diff --git a/audio/audio_driver.c b/audio/audio_driver.c
index 2a634440f2..20495797d6 100644
--- a/audio/audio_driver.c
+++ b/audio/audio_driver.c
@@ -612,7 +612,6 @@ bool audio_driver_flush(const int16_t *data, size_t samples)
    struct rarch_dsp_data dsp_data = {0};
    runloop_t *runloop             = rarch_main_get_ptr();
    driver_t  *driver              = driver_get_ptr();
-   global_t  *global              = global_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings           = config_get_ptr();
 
    if (driver->recording_data)
diff --git a/command_event.c b/command_event.c
index 2f96201f87..423595eb18 100644
--- a/command_event.c
+++ b/command_event.c
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ static void event_set_volume(float gain)
 {
    char msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    settings_t *settings    = config_get_ptr();
-   global_t   *global      = global_get_ptr();
 
    settings->audio.volume += gain;
    settings->audio.volume  = max(settings->audio.volume, -80.0f);