diff --git a/command.c b/command.c
index 27f78745d5..c0e3a13ec4 100644
--- a/command.c
+++ b/command.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,6 @@ static void command_event_set_volume(float gain)
 static void command_event_init_controllers(void)
 {
    unsigned i;
-   settings_t      *settings = config_get_ptr();
    rarch_system_info_t *info = runloop_get_system_info();
 
    for (i = 0; i < MAX_USERS; i++)
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index fe1b8d8ed8..8b4fa7d96b 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@ static int menu_displaylist_parse_system_info(menu_displaylist_info_t *info)
 #endif
    const char *tmp_string                = NULL;
    const frontend_ctx_driver_t *frontend = frontend_get_ptr();
-   settings_t                  *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
    tmp[0] = feat_str[0] = '\0';
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 61f3ba64a7..8fb161886b 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -1117,7 +1117,6 @@ static int setting_action_left_libretro_device_type(
             types = 0, port = 0;
    const struct retro_controller_info *desc = NULL;
    rarch_setting_t *setting    = (rarch_setting_t*)data;
-   settings_t      *settings   = config_get_ptr();
    rarch_system_info_t *system = NULL;
 
    if (!setting)
@@ -1185,7 +1184,6 @@ static int setting_action_right_libretro_device_type(
             types = 0, port = 0;
    const struct retro_controller_info *desc = NULL;
    rarch_setting_t *setting    = (rarch_setting_t*)data;
-   settings_t      *settings   = config_get_ptr();
    rarch_system_info_t *system = runloop_get_system_info();
 
    if (!setting)