diff --git a/pkg/emscripten/libretro/libretro.js b/pkg/emscripten/libretro/libretro.js
index 72091f9d23..5954a21474 100644
--- a/pkg/emscripten/libretro/libretro.js
+++ b/pkg/emscripten/libretro/libretro.js
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
  *
  * This provides the basic JavaScript for the RetroArch web player.
  */
-var dropbox = false;
 var client = new Dropbox.Client({ key: "il6e10mfd7pgf8r" });
-var XFS;
 var BrowserFS = browserfs;
+var afs;
 
 var showError = function(error) {
   switch (error.status) {
@@ -73,12 +72,9 @@ function dropboxSyncComplete()
   console.log("WEBPLAYER: Sync successful");
 
   setupFileSystem("dropbox");
-  setupFolderStructure();
   preLoadingComplete();
 }
 
-var afs;
-
 function dropboxSync(dropboxClient, cb)
 {
   var dbfs = new BrowserFS.FileSystem.Dropbox(dropboxClient);
@@ -121,18 +117,10 @@ function setupFileSystem(backend)
    if(backend == "browser")
    {
       console.log("WEBPLAYER: Initializing LocalStorage");
-
       /* create a local filesystem */
-      var lsfs = new BrowserFS.FileSystem.LocalStorage();
-
+      var lsfs = new BrowserFS.FileSystem.LocalStorage()
       /* mount the filesystems onto mfs */
       mfs.mount('/home/web_user/retroarch/userdata', lsfs);
-
-      /* create a memory filesystem for content only 
-      var imfs = new BrowserFS.FileSystem.InMemory();*/
-
-      /* mount the filesystems onto mfs 
-      mfs.mount('/home/web_user/retroarch/userdata/content/', imfs);*/
    }
    else
    {
@@ -158,24 +146,6 @@ function getParam(name) {
   }
 }
 
-function setupFolderStructure()
-{
-  FS.createPath('/', '/home/web_user', true, true);
-}
-
-function stat(path)
-{
-  try{
-     FS.stat(path);
-  }
-  catch(err)
-  {
-     console.log("WEBPLAYER: file " + path + " doesn't exist");
-     return false;
-  }
-  return true;
-}
-
 function startRetroArch()
 {
    $('.webplayer').show();
@@ -353,7 +323,6 @@ $(function() {
          $('#lblLocal').addClass('active');
          preLoadingComplete();
          setupFileSystem("browser");
-         setupFolderStructure();
       }
    });
  });