diff --git a/gfx/drivers/sdl2_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/sdl2_gfx.c
index 780849de03..8128b7836f 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/sdl2_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/sdl2_gfx.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "../../general.h"
 #include "../../retroarch.h"
-#include "../../runloop.h"
 #include "../../performance.h"
 #include <retro_inline.h>
 #include <gfx/scaler/scaler.h>
@@ -483,7 +482,6 @@ static bool sdl2_gfx_frame(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width,
 {
    char buf[128];
    sdl2_video_t *vid = (sdl2_video_t*)data;
-   runloop_t *runloop = rarch_main_get_ptr();
    driver_t *driver = driver_get_ptr();
 
    if (vid->should_resize)
diff --git a/input/drivers_joypad/ps3_joypad.c b/input/drivers_joypad/ps3_joypad.c
index adf1cdd189..85adac0f0e 100644
--- a/input/drivers_joypad/ps3_joypad.c
+++ b/input/drivers_joypad/ps3_joypad.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ static void ps3_joypad_poll(void)
    unsigned port;
    CellPadInfo2 pad_info;
    global_t *global          = global_get_ptr();
-   runloop_t *runloop        = rarch_main_get_ptr();
    uint64_t *lifecycle_state = (uint64_t*)&global->lifecycle_state;
 
    cellPadGetInfo2(&pad_info);
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rmenu.c b/menu/drivers/rmenu.c
index 0644b9a9df..68f70eaea6 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rmenu.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/rmenu.c
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ static void rmenu_render(void)
    unsigned menu_type       = 0;
    menu_handle_t *menu      = menu_driver_get_ptr();
    global_t    *global      = global_get_ptr();
-   runloop_t *runloop       = rarch_main_get_ptr();
    uint64_t frame_count     = video_driver_get_frame_count();
    size_t  entries_end      = menu_entries_get_end():
 
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp b/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
index ca97eec91f..e5b68373ae 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
+++ b/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@ static void rmenu_xui_render(void)
 	const char *dir = NULL, *label = NULL;
 	unsigned menu_type = 0;
    menu_handle_t *menu  = menu_driver_get_ptr();
-   runloop_t *runloop   = rarch_main_get_ptr();
    uint64_t frame_count = video_driver_get_frame_count();
 
    if (!menu)