diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index e93ef4f10a..5336bd99d6 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -6830,7 +6830,6 @@ int runloop_iterate(void)
    settings_t *settings                         = config_get_ptr();
    runloop_state_t *runloop_st                  = &runloop_state;
    bool vrr_runloop_enable                      = settings->bools.vrr_runloop_enable;
-   unsigned max_users                           = settings->uints.input_max_users;
    retro_time_t current_time                    = cpu_features_get_time_usec();
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
 #ifdef HAVE_NETWORKING