diff --git a/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.c b/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.c
index 4a2cf7e1d6..b268f3dff4 100644
--- a/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.c
+++ b/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.c
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ static void menu_widgets_volume_timer_end(void *userdata)
    menu_animation_push(&entry);
 }
 
-bool menu_widgets_volume_update_and_show(void)
+void menu_widgets_volume_update_and_show(void)
 {
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
    bool mute            = *(audio_get_bool_ptr(AUDIO_ACTION_MUTE_ENABLE));
@@ -2004,8 +2004,6 @@ bool menu_widgets_volume_update_and_show(void)
    entry.userdata    = NULL;
 
    menu_timer_start(&volume_timer, &entry);
-
-   return true;
 }
 
 static void menu_widgets_screenshot_fadeout(void *userdata)
diff --git a/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.h b/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.h
index 60d8f6916a..f1f9570319 100644
--- a/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.h
+++ b/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.h
@@ -49,14 +49,10 @@ bool menu_widgets_msg_queue_push(
       enum message_queue_category category,
       unsigned prio, bool flush);
 
-bool menu_widgets_volume_update_and_show(void);
+void menu_widgets_volume_update_and_show(void);
 
 void menu_widgets_iterate(unsigned width, unsigned height);
 
-bool menu_widgets_set_paused(bool is_paused);
-bool menu_widgets_set_fast_forward(bool is_fast_forward);
-bool menu_widgets_set_rewind(bool is_rewind);
-
 bool menu_widgets_task_msg_queue_push(retro_task_t *task,
       const char *msg,
       unsigned prio, unsigned duration,
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 38ec063656..3c75c359b5 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -2870,9 +2870,14 @@ static void command_event_set_volume(float gain)
          new_volume);
 
 #if defined(HAVE_MENU) && defined(HAVE_MENU_WIDGETS)
-   if (!menu_widgets_inited || !menu_widgets_volume_update_and_show())
+   if (!menu_widgets_inited)
+#endif
+   {
+#if defined(HAVE_MENU) && defined(HAVE_MENU_WIDGETS)
+      menu_widgets_volume_update_and_show();
 #endif
       runloop_msg_queue_push(msg, 1, 180, true, NULL, MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO);
+   }
 
    RARCH_LOG("%s\n", msg);
 
@@ -4254,9 +4259,14 @@ TODO: Add a setting for these tweaks */
             audio_driver_mute_enable  = !audio_driver_mute_enable;
 
 #if defined(HAVE_MENU) && defined(HAVE_MENU_WIDGETS)
-            if (!menu_widgets_volume_update_and_show())
+            if (!menu_widgets_inited)
+#endif
+            {
+#if defined(HAVE_MENU) && defined(HAVE_MENU_WIDGETS)
+               menu_widgets_volume_update_and_show();
 #endif
                runloop_msg_queue_push(msg, 1, 180, true, NULL, MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO);
+            }
 
          }
          break;