diff --git a/src/gba/context/context.c b/src/gba/context/context.c
index 21e9be4ae..d9e33730a 100644
--- a/src/gba/context/context.c
+++ b/src/gba/context/context.c
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ bool GBAContextInit(struct GBAContext* context, const char* port) {
 	context->fname = 0;
 	context->save = 0;
 	context->renderer = 0;
+#if !defined(MINIMAL_CORE) || MINIMAL_CORE < 2
 	GBADirectorySetInit(&context->dirs);
+#endif
 	memset(context->components, 0, sizeof(context->components));
 
 	if (!context->gba || !context->cpu) {
@@ -79,11 +81,17 @@ void GBAContextDeinit(struct GBAContext* context) {
 	mappedMemoryFree(context->gba, 0);
 	mappedMemoryFree(context->cpu, 0);
 	GBAConfigDeinit(&context->config);
+#if !defined(MINIMAL_CORE) || MINIMAL_CORE < 2
 	GBADirectorySetDeinit(&context->dirs);
+#endif
 }
 
 bool GBAContextLoadROM(struct GBAContext* context, const char* path, bool autoloadSave) {
+#if !defined(MINIMAL_CORE) || MINIMAL_CORE < 2
 	context->rom = GBADirectorySetOpenPath(&context->dirs, path, GBAIsROM);
+#else
+	context->rom = VFileOpen(path, O_RDONLY);
+#endif
 	if (!context->rom) {
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -106,7 +114,9 @@ bool GBAContextLoadROM(struct GBAContext* context, const char* path, bool autolo
 
 void GBAContextUnloadROM(struct GBAContext* context) {
 	GBAUnloadROM(context->gba);
+#if !defined(MINIMAL_CORE) || MINIMAL_CORE < 2
 	GBADirectorySetDetachBase(&context->dirs);
+#endif
 	if (context->rom) {
 		context->rom->close(context->rom);
 		context->rom = 0;
diff --git a/src/gba/context/context.h b/src/gba/context/context.h
index d71385074..36168371a 100644
--- a/src/gba/context/context.h
+++ b/src/gba/context/context.h
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ struct GBAContext {
 	const char* fname;
 	struct VFile* save;
 	struct VFile* bios;
+#if !defined(MINIMAL_CORE) || MINIMAL_CORE < 2
 	struct GBADirectorySet dirs;
+#endif
 	struct ARMComponent* components[GBA_COMPONENT_MAX];
 	struct GBAConfig config;
 	struct GBAOptions opts;
diff --git a/src/gba/context/directories.c b/src/gba/context/directories.c
index 23648567c..68f59dc01 100644
--- a/src/gba/context/directories.c
+++ b/src/gba/context/directories.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "gba/context/config.h"
 #include "util/vfs.h"
 
+#if !defined(MINIMAL_CORE) || MINIMAL_CORE < 2
 void GBADirectorySetInit(struct GBADirectorySet* dirs) {
 	dirs->base = 0;
 	dirs->archive = 0;
@@ -142,3 +143,4 @@ void GBADirectorySetMapOptions(struct GBADirectorySet* dirs, const struct GBAOpt
 		}
 	}
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/src/gba/context/directories.h b/src/gba/context/directories.h
index 7292c59ae..e0a74c53e 100644
--- a/src/gba/context/directories.h
+++ b/src/gba/context/directories.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "util/common.h"
 
+#if !defined(MINIMAL_CORE) || MINIMAL_CORE < 2
 struct VDir;
 
 struct GBADirectorySet {
@@ -29,5 +30,6 @@ struct VFile* GBADirectorySetOpenPath(struct GBADirectorySet* dirs, const char*
 
 struct GBAOptions;
 void GBADirectorySetMapOptions(struct GBADirectorySet* dirs, const struct GBAOptions* opts);
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gba/supervisor/thread.h b/src/gba/supervisor/thread.h
index 2a70d233c..9eee6a659 100644
--- a/src/gba/supervisor/thread.h
+++ b/src/gba/supervisor/thread.h
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ struct GBAThread {
 	struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer;
 	struct GBASIODriverSet sioDrivers;
 	struct ARMDebugger* debugger;
+#if !defined(MINIMAL_CORE) || MINIMAL_CORE < 2
 	struct GBADirectorySet dirs;
+#endif
 	struct VFile* rom;
 	struct VFile* save;
 	struct VFile* bios;