diff --git a/360/frontend-xdk/menu.cpp b/360/frontend-xdk/menu.cpp
index 73d7377a58..16d3e3a6c8 100644
--- a/360/frontend-xdk/menu.cpp
+++ b/360/frontend-xdk/menu.cpp
@@ -778,14 +778,14 @@ HRESULT CRetroArchQuickMenu::OnNotifyPress( HXUIOBJ hObjPressed,  int & bHandled
       switch(current_index)
       {
          case MENU_ITEM_LOAD_STATE:
-            if (g_extern.console.emulator_initialized)
+            if (g_extern.main_is_init)
             {
                rarch_load_state();
                rarch_settings_change(S_RETURN_TO_GAME);
             }
             break;
          case MENU_ITEM_SAVE_STATE:
-            if (g_extern.console.emulator_initialized)
+            if (g_extern.main_is_init)
             {
                rarch_save_state();
                rarch_settings_change(S_RETURN_TO_GAME);
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ HRESULT CRetroArchQuickMenu::OnNotifyPress( HXUIOBJ hObjPressed,  int & bHandled
                rarch_settings_msg(S_MSG_RESIZE_SCREEN, S_DELAY_270);
             break;
          case MENU_ITEM_FRAME_ADVANCE:
-            if (g_extern.console.emulator_initialized)
+            if (g_extern.main_is_init)
             {
                g_extern.lifecycle_state |= (1ULL << RARCH_FRAMEADVANCE);
                rarch_settings_change(S_FRAME_ADVANCE);
@@ -825,14 +825,14 @@ HRESULT CRetroArchQuickMenu::OnNotifyPress( HXUIOBJ hObjPressed,  int & bHandled
                device_ptr->ctx_driver->rmenu_screenshot_dump(NULL);
             break;
          case MENU_ITEM_RESET:
-            if (g_extern.console.emulator_initialized)
+            if (g_extern.main_is_init)
             {
                rarch_settings_change(S_RETURN_TO_GAME);
                rarch_game_reset();
             }
             break;
          case MENU_ITEM_RETURN_TO_GAME:
-            if (g_extern.console.emulator_initialized)
+            if (g_extern.main_is_init)
                rarch_settings_change(S_RETURN_TO_GAME);
             break;
          case MENU_ITEM_QUIT_RARCH:
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ bool rmenu_iterate(void)
    XInputGetState(0, &state);
 
    bool rmenu_enable = !((state.Gamepad.wButtons & XINPUT_GAMEPAD_LEFT_THUMB) 
-         && (state.Gamepad.wButtons & XINPUT_GAMEPAD_RIGHT_THUMB) && (g_extern.console.emulator_initialized)
+         && (state.Gamepad.wButtons & XINPUT_GAMEPAD_RIGHT_THUMB) && (g_extern.main_is_init)
          && IS_TIMER_EXPIRED(0));
 
    rarch_render_cached_frame();
diff --git a/console/rarch_console_main_wrap.c b/console/rarch_console_main_wrap.c
index a5c85badd1..183a81cc09 100644
--- a/console/rarch_console_main_wrap.c
+++ b/console/rarch_console_main_wrap.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ bool rarch_startup (const char * config_path)
 
    if(g_extern.console.initialize_rarch_enable)
    {
-      if(g_extern.console.emulator_initialized)
+      if(g_extern.main_is_init)
          rarch_main_deinit();
 
       struct rarch_main_wrap args = {0};
@@ -104,14 +104,12 @@ bool rarch_startup (const char * config_path)
 
       if(init_ret == 0)
       {
-         g_extern.console.emulator_initialized = 1;
          g_extern.console.initialize_rarch_enable = 0;
          retval = true;
       }
       else
       {
          //failed to load the ROM for whatever reason
-         g_extern.console.emulator_initialized = 0;
          g_extern.console.rmenu.mode = MODE_MENU;
          rarch_settings_msg(S_MSG_ROM_LOADING_ERROR, S_DELAY_180);
       }
diff --git a/console/rarch_console_settings.c b/console/rarch_console_settings.c
index 60ec56f918..fb9fb897b0 100644
--- a/console/rarch_console_settings.c
+++ b/console/rarch_console_settings.c
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ void rarch_settings_set_default(void)
    g_extern.audio_data.mute = 0;
    g_extern.verbose = true;
 
-   g_extern.console.emulator_initialized = 0;
    g_extern.console.rmenu.mode = MODE_MENU;
    g_extern.console.rmenu.font_size = 1.0f;
    g_extern.console.sound.mode = SOUND_MODE_NORMAL;
diff --git a/console/rarch_console_video.c b/console/rarch_console_video.c
index 2bd4ec3097..36a7874752 100644
--- a/console/rarch_console_video.c
+++ b/console/rarch_console_video.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void rarch_set_auto_viewport(unsigned width, unsigned height)
 
 void rarch_set_core_viewport(void)
 {
-   if (!g_extern.console.emulator_initialized)
+   if (!g_extern.main_is_init)
       return;
 
