diff --git a/menu/drivers/materialui.c b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
index 83fd874245..05089e29ff 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/materialui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static void mui_render(void *data)
 
    delta.current = delta_time;
 
-   if (menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_IDEAL_DELTA_TIME_GET, &delta))
+   if (menu_animation_get_ideal_delta_time(&delta))
       menu_animation_update(delta.ideal);
 
    menu_display_set_width(width);
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 766be1e983..aad1a21397 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -2337,7 +2337,7 @@ static void xmb_render(void *data)
 
    delta.current = delta_time;
 
-   if (menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_IDEAL_DELTA_TIME_GET, &delta))
+   if (menu_animation_get_ideal_delta_time(&delta))
       menu_animation_update(delta.ideal);
 
    if (settings->menu.pointer.enable || settings->menu.mouse.enable)
diff --git a/menu/menu_animation.c b/menu/menu_animation.c
index ede7979eb7..52d490ad01 100644
--- a/menu/menu_animation.c
+++ b/menu/menu_animation.c
@@ -558,6 +558,14 @@ bool menu_animation_ticker(const menu_animation_ctx_ticker_t *ticker)
    return true;
 }
 
+bool menu_animation_get_ideal_delta_time(menu_animation_ctx_delta_t *delta)
+{
+   if (!delta)
+      return false;
+   delta->ideal = delta->current / IDEAL_DELTA_TIME;
+   return true;
+}
+
 bool menu_animation_ctl(enum menu_animation_ctl_state state, void *data)
 {
    switch (state)
@@ -668,15 +676,6 @@ bool menu_animation_ctl(enum menu_animation_ctl_state state, void *data)
             }
          }
          break;
-      case MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_IDEAL_DELTA_TIME_GET:
-         {
-            menu_animation_ctx_delta_t *delta = 
-               (menu_animation_ctx_delta_t*)data;
-            if (!delta)
-               return false;
-            delta->ideal = delta->current / IDEAL_DELTA_TIME;
-         }
-         break;
       case MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_PUSH:
          return menu_animation_push(&anim, (menu_animation_ctx_entry_t *)data);
       case MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_NONE:
diff --git a/menu/menu_animation.h b/menu/menu_animation.h
index cd5db94f31..30be51063b 100644
--- a/menu/menu_animation.h
+++ b/menu/menu_animation.h
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ enum menu_animation_ctl_state
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_UPDATE_TIME,
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_KILL_BY_TAG,
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_KILL_BY_SUBJECT,
-   MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_PUSH,
-   MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_IDEAL_DELTA_TIME_GET
+   MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_PUSH
 };
 
 enum menu_animation_easing_type
@@ -127,6 +126,8 @@ typedef struct menu_animation_ctx_ticker
 
 bool menu_animation_update(float delta_time);
 
+bool menu_animation_get_ideal_delta_time(menu_animation_ctx_delta_t *delta);
+
 bool menu_animation_ticker(const menu_animation_ctx_ticker_t *ticker);
 
 bool menu_animation_ctl(enum menu_animation_ctl_state state, void *data);
diff --git a/menu/menu_event.c b/menu/menu_event.c
index f1ac44e807..dca641b310 100644
--- a/menu/menu_event.c
+++ b/menu/menu_event.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ unsigned menu_event(uint64_t input, uint64_t trigger_input)
 
    delta.current = delta_time;
 
-   if (menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_IDEAL_DELTA_TIME_GET, &delta))
+   if (menu_animation_get_ideal_delta_time(&delta))
       delay_count += delta.ideal;
 
    if (menu_input_dialog_get_display_kb())