXITSPAWN_START_GAME))
       should_load_game = true;
 
-   rarch_console_exec(g_settings.libretro, should_load_game);
+   system_exec(g_settings.libretro, should_load_game);
    // direct loading failed (out of memory), try to jump to salamander then load the correct core
    char boot_dol[PATH_MAX];
    snprintf(boot_dol, sizeof(boot_dol), "%s/boot.dol", default_paths.core_dir);
-   rarch_console_exec(boot_dol, should_load_game);
+   system_exec(boot_dol, should_load_game);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_xdk.c b/frontend/platform/platform_xdk.c
index d021b8230b..3f9ce746f4 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_xdk.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_xdk.c
@@ -307,16 +307,18 @@ static int system_process_args(int argc, char *argv[])
    return 0;
 }
 
+static void system_exec(const char *path, bool should_load_game);
+
 static void system_exitspawn(void)
 {
 #ifdef IS_SALAMANDER
-   rarch_console_exec(default_paths.libretro_path, false);
+   system_exec(default_paths.libretro_path, false);
 #else
    bool should_load_game = false;
    if (g_extern.lifecycle_mode_state & (1ULL << MODE_EXITSPAWN_START_GAME))
       should_load_game = true;
 
-   rarch_console_exec(g_settings.libretro, should_load_game);
+   system_exec(g_settings.libretro, should_load_game);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/gx/gx_video.c b/gx/gx_video.c
index 1c8024097b..27190521c2 100644
--- a/gx/gx_video.c
+++ b/gx/gx_video.c
@@ -1012,17 +1012,6 @@ static void gx_set_rotation(void *data, unsigned orientation)
    gx->should_resize = true;
 }
 
-static bool gx_set_shader(void *data, enum rarch_shader_type type, const char *path)
-{
-   (void)data;
-   (void)type;
-   (void)path;
-   (void)index;
-
-   RARCH_WARN("Shader support is not implemented for GX.\n");
-   return false;
-}
-
 static void gx_set_texture_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
       bool rgb32, unsigned width, unsigned height, float alpha)
 {