diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 0005b3ace2..bb761eeae0 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -3584,8 +3584,6 @@ static void retroarch_pause_checks(void)
 #endif
    bool is_paused            = runloop_paused;
    bool is_idle              = runloop_idle;
-   bool is_slowmotion        = runloop_slowmotion;
-   bool is_perfcnt_enable    = runloop_perfcnt_enable;
 
    if (is_paused)
    {