diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index f9af05bb06..a8b08cbd42 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -970,7 +970,6 @@ static void gl_frame_fbo(gl_t *gl,
    GLfloat xamt, yamt;
    unsigned fbo_tex_info_cnt = 0;
    GLfloat fbo_tex_coords[8] = {0.0f};
-   runloop_t *runloop = rarch_main_get_ptr();
    global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
    uint64_t frame_count = video_driver_get_frame_count();
 
diff --git a/gfx/video_context_driver.c b/gfx/video_context_driver.c
index e4d089ea34..9afdb6dfea 100644
--- a/gfx/video_context_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_context_driver.c
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ bool gfx_ctx_has_windowed(void *data)
 bool gfx_ctx_check_window(void *data, bool *quit, bool *resize,
       unsigned *width, unsigned *height)
 {
-   runloop_t          *runloop = rarch_main_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
    uint64_t        frame_count = video_driver_get_frame_count();
 
diff --git a/libretro_version_1.c b/libretro_version_1.c
index a783b63b1a..31da19a18b 100644
--- a/libretro_version_1.c
+++ b/libretro_version_1.c
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ static void video_frame(const void *data, unsigned width,
    driver_t  *driver    = driver_get_ptr();
    global_t  *global    = global_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
-   runloop_t   *runloop = rarch_main_get_ptr();
 
    if (!driver->video_active)
       return;
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 2987e5197e..33884cd405 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1000,12 +1000,11 @@ static void xmb_draw_items(xmb_handle_t *xmb, gl_t *gl,
    {
       menu_entry_t entry;
       float icon_x, icon_y;
-      GLuint texture_switch = 0;
       char name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH], value[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-      GLuint icon                           = 0;
-      xmb_node_t *node = (xmb_node_t*)file_list_get_userdata_at_offset(list, i);
-      runloop_t *runloop = rarch_main_get_ptr();
-      menu_handle_t *menu = menu_driver_get_ptr();
+      GLuint texture_switch = 0;
+      GLuint         icon   = 0;
+      xmb_node_t *   node   = (xmb_node_t*)file_list_get_userdata_at_offset(list, i);
+      menu_handle_t *menu   = menu_driver_get_ptr();
 
       if (!node)
          continue;