diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 50a41c7337..66766e2118 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -75,12 +75,9 @@ void main_exit(void *args)
    driver_t *driver                      = driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings                  = config_get_ptr();
    global_t   *global                    = global_get_ptr();
-   rarch_system_info_t *system           = rarch_system_info_get_ptr();
    const frontend_ctx_driver_t *frontend = frontend_get_ptr();
    const ui_companion_driver_t *ui       = ui_companion_get_ptr();
 
-   system->shutdown         = false;
-
    main_exit_save_config();
 
    if (global->main_is_init)