diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_android.c b/frontend/platform/platform_android.c
index b7cb4e9d91..73fecb64d9 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_android.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_android.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "../../file.h"
 
 struct android_app *g_android;
-jclass globalMyNativeActivityClass;
 
 //forward decls
 static void system_deinit(void *data);
@@ -383,8 +382,6 @@ jint JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* vm, void* reserved)
    if ((*vm)->GetEnv(vm, (void**) &env, JNI_VERSION_1_6) != JNI_OK)
       return -1;
 
-   //globalMyNativeActivityClass = (*env)->NewGlobalRef(env, (*env)->FindClass(env, "com/retroarch/browser/RetroActivity"));
-
    return JNI_VERSION_1_6;
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_android.h b/frontend/platform/platform_android.h
index 3cb0611303..f9d2a12448 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_android.h
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_android.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 
 #include "../../thread.h"
 
-extern jclass globalMyNativeActivityClass;
-
 struct android_app
 {
    ANativeActivity* activity;