diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 164d0e12d2..9460a935c6 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ enum menu_enums
    MODE_EXITSPAWN,
    MODE_EXITSPAWN_START_GAME,
    MODE_EXITSPAWN_MULTIMAN,
-   MODE_VIDEO_TRIPLE_BUFFERING_ENABLE,
    MODE_OSK_ENTRY_SUCCESS,
    MODE_OSK_ENTRY_FAIL,
    MODE_CLEAR_INPUT,
diff --git a/gfx/context/ps3_ctx.c b/gfx/context/ps3_ctx.c
index 4ede30ce16..e4c19da36a 100644
--- a/gfx/context/ps3_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/context/ps3_ctx.c
@@ -230,13 +230,6 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_init(void *data)
    params.depthFormat = GL_NONE;
    params.multisamplingMode = GL_MULTISAMPLING_NONE_SCE;
 
-   if (g_extern.lifecycle_state & (1ULL << MODE_VIDEO_TRIPLE_BUFFERING_ENABLE))
-   {
-      RARCH_LOG("[PSGL Context]: Setting triple buffering.\n");
-      params.enable |= PSGL_DEVICE_PARAMETERS_BUFFERING_MODE;
-      params.bufferingMode = PSGL_BUFFERING_MODE_TRIPLE;
-   }
-
    if (g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.current.id)
    {
       params.enable |= PSGL_DEVICE_PARAMETERS_WIDTH_HEIGHT;
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index 202210b611..43a612d9df 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ void config_set_defaults(void)
    g_extern.console.sound.system_bgm_enable = false;
 #ifdef RARCH_CONSOLE
    g_extern.console.screen.gamma_correction = DEFAULT_GAMMA;
-   g_extern.lifecycle_state |= (1ULL << MODE_VIDEO_TRIPLE_BUFFERING_ENABLE);
 
    g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.current.id = 0;
    g_extern.console.sound.mode = SOUND_MODE_NORMAL;
@@ -865,16 +864,6 @@ bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
 
    CONFIG_GET_BOOL_EXTERN(console.screen.gamma_correction, "gamma_correction");
 
-   bool triple_buffering_enable = false;
-
-   if (config_get_bool(conf, "triple_buffering_enable", &triple_buffering_enable))
-   {
-      if (triple_buffering_enable)
-         g_extern.lifecycle_state |= (1ULL << MODE_VIDEO_TRIPLE_BUFFERING_ENABLE);
-      else
-         g_extern.lifecycle_state &= ~(1ULL << MODE_VIDEO_TRIPLE_BUFFERING_ENABLE);
-   }
-
    config_get_bool(conf, "custom_bgm_enable", &g_extern.console.sound.system_bgm_enable);
    config_get_bool(conf, "flicker_filter_enable", &g_extern.console.flickerfilter_enable);
    config_get_bool(conf, "soft_filter_enable", &g_extern.console.softfilter_enable);
@@ -1403,9 +1392,7 @@ bool config_save_file(const char *path)
 #endif
 
    config_set_bool(conf, "gamma_correction", g_extern.console.screen.gamma_correction);
-   bool triple_buffering_enable_val = g_extern.lifecycle_state & (1ULL << MODE_VIDEO_TRIPLE_BUFFERING_ENABLE);
 
-   config_set_bool(conf, "triple_buffering_enable", triple_buffering_enable_val);
    config_set_bool(conf, "soft_filter_enable", g_extern.console.softfilter_enable);
    config_set_bool(conf, "flicker_filter_enable", g_extern.console.flickerfilter_enable);