diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index d70b560968..abc6130bb9 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ bool menu_driver_render(bool is_idle)
    if (BIT64_GET(menu_driver_data->state, MENU_STATE_RENDER_MESSAGEBOX)
          && !string_is_empty(menu_driver_data->menu_state.msg))
    {
-      menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_RENDER_MESSAGEBOX, NULL);
+      if (menu_driver_ctx->render_messagebox)
+         menu_driver_ctx->render_messagebox(menu_userdata,
+               menu_driver_data->menu_state.msg);
 
       if (ui_companion_is_on_foreground())
       {
@@ -359,7 +361,9 @@ bool menu_driver_render(bool is_idle)
    {
       settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
       menu_animation_update_time(settings->menu.timedate_enable);
-      menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_BLIT_RENDER, NULL);
+
+      if (menu_driver_ctx->render)
+         menu_driver_ctx->render(menu_userdata);
    }
 
    if (menu_driver_alive && !is_idle)
@@ -487,15 +491,6 @@ bool menu_driver_ctl(enum rarch_menu_ctl_state state, void *data)
             memset(&menu_driver_system, 0, sizeof(struct retro_system_info));
          }
          break;
-      case RARCH_MENU_CTL_RENDER_MESSAGEBOX:
-         if (menu_driver_ctx->render_messagebox)
-            menu_driver_ctx->render_messagebox(menu_userdata,
-                  menu_driver_data->menu_state.msg);
-         break;
-      case RARCH_MENU_CTL_BLIT_RENDER:
-         if (menu_driver_ctx->render)
-            menu_driver_ctx->render(menu_userdata);
-         break;
       case RARCH_MENU_CTL_SET_PREVENT_POPULATE:
          menu_driver_prevent_populate = true;
          break;
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.h b/menu/menu_driver.h
index 7970239bec..7a0b1bc8a0 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.h
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.h
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ enum rarch_menu_ctl_state
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_SET_PENDING_SHUTDOWN,
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_DEINIT,
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_INIT,
-   RARCH_MENU_CTL_BLIT_RENDER,
-   RARCH_MENU_CTL_RENDER_MESSAGEBOX,
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_SET_PREVENT_POPULATE,
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_UNSET_PREVENT_POPULATE,
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_IS_PREVENT_POPULATE,