diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 47555d77a5..4f42c62a95 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -809,7 +809,6 @@ bool menu_driver_ctl(enum rarch_menu_ctl_state state, void *data)
          }
       case RARCH_MENU_CTL_ITERATE:
          {
-            bool retcode = false;
             menu_ctx_iterate_t *iterate = (menu_ctx_iterate_t*)data;
 
             if (menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_IS_PENDING_QUICK_MENU, NULL))
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 7660cbd8d5..ff967220dc 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ static void retroarch_set_special_paths(char **argv, unsigned num_content)
    unsigned i;
    union string_list_elem_attr attr;
    global_t   *global   = global_get_ptr();
-   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
    /* First content file is the significant one. */
    retroarch_set_basename(argv[0]);