diff --git a/menu/menu_database.c b/menu/menu_database.c
index ce8285d811..586a17ef33 100644
--- a/menu/menu_database.c
+++ b/menu/menu_database.c
@@ -86,23 +86,3 @@ int menu_database_populate_query(file_list_t *list, const char *path,
 
    return 0;
 }
-
-int menu_database_populate_list(file_list_t *list, const char *path)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBRETRODB
-   libretrodb_t db;
-   libretrodb_cursor_t cur;
-
-   if ((libretrodb_open(path, &db)) != 0)
-      return -1;
-   if ((menu_database_open_cursor(&db, &cur, NULL) != 0))
-      return -1;
-   if ((menu_database_fetch_from_query(&db, &cur, list)) != 0)
-      return -1;
-
-   libretrodb_cursor_close(&cur);
-   libretrodb_close(&db);
-#endif
-
-   return 0;
-}
diff --git a/menu/menu_database.h b/menu/menu_database.h
index b23dd3c6af..bbb802b6b0 100644
--- a/menu/menu_database.h
+++ b/menu/menu_database.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
-
-int menu_database_populate_list(file_list_t *list, const char *path);
     
 int menu_database_populate_query(file_list_t *list, const char *path,
                                      const char *query);
diff --git a/menu/menu_entries_cbs.c b/menu/menu_entries_cbs.c
index d70bca983e..6e3f8e3b35 100644
--- a/menu/menu_entries_cbs.c
+++ b/menu/menu_entries_cbs.c
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ static int deferred_push_database_manager_list_deferred(void *data, void *userda
 
    menu_list_clear(list);
 
-   menu_database_populate_list(list, path);
+   menu_database_populate_query(list, path, NULL);
 
    menu_list_sort_on_alt(list);