diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_scan.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_scan.c
index 51d3960609..51f9b1a801 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_scan.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_scan.c
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ static int action_scan_input_desc(const char *path,
       const char *label, unsigned type, size_t idx)
 {
    const char *menu_label         = NULL;
-   settings_t           *settings = config_get_ptr();
    unsigned key                   = 0;
    unsigned inp_desc_user         = 0;
    struct retro_keybind *target   = NULL;
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index b032f3744e..e55f9ca0f7 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -1332,7 +1332,6 @@ static int setting_action_ok_bind_defaults(void *data, bool wraparound)
    struct retro_keybind *target          = NULL;
    const struct retro_keybind *def_binds = NULL;
    rarch_setting_t *setting              = (rarch_setting_t*)data;
-   settings_t    *settings               = config_get_ptr();
 
    (void)wraparound;
 
diff --git a/menu/widgets/menu_input_bind_dialog.c b/menu/widgets/menu_input_bind_dialog.c
index 9246c78be9..96a3196648 100644
--- a/menu/widgets/menu_input_bind_dialog.c
+++ b/menu/widgets/menu_input_bind_dialog.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ static int menu_input_key_bind_set_mode_common(
    unsigned bind_type            = 0;
    menu_displaylist_info_t info  = {0};
    struct retro_keybind *keybind = NULL;
-   settings_t     *settings      = config_get_ptr();
    unsigned         index_offset = setting->index_offset;
    file_list_t *menu_stack       = menu_entries_get_menu_stack_ptr(0);
    size_t selection              = menu_navigation_get_selection();