diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp
index 7bf601afbf..8d9a305c29 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ bool BootCore(const std::string& _rFilename)
 	StartUp.bRunCompareClient = false;
 	StartUp.bRunCompareServer = false;
 
-	StartUp.hInstance = Host_GetInstance();
-
 	// This is saved seperately from everything because it can be changed in SConfig::AutoSetup()
 	config_cache.bHLE_BS2 = StartUp.bHLE_BS2;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/CoreParameter.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/CoreParameter.cpp
index 5a213b5e92..2379c05e34 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/CoreParameter.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/CoreParameter.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 #include "DiscIO/VolumeCreator.h"
 
 SCoreStartupParameter::SCoreStartupParameter()
-: hInstance(nullptr),
-  bEnableDebugging(false), bAutomaticStart(false), bBootToPause(false),
+: bEnableDebugging(false), bAutomaticStart(false), bBootToPause(false),
   bJITNoBlockCache(false), bJITBlockLinking(true),
   bJITOff(false),
   bJITLoadStoreOff(false), bJITLoadStorelXzOff(false),
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/CoreParameter.h b/Source/Core/Core/CoreParameter.h
index 46ec3976fe..29a08e7b5a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/CoreParameter.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/CoreParameter.h
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ enum Hotkey
 
 struct SCoreStartupParameter
 {
-	void* hInstance;  // HINSTANCE but we don't want to include <windows.h>
-
 	// Settings
 	bool bEnableDebugging;
 	#ifdef USE_GDBSTUB
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Host.h b/Source/Core/Core/Host.h
index 2d2587138e..202db8ab82 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Host.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Host.h
@@ -43,6 +43,5 @@ void Host_UpdateMainFrame();
 void Host_UpdateStatusBar(const std::string& text, int Filed = 0);
 void Host_UpdateTitle(const std::string& title);
 
-// TODO (neobrain): Remove these from host!
-void* Host_GetInstance();
+// TODO (neobrain): Remove this from host!
 void* Host_GetRenderHandle();
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp
index 18a693fb82..0dfc76d01b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp
@@ -524,19 +524,6 @@ void Host_Message(int Id)
 	main_frame->GetEventHandler()->AddPendingEvent(event);
 }
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-extern "C" HINSTANCE wxGetInstance();
-void* Host_GetInstance()
-{
-	return (void*)wxGetInstance();
-}
-#else
-void* Host_GetInstance()
-{
-	return nullptr;
-}
-#endif
-
 void* Host_GetRenderHandle()
 {
 	return main_frame->GetRenderHandle();
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/MainAndroid.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/MainAndroid.cpp
index fccd2d3d92..c7d706814c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/MainAndroid.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/MainAndroid.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ void* Host_GetRenderHandle()
 	return surf;
 }
 
-void* Host_GetInstance() { return nullptr; }
-
 void Host_UpdateTitle(const std::string& title)
 {
 	__android_log_write(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, DOLPHIN_TAG, title.c_str());
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/MainNoGUI.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/MainNoGUI.cpp
index df9276bb59..eb9167599c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/MainNoGUI.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/MainNoGUI.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ void* Host_GetRenderHandle()
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
-void* Host_GetInstance() { return nullptr; }
-
 void Host_UpdateTitle(const std::string& title){};
 
 void Host_UpdateLogDisplay(){}