    // fallback to 1:1 pixel ratio if none provided
diff --git a/console/rmenu/rmenu.c b/console/rmenu/rmenu.c
index 040555904a..0f6bc9cd24 100644
--- a/console/rmenu/rmenu.c
+++ b/console/rmenu/rmenu.c
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ static void set_setting_action(void *data, unsigned switchvalue, uint64_t input)
       case SETTING_SHADER_PRESETS:
          if((input & (1ULL << RMENU_DEVICE_NAV_LEFT)) || (input & (1ULL << RMENU_DEVICE_NAV_RIGHT)) || (input & (1ULL << RMENU_DEVICE_NAV_B)))
          {
-            if(g_extern.console.emulator_initialized)
+            if(g_extern.main_is_init)
             {
                menu_stack_push(PRESET_CHOICE);
                filebrowser_set_root_and_ext(filebrowser, EXT_CGP_PRESETS, default_paths.cgp_dir);
@@ -2329,11 +2329,11 @@ void rmenu_input_process(void *data, void *state)
          {
             //we want to force exit when g_extern.console.mode is set to MODE_EXIT
             if(g_extern.console.rmenu.mode != MODE_EXIT)
-               g_extern.console.rmenu.mode = (((rstate->old_state & (1ULL << RMENU_DEVICE_NAV_L3)) && (rstate->old_state & (1ULL << RMENU_DEVICE_NAV_R3)) && g_extern.console.emulator_initialized)) ? MODE_EMULATION : MODE_MENU;
+               g_extern.console.rmenu.mode = (((rstate->old_state & (1ULL << RMENU_DEVICE_NAV_L3)) && (rstate->old_state & (1ULL << RMENU_DEVICE_NAV_R3)) && g_extern.main_is_init)) ? MODE_EMULATION : MODE_MENU;
          }
          else
          {
-            bool rmenu_enable = !(((rstate->old_state & (1ULL << RMENU_DEVICE_NAV_L3)) && (rstate->old_state & (1ULL << RMENU_DEVICE_NAV_R3)) && g_extern.console.emulator_initialized));
+            bool rmenu_enable = !(((rstate->old_state & (1ULL << RMENU_DEVICE_NAV_L3)) && (rstate->old_state & (1ULL << RMENU_DEVICE_NAV_R3)) && g_extern.main_is_init));
             g_extern.console.rmenu.mode = rmenu_enable ? MODE_MENU : MODE_EMULATION;
          }
       }
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 09ceceaf83..b50356f265 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ struct global
    {
       bool block_config_read;
       bool initialize_rarch_enable;
-      unsigned emulator_initialized;
       rarch_frame_count_t general_timers[2];
 
       struct
diff --git a/gx/frontend/main.c b/gx/frontend/main.c
index 51ce6e36c8..c23059ba72 100644
--- a/gx/frontend/main.c
+++ b/gx/frontend/main.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static bool rmenu_iterate(void)
          {
             if(goto_menu_key_pressed)
             {
-               g_extern.console.rmenu.state.rmenu.enable = (goto_menu_key_pressed && g_extern.console.emulator_initialized) ? false : true;
+               g_extern.console.rmenu.state.rmenu.enable = (goto_menu_key_pressed && g_extern.main_is_init) ? false : true;
                g_extern.console.rmenu.mode = g_extern.console.rmenu.state.rmenu.enable ? MODE_MENU : MODE_EMULATION;
             }
          }
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ begin_shutdown:
    config_save_file(default_paths.config_file);
    config_save_keybinds(input_path);
 
-   if(g_extern.console.emulator_initialized)
+   if(g_extern.main_is_init)
       rarch_main_deinit();
 
    input_gx.free(NULL);
diff --git a/ps3/frontend/main.c b/ps3/frontend/main.c
index fbf0154cb2..873039bbd2 100644
--- a/ps3/frontend/main.c
+++ b/ps3/frontend/main.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ begin_loop:
 begin_shutdown:
    config_save_file(default_paths.config_file);
 
-   if(g_extern.console.emulator_initialized)
+   if(g_extern.main_is_init)
       rarch_main_deinit();
 
    input_ps3.free(NULL);
diff --git a/psp/frontend/main.c b/psp/frontend/main.c
index f3173f3a71..d3f32eeb40 100644
--- a/psp/frontend/main.c
+++ b/psp/frontend/main.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ begin_loop:
 begin_shutdown:
    config_save_file(default_paths.config_file);
 
-   if(g_extern.console.emulator_initialized)
+   if(g_extern.main_is_init)
       rarch_main_deinit();
 
    input_psp.free(NULL);