diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
index 93f4322a60..4fcb2ac8d0 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ void get_ios_version(int *major, int *minor);
 
 #endif
 
-extern void apple_display_alert(const char *message, const char *title);
-
 #define BOXSTRING(x) [NSString stringWithUTF8String:x]
 #define BOXINT(x)    [NSNumber numberWithInt:x]
 #define BOXUINT(x)   [NSNumber numberWithUnsignedInt:x]
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
index 8395b46f32..f6227425d9 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
@@ -281,7 +281,14 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
    }
    else
    {
-      apple_display_alert("Cannot open multiple files", "RetroArch");
+      ui_msg_window_state msg_window_state;
+      const ui_msg_window_t *msg_window = ui_companion_driver_get_msg_window_ptr();
+      if (msg_window)
+      {
+         msg_window_state.text = strdup("Cannot open multiple files");
+         msg_window_state.text = strdup("RetroArch");
+         msg_window->information(&msg_window_state);
+      }
       [sender replyToOpenOrPrint:NSApplicationDelegateReplyFailure];
    }
 }
@@ -504,17 +511,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    return NSApplicationMain(argc, (const char **) argv);
 }
 
-void apple_display_alert(const char *message, const char *title)
-{
-    ui_msg_window_state msg_window_state;
-    const ui_msg_window_t *msg_window = ui_companion_driver_get_msg_window_ptr();
-    if (!msg_window)
-        return;
-    msg_window_state.text = strdup(message);
-    msg_window_state.text = (*title) ? strdup(title) : strdup("RetroArch");
-    msg_window->information(&msg_window_state);
-}
-
 typedef struct ui_companion_cocoa
 {
    void *empty;
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index ee088add9c..f51f04300e 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -534,7 +534,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    }
 }
 
-void apple_display_alert(const char *message, const char *title)
+#if 0
+static void apple_display_alert(const char *message, const char *title)
 {
    UIAlertView* alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:BOXSTRING(title)
                                              message:BOXSTRING(message)
@@ -543,6 +544,7 @@ void apple_display_alert(const char *message, const char *title)
                                              otherButtonTitles:nil];
    [alert show];
 }
+#endif
 
 static void apple_rarch_exited(void)
 {