diff --git a/audio/drivers/ctr_csnd_audio.c b/audio/drivers/ctr_csnd_audio.c
index 21d7a8bea9..8e7bac27c6 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/ctr_csnd_audio.c
+++ b/audio/drivers/ctr_csnd_audio.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "../audio_driver.h"
 
-#include "../../performance_counters.h"
-
 typedef struct
 {
    bool nonblocking;
@@ -168,7 +166,6 @@ static ssize_t ctr_csnd_audio_write(void *data, const void *buf, size_t size)
    int i;
    uint32_t samples_played                     = 0;
    uint64_t current_tick                       = 0;
-   static struct retro_perf_counter ctraudio_f = {0};
    const uint16_t                         *src = buf;
    ctr_csnd_audio_t                       *ctr = (ctr_csnd_audio_t*)data;
 
diff --git a/audio/drivers/ctr_dsp_audio.c b/audio/drivers/ctr_dsp_audio.c
index 2c459c552b..1e0e83c5b4 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/ctr_dsp_audio.c
+++ b/audio/drivers/ctr_dsp_audio.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <malloc.h>
 
 #include "../audio_driver.h"
-#include "../../performance_counters.h"
 #include "../../ctr/ctr_debug.h"
 
 typedef struct
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ static void ctr_dsp_audio_free(void *data)
 static ssize_t ctr_dsp_audio_write(void *data, const void *buf, size_t size)
 {
    u32 pos;
-   static struct retro_perf_counter ctraudio_dsp_f = {0};
    ctr_dsp_audio_t                           * ctr = (ctr_dsp_audio_t*)data;
    uint32_t sample_pos                             = ndspChnGetSamplePos(ctr->channel);
 
diff --git a/audio/drivers/wiiu_audio.c b/audio/drivers/wiiu_audio.c
index 98e9e11999..e4dadd7362 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/wiiu_audio.c
+++ b/audio/drivers/wiiu_audio.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "wiiu/system/memory.h"
 
 #include "audio/audio_driver.h"
-#include "performance_counters.h"
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -195,7 +194,6 @@ static bool ax_audio_start(void* data, bool is_shutdown)
 static ssize_t ax_audio_write(void* data, const void* buf, size_t size)
 {
    int i;
-   static struct retro_perf_counter ax_audio_write_perf = {0};
    size_t countAvail   = 0;
    ax_audio_t* ax      = (ax_audio_t*)data;
    const uint16_t* src = buf;