diff --git a/libretro.cpp b/libretro.cpp
index 7f4a508..0817add 100755
--- a/libretro.cpp
+++ b/libretro.cpp
@@ -539,8 +539,6 @@ void retro_init(void)
    else 
       log_cb = NULL;
 
-   MDFNI_InitializeModule();
-
    const char *dir = NULL;
 
    if (environ_cb(RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY, &dir) && dir)
@@ -552,8 +550,6 @@ void retro_init(void)
          last++;
 
       retro_base_directory = retro_base_directory.substr(0, last);
-
-      MDFNI_Initialize(retro_base_directory.c_str());
    }
    else
    {
diff --git a/mednafen/mednafen.cpp b/mednafen/mednafen.cpp
index 3a69594..32df166 100644
--- a/mednafen/mednafen.cpp
+++ b/mednafen/mednafen.cpp
@@ -107,14 +107,3 @@ void MDFNI_CloseGame(void)
 
    MDFNGameInfo = NULL;
 }
-
-bool MDFNI_InitializeModule(void)
-{
-
- return(1);
-}
-
-int MDFNI_Initialize(const char *basedir)
-{
-	return(1);
-}