diff --git a/command_event.c b/command_event.c
index d0a8ce03bd..4d3fd6d667 100644
--- a/command_event.c
+++ b/command_event.c
@@ -526,8 +526,6 @@ static void event_set_savestate_auto_index(void)
 
 static bool event_init_content(void)
 {
-   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
-
    /* No content to be loaded for dummy core,
     * just successfully exit. */
    if (rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL))
diff --git a/menu/drivers/materialui.c b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
index f4380ce031..d2920a678c 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/materialui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
@@ -1291,7 +1291,6 @@ static int mui_list_push(void *data, void *userdata,
    int ret                = -1;
    core_info_list_t *list = NULL;
    menu_handle_t *menu    = (menu_handle_t*)data;
-   global_t *global       = global_get_ptr();
 
    (void)userdata;
 
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 053e31765d..fb7dac1987 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -2561,7 +2561,6 @@ static int xmb_list_push(void *data, void *userdata, menu_displaylist_info_t *in
 {
    int ret = -1;
    menu_handle_t *menu   = (menu_handle_t*)data;
-   global_t    *global   = global_get_ptr();
 
    switch (type)
    {
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index eec39d500f..2341f72c57 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -1804,7 +1804,6 @@ static int menu_displaylist_parse_load_content_settings(menu_displaylist_info_t
 static int menu_displaylist_parse_horizontal_content_actions(menu_displaylist_info_t *info)
 {
    menu_handle_t *menu             = menu_driver_get_ptr();
-   global_t *global                = global_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings            = config_get_ptr();
    unsigned idx                    = rpl_entry_selection_ptr;
    const char *label               = NULL;
@@ -2429,7 +2428,6 @@ int menu_displaylist_push_list(menu_displaylist_info_t *info, unsigned type)
    struct video_shader *shader = NULL;
 #endif
    menu_handle_t       *menu   = menu_driver_get_ptr();
-   global_t          *global   = global_get_ptr();
    settings_t      *settings   = config_get_ptr();
    rarch_system_info_t *system = NULL;
    core_info_list_t *list      = NULL;