diff --git a/paths.c b/paths.c
index adaebfd351..b0d28242a4 100644
--- a/paths.c
+++ b/paths.c
@@ -393,8 +393,6 @@ void path_init_savefile(void)
 
 static void path_init_savefile_internal(void)
 {
-   global_t            *global = global_get_ptr();
-
    path_deinit_savefile();
 
    path_init_savefile_new();
diff --git a/tasks/task_save.c b/tasks/task_save.c
index 727f796407..02f3214028 100644
--- a/tasks/task_save.c
+++ b/tasks/task_save.c
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ bool content_undo_load_state(void)
    void* temp_data           = NULL;
    unsigned num_blocks       = 0;
    struct sram_block *blocks = NULL;
-   settings_t *settings      = config_get_ptr();
 
    RARCH_LOG("%s: \"%s\".\n",
          msg_hash_to_str(MSG_LOADING_STATE),
@@ -605,13 +604,11 @@ bool content_save_state(const char *path, bool save_to_disk)
  **/
 bool content_load_state(const char *path, bool load_to_backup_buffer)
 {
-   unsigned i;
    ssize_t size;
    retro_ctx_serialize_info_t serial_info;
    unsigned num_blocks       = 0;
    void *buf                 = NULL;
    struct sram_block *blocks = NULL;
-   settings_t *settings      = config_get_ptr();
    bool ret                  = filestream_read_file(path, &buf, &size);
 
    RARCH_LOG("%s: \"%s\".\n",