diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/CommonFuncs.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/CommonFuncs.h
index 1a3cec0e63..7dd156f42e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/CommonFuncs.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/CommonFuncs.h
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ _mm_shuffle_epi8(__m128i a, __m128i mask)
 #include <errno.h>
 #ifdef __linux__
 #include <byteswap.h>
-#else
-char * strndup(char const *s, size_t n);
 #endif
 
 // go to debugger mode
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ inline u64 _rotr64(u64 x, unsigned int shift){
 	#define unlink _unlink
 	#define snprintf _snprintf
 	#define vscprintf _vscprintf
-char* strndup (char const *s, size_t n);	
 
 // 64 bit offsets for windows
 	#define fseeko _fseeki64
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.cpp
index 815dd2ec6d..6c47b78d15 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ LogManager::LogManager()
 	m_Log[LogTypes::MEMCARD_MANAGER]	= new LogContainer("MemCard Manager", "MemCard Manager");
 	m_Log[LogTypes::NETPLAY]			= new LogContainer("NETPLAY",		"Netplay");
 
-	m_fileLog = new FileLogListener(File::GetUserPath(F_MAINLOG_IDX).c_str());
+	m_fileLog = new FileLogListener(File::GetUserPath(F_MAINLOG_IDX));
 	m_consoleLog = new ConsoleListener();
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < LogTypes::NUMBER_OF_LOGS; ++i) {
@@ -176,14 +176,13 @@ void LogContainer::trigger(LogTypes::LOG_LEVELS level, const char *msg) {
 	}
 }
 
-FileLogListener::FileLogListener(const char *filename) {
-	m_filename = strndup(filename, 255);
-	m_logfile = fopen(filename, "a+");
+FileLogListener::FileLogListener(std::string filename) {
+	m_filename = filename;
+	m_logfile = fopen(filename.c_str(), "a+");
 	setEnable(true);
 }
 
 FileLogListener::~FileLogListener() {
-	free(m_filename);
 	if (m_logfile)
 		fclose(m_logfile);
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.h
index b948cb20af..78b383d64c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public:
 
 class FileLogListener : public LogListener {
 public:
-	FileLogListener(const char *filename);
+	FileLogListener(std::string filename);
 	~FileLogListener();
 
 	void Log(LogTypes::LOG_LEVELS, const char *msg);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
 	const char *getName() const { return "file"; }
 
 private:
-	char *m_filename;
+	std::string m_filename;
 	FILE *m_logfile;
 	bool m_enable;
 };
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Misc.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Misc.cpp
index 116743c517..baa8266ced 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Misc.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Misc.cpp
@@ -36,27 +36,3 @@ const char *GetLastErrorMsg()
 #endif
 	return errStr;
 }
-
-#if !defined(__linux__) && !defined(_WIN32)
-// strlen with cropping after size n
-static size_t strnlen(const char *s, size_t n)
-{
-	const char *p = (const char *)memchr(s, 0, n);
-
-	return p ? (size_t)(p - s) : n;
-}
-#endif
-#if defined(_WIN32) || !(__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 5)
-// strdup with cropping after size n
-char* strndup(char const *s, size_t n)
-{
-	size_t len = strnlen(s, n);
-	char *dup = (char *)malloc(len + 1);
-
-	if (dup == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-	
-	dup[len] = '\0';
-	return (char *)memcpy(dup, s, len);
-}
-#endif