diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index c6e1336219..9710eeaedb 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ static void apple_rarch_exited(void);
 
 static void rarch_enable_ui(void)
 {
-   bool boolean = true;
-
-   ui_companion_set_foreground(true);
+   bool boolean                 = true;
+   uico_state_get_ptr()->flags |= UICO_ST_FLAG_IS_ON_FOREGROUND;
 
    retroarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_SET_PAUSED, &boolean);
    retroarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_SET_IDLE,   &boolean);
@@ -67,9 +66,8 @@ static void rarch_enable_ui(void)
 
 static void rarch_disable_ui(void)
 {
-   bool boolean = false;
-
-   ui_companion_set_foreground(false);
+   bool boolean                 = false;
+   uico_state_get_ptr()->flags &= ~UICO_ST_FLAG_IS_ON_FOREGROUND;
 
    retroarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_SET_PAUSED, &boolean);
    retroarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_SET_IDLE,   &boolean);
diff --git a/ui/ui_companion_driver.c b/ui/ui_companion_driver.c
index 6afc1b4383..392d85eb4e 100644
--- a/ui/ui_companion_driver.c
+++ b/ui/ui_companion_driver.c
@@ -67,18 +67,6 @@ uico_driver_state_t *uico_state_get_ptr(void)
    return &uico_driver_st;
 }
 
-void ui_companion_set_foreground(unsigned enable)
-{
-   uico_driver_state_t *uico_st    = &uico_driver_st;
-   if (uico_st)
-   {
-      if (enable)
-         uico_st->flags           |=  UICO_ST_FLAG_IS_ON_FOREGROUND;
-      else
-         uico_st->flags           &= ~UICO_ST_FLAG_IS_ON_FOREGROUND;
-   }
-}
-
 uint8_t ui_companion_get_flags(void)
 {
    uico_driver_state_t *uico_st    = &uico_driver_st;
diff --git a/ui/ui_companion_driver.h b/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
index 9ee0daf8ef..a00fc4f3bd 100644
--- a/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
+++ b/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ extern ui_msg_window_t ui_msg_window_win32;
 
 uint8_t ui_companion_get_flags(void);
 
-void ui_companion_set_foreground(unsigned enable);
-
 void ui_companion_event_command(enum event_command action);
 
 void ui_companion_driver_notify_refresh(void);