diff --git a/menu/drivers/glui.c b/menu/drivers/glui.c
index 064a332e9b..569be2da58 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/glui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/glui.c
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ static void glui_render(void)
    int bottom;
    unsigned width, height, header_height;
    glui_handle_t *glui                = NULL;
-   menu_display_t *disp               = menu_display_get_ptr();
    menu_handle_t *menu                = menu_driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings               = config_get_ptr();
 
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index ab0043a8b0..a7d4c984bd 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -570,7 +570,6 @@ static void xmb_selection_pointer_changed(bool allow_animations)
    int threshold = 0;
    xmb_handle_t    *xmb   = NULL;
    menu_handle_t    *menu = menu_driver_get_ptr();
-   menu_display_t   *disp = menu_display_get_ptr();
    menu_list_t *menu_list = menu_list_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
@@ -642,12 +641,8 @@ static void xmb_list_open_old(xmb_handle_t *xmb,
       file_list_t *list, int dir, size_t current)
 {
    unsigned i, height = 0;
-   int threshold = xmb->icon.size * 10;
+   int        threshold = xmb->icon.size * 10;
    size_t           end = 0;
-   menu_display_t *disp = menu_display_get_ptr();
-
-   if (!disp)
-      return;
 
    end = file_list_get_size(list);
 
@@ -692,8 +687,7 @@ static void xmb_list_open_new(xmb_handle_t *xmb,
       file_list_t *list, int dir, size_t current)
 {
    unsigned i, height;
-   int threshold = xmb->icon.size * 10;
-   menu_display_t *disp = menu_display_get_ptr();
+   int        threshold = xmb->icon.size * 10;
    size_t           end = file_list_get_size(list);
 
    video_driver_get_size(NULL, &height);
@@ -911,7 +905,6 @@ static void xmb_list_switch(xmb_handle_t *xmb)
    size_t selection;
    int dir = -1;
    menu_handle_t    *menu = menu_driver_get_ptr();
-   menu_display_t   *disp = menu_display_get_ptr();
    menu_list_t *menu_list = menu_list_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings   = config_get_ptr();
    if (!menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_GET_SELECTION, &selection))
@@ -1018,7 +1011,6 @@ static void xmb_list_open(xmb_handle_t *xmb)
    size_t selection;
    int                dir = 0;
    menu_handle_t    *menu = menu_driver_get_ptr();
-   menu_display_t   *disp = menu_display_get_ptr();
    menu_list_t *menu_list = menu_list_get_ptr();
 
    if (!menu)
@@ -1405,7 +1397,6 @@ static void xmb_render(void)
    xmb_handle_t      *xmb   = NULL;
    settings_t   *settings   = config_get_ptr();
    menu_handle_t    *menu   = menu_driver_get_ptr();
-   menu_display_t   *disp   = menu_display_get_ptr();
    menu_list_t *menu_list   = menu_list_get_ptr();
 
    if (!menu)
@@ -2295,10 +2286,9 @@ static void xmb_list_free(file_list_t *list,
 
 static void xmb_list_clear(file_list_t *list)
 {
-   menu_display_t *disp = menu_display_get_ptr();
-   size_t size, i;
+   size_t i;
+   size_t size = list->size;
 
-   size = list->size;
    for (i = 0; i < size; ++i)
    {
       float *subjects[5];
@@ -2481,7 +2471,6 @@ static void xmb_toggle(bool menu_on)
 {
    xmb_handle_t *xmb    = NULL;
    menu_handle_t *menu  = menu_driver_get_ptr();
-   menu_display_t *disp = menu_display_get_ptr();
 
    if (!menu)
       return;
diff --git a/menu/menu_animation.c b/menu/menu_animation.c
index 48e623de8d..4e58cfce89 100644
--- a/menu/menu_animation.c
+++ b/menu/menu_animation.c
@@ -650,7 +650,6 @@ void menu_animation_ticker_str(char *s, size_t len, uint64_t idx,
 void menu_animation_update_time(void)
 {
    static retro_time_t last_clock_update = 0;
-   menu_display_t *disp     = menu_display_get_ptr();
    menu_animation_t *anim   = menu_animation_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings     = config_get_ptr();
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_input.c b/menu/menu_input.c
index aff7782e01..041d149c26 100644
--- a/menu/menu_input.c
+++ b/menu/menu_input.c
@@ -1080,7 +1080,6 @@ static int menu_input_pointer_post_iterate(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
    unsigned header_height;
    size_t selection;
    int ret                  = 0;
-   menu_display_t *disp     = menu_display_get_ptr();
    menu_list_t *menu_list   = menu_list_get_ptr();
    menu_input_t *menu_input = menu_input_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings     = config_get_ptr();
@@ -1224,7 +1223,6 @@ unsigned menu_input_frame(retro_input_t input, retro_input_t trigger_input)
       | (1UL << RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_R);
    bool set_scroll                         = false;
    size_t new_scroll_accel                 = 0;
-   menu_display_t *disp                    = menu_display_get_ptr();
    menu_input_t *menu_input                = menu_input_get_ptr();
    driver_t *driver                        = driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings                    = config_get_ptr();