diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 49735d81b9..3adc560cc9 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -589,7 +589,6 @@ void *menu_init(const void *data)
 {
    menu_handle_t *menu         = NULL;
    menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_ctx = (menu_ctx_driver_t*)data;
-   global_t  *global           = global_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings        = config_get_ptr();
    
    if (!menu_ctx)
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index f0fa5d973e..6133bbaf8e 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1605,7 +1605,6 @@ int rarch_defer_core(void *data, const char *dir,
    const core_info_t *info             = NULL;
    size_t supported                    = 0;
    core_info_list_t *core_info         = (core_info_list_t*)data;
-   global_t   *global                  = global_get_ptr();
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
    uint32_t menu_label_hash            = msg_hash_calculate(menu_label);
 #endif