diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index ce4bd3954a..4628c96fde 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "input/input_remapping.h"
 #include "defaults.h"
 #include "core.h"
+#include "paths.h"
 #include "retroarch.h"
 #include "runloop.h"
 #include "verbosity.h"
@@ -3217,48 +3218,6 @@ bool config_replace(char *path)
    return true;
 }
 
-static char path_libretro[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-
-char *config_get_active_core_path_ptr(void)
-{
-   return path_libretro;
-}
-
-const char *config_get_active_core_path(void)
-{
-   return path_libretro;
-}
-
-bool config_active_core_path_is_empty(void)
-{
-   return !path_libretro[0];
-}
-
-size_t config_get_active_core_path_size(void)
-{
-   return sizeof(path_libretro);
-}
-
-void config_set_active_core_path(const char *path)
-{
-   strlcpy(path_libretro, path, sizeof(path_libretro));
-}
-
-void config_clear_active_core_path(void)
-{
-   *path_libretro = '\0';
-}
-
-const char *config_get_active_path(void)
-{
-   global_t   *global          = global_get_ptr();
-
-   if (!string_is_empty(global->path.config))
-      return global->path.config;
-
-   return NULL;
-}
-
 void config_free_state(void)
 {
 }
diff --git a/configuration.h b/configuration.h
index 602e3cb25c..a2f38187ae 100644
--- a/configuration.h
+++ b/configuration.h
@@ -631,20 +631,6 @@ bool config_overlay_enable_default(void);
 
 void config_free(void);
 
-const char *config_get_active_path(void);
-
-const char *config_get_active_core_path(void);
-
-char *config_get_active_core_path_ptr(void);
-
-void config_set_active_core_path(const char *path);
-
-void config_clear_active_core_path(void);
-
-bool config_active_core_path_is_empty(void);
-
-size_t config_get_active_core_path_size(void);
-
 void config_free_state(void);
 
 settings_t *config_get_ptr(void);
diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 577f8409b1..766a0dd659 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 #include "../ui/ui_companion_driver.h"
 #include "../tasks/tasks_internal.h"
 
-#include "../configuration.h"
 #include "../driver.h"
+#include "../paths.h"
 #include "../retroarch.h"
 #include "../runloop.h"
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 4bbc769230..c6e24eec76 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #include "../msg_hash.h"
 #include "../defaults.h"
 #include "../driver.h"
-#include "../core.h"
+#include "../paths.h"
 #include "../dynamic.h"
 #include "../runloop.h"
 #include "../verbosity.h"
diff --git a/menu/menu_shader.c b/menu/menu_shader.c
index 11c41c3bd4..e09134bb54 100644
--- a/menu/menu_shader.c
+++ b/menu/menu_shader.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "menu_shader.h"
 #include "../file_path_special.h"
 #include "../configuration.h"
+#include "../paths.h"
 #include "../runloop.h"
 #include "../verbosity.h"
 
diff --git a/paths.c b/paths.c
index 3e3d68d3b4..f21d949823 100644
--- a/paths.c
+++ b/paths.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <retro_miscellaneous.h>
 #include <compat/strl.h>
 #include <file/file_path.h>
 #include <lists/string_list.h>
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "command.h"
 #include "content.h"
 #include "dynamic.h"
+#include "movie.h"
 #include "file_path_special.h"
 
 #include "core.h"
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@
 #define MENU_VALUE_NO_CORE 0x7d5472cbU
 
 static char current_savefile_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]       = {0};
+static char path_libretro[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]              = {0};
 
 void path_set_redirect(void)
 {
@@ -411,3 +414,43 @@ void path_fill_names(void)
             file_path_str(FILE_PATH_IPS_EXTENSION),
             sizeof(global->name.ips));
 }
+
+char *config_get_active_core_path_ptr(void)
+{
+   return path_libretro;
+}
+
+const char *config_get_active_core_path(void)
+{
+   return path_libretro;
+}
+
+bool config_active_core_path_is_empty(void)
+{
+   return !path_libretro[0];
+}
+
+size_t config_get_active_core_path_size(void)
+{
+   return sizeof(path_libretro);
+}
+
+void config_set_active_core_path(const char *path)
+{
+   strlcpy(path_libretro, path, sizeof(path_libretro));
+}
+
+void config_clear_active_core_path(void)
+{
+   *path_libretro = '\0';
+}
+
+const char *config_get_active_path(void)
+{
+   global_t   *global          = global_get_ptr();
+
+   if (!string_is_empty(global->path.config))
+      return global->path.config;
+
+   return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/paths.h b/paths.h
index adc2a92ba4..043b6a27d6 100644
--- a/paths.h
+++ b/paths.h
@@ -35,6 +35,20 @@ void path_set_basename(const char *path);
 
 const char *path_get_current_savefile_dir(void);
 
+const char *config_get_active_path(void);
+
+const char *config_get_active_core_path(void);
+
+char *config_get_active_core_path_ptr(void);
+
+void config_set_active_core_path(const char *path);
+
+void config_clear_active_core_path(void);
+
+bool config_active_core_path_is_empty(void);
+
+size_t config_get_active_core_path_size(void);
+
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
 #endif
diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index 78ac4b27a8..24b6f5950f 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "driver.h"
 #include "movie.h"
+#include "paths.h"
 #include "retroarch.h"
 #include "runloop.h"
 #include "file_path_special.h"
diff --git a/tasks/task_content.c b/tasks/task_content.c
index b994179a8f..8ceeeea6d6 100644
--- a/tasks/task_content.c
+++ b/tasks/task_content.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 #include "../retroarch.h"
 #include "../file_path_special.h"
 #include "../core.h"
+#include "../paths.h"
 #include "../verbosity.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_7ZIP