diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_sublabel.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_sublabel.c
index c87b6d7544..f47aba9483 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_sublabel.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_sublabel.c
@@ -1274,8 +1274,6 @@ int menu_cbs_init_bind_sublabel(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
 
    if (cbs->enum_idx != MSG_UNKNOWN)
    {
-      settings_t *settings; /* config_get_ptr is called only when needed */
-
       switch (cbs->enum_idx)
       {
          case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_FILE_BROWSER_CORE:
diff --git a/menu/drivers/ozone/ozone.c b/menu/drivers/ozone/ozone.c
index 94004e7120..b2d23cbee3 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/ozone/ozone.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/ozone/ozone.c
@@ -1630,7 +1630,6 @@ static void ozone_draw_footer(ozone_handle_t *ozone, video_frame_info_t *video_i
 {
    float scale_factor           = ozone->last_scale_factor;
    unsigned seperator_margin    = 30 * scale_factor;
-   unsigned menu_timedate_style = settings->uints.menu_timedate_style;
    bool menu_core_enable        = settings->bools.menu_core_enable;
 
    /* Separator */
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 6d5f0f2db6..0880b36d49 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -4299,7 +4299,6 @@ static void xmb_frame(void *data, video_frame_info_t *video_info)
    bool fade_tab_icons                     = false;
    float fade_tab_icons_x_threshold        = 0.0f;
    bool menu_core_enable                   = settings->bools.menu_core_enable;
-   float menu_scale_factor                 = settings->floats.menu_scale_factor;
    float thumbnail_scale_factor            = (float)settings->uints.menu_xmb_thumbnail_scale_factor / 100.0f;
 
    if (!xmb)
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index c806cea5f8..f80d3ddf6d 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ static unsigned menu_displaylist_parse_system_info(file_list_t *list)
    unsigned count                        = 0;
    const char *tmp_string                = NULL;
    const frontend_ctx_driver_t *frontend = frontend_get_ptr();
-   settings_t *settings                  = config_get_ptr();
    const char *menu_driver               = menu_driver_ident();
 
    tmp[0] = '\0';
@@ -2869,7 +2868,6 @@ static bool menu_displaylist_parse_playlist_manager_settings(
    enum msg_hash_enums left_thumbnail_label_value;
    const char *playlist_file = NULL;
    playlist_t *playlist      = NULL;
-   settings_t *settings      = config_get_ptr();
    const char *menu_driver   = menu_driver_ident();
 
    if (string_is_empty(playlist_path